School Summary

University of Wisconsin-Madison


General Information:

Founded in 1848, University of Wisconsin-Madison is located in Dane county. It is a university offering both undergraduate and graduate programs. The school has a student/faculty ratio of 18:1.
Libraries:
This institution has 33 libraries.

Computer Labs:
At least one staffed computer lab is available to students. A wireless computer network is available throughout the campus. Free student email accounts are available.
Institutional Control:
Public control

Address, Phone and URL:

500 Lincoln Drive

Madison, WI
53706-1380This school has a website at https://www.wisc.edu
Application information for this school is available at https://admissions.wisc.edu/apply-as-a-freshman/


Application Deadline: January
Application Fee: $70
Admission Requirements: A written essay or personal statement is Required for Freshmen.
High School transcripts are Required for Freshmen.
No Application Requirements available.


In-State (per year) Out of State (per year)
Tuition $10,506.48 $42,530.88
Room and Board $14,520.00 $14,520.00
Fees $1,659.98 $1,659.98
Total $26,686.46 $58,710.86

A tuition installment payment plan is available. Financial aid information may be available from the school's website at https://www.wisc.edu.


Special Programs
The following special programs are offered: Some degree programs are available as an online learning option, Distance learning program, Double major option, Independent study, Learning disabilities services, Advanced Placement credit, Accelerated degree program, Student-designed majors, Honors program, Graduate courses offered on campus open to Undergraduates, Internships, Off-campus study, Summer session for credit, Sponsors its own study-abroad program, Part-time undergraduate degree programs.

Academic Competitiveness
Strong competition - More than 50% of all freshmen were in the top 10% of their high school class and scored over 1230 on SAT (critical reading and math scores combined) or over 26 on ACT; about 60% or fewer of all applicants accepted.

Incoming Freshmen SAT Scores
Scores Verbal Math
700-800 51.2% 74.6%
600-699 44.5% 22.4%
500-599 4.1% 2.7%
400-499 0.2% 0.3%
300-399 0% 0%
200-299 0% 0%



Incoming Freshmen ACT Scores
Scores Percentage of Students
30-36 66.1%
24-29 32.2%
18-23 1.7%
12-17 0%
6-11 0%
1-5 0%



Incoming Freshmen High School Ranking
Percentage Percentage of Students
Top 10% 54%
11-25% 33.00%
26-50% 12.00%
Under 50% 1.00%



Triathlon, Archery, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Equestrian sports, Fencing, Field hockey, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Ice hockey, Lacrosse, Rock climbing, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Skiing (downhill), Soccer, Squash, Swimming and diving, Tennis, Track and field, Table tennis, Ultimate frisbee, Volleyball, Weight lifting, Water polo, Wrestling, Cross-country running, Skiing (cross-country)

Triathlon, Archery, Badminton, Basketball, Cheerleading, Equestrian sports, Fencing, Field hockey, Golf, Gymnastics, Ice hockey, Lacrosse, Rock climbing, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Skiing (downhill), Soccer, Softball, Squash, Swimming and diving, Tennis, Track and field, Table tennis, Ultimate frisbee, Volleyball, Weight lifting, Water polo, Wrestling, Cross-country running, Skiing (cross-country)

Badminton, Basketball, Football, Ice hockey, Rock climbing, Sailing, Sand volleyball, Skiing (downhill), Soccer, Softball, Ultimate frisbee, Volleyball, Water polo, Skiing (cross-country)

Badminton, Basketball, Football, Ice hockey, Rock climbing, Sailing, Sand volleyball, Skiing (downhill), Soccer, Softball, Ultimate frisbee, Volleyball, Water polo, Skiing (cross-country)


Basketball, Football, Golf, Ice hockey, Rowing, Soccer, Swimming and diving, Tennis, Track and field, Wrestling, Cross-country running

Basketball, Golf, Ice hockey, Rowing, Soccer, Softball, Swimming and diving, Tennis, Track and field, Volleyball, Cross-country running


Undergraduate

Undergraduate Only Count
Male 18,335
Female 20,742
Total 39,083


Undergraduate, Graduate & First Professional


Undergraduate, Graduate & First Professional Count
Male 24,452
Female 27,638
Total 52,097

Student Body By Racial/Ethnic Category
Student Body by Racial/Ethnic Category Percentage
Asian 11%
African American 2%
Hispanic 8%
Native American 0%
White 59%
Other 19%
Student Body By Age
Student Body by Age Percentage
Under 25 Years Old 98%
At Least 25 Years Old 2%
Student Body By Residence Status
Student Body by Residence Status Percentage
In State 54%
Out Of State 46%
Student Body By Housing Status
Student Body by Housing Status Percentage
Live On Campus 25%
Live Off Campus 75%



No student events data available.


No school organizations data available.


Instructional Program Code        Instructional Program Title

  • 01.0101                                           Agricultural Business and Management, General
  • 45.1001                                           Political Science and Government, General
  • 26.0101                                           Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • 19.0701                                           Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • 11.0101                                           Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • 16.0500                                           Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • 27.0101                                           Mathematics, General
  • 13.1001                                           Special Education and Teaching, General
  • 19.0901                                           Apparel and Textiles, General
  • 23.0101                                           English Language and Literature, General
  • 50.0901                                           Music, General
  • 50.0701                                           Art/Art Studies, General
  • 16.1200                                           Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • 27.0501                                           Statistics, General
  • 01.0901                                           Animal Sciences, General
  • 01.1101                                           Plant Sciences, General
  • 42.0101                                           Psychology, General
  • 40.0801                                           Physics, General
  • 26.0701                                           Zoology/Animal Biology
  • 40.0501                                           Chemistry, General
  • 40.0401                                           Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General
  • 26.0801                                           Genetics, General
  • 45.0601                                           Economics, General
  • 50.0301                                           Dance, General
  • 14.1201                                           Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
  • 50.0408                                           Interior Design
  • 22.0000                                           Legal Studies
  • 03.0103                                           Environmental Studies
  • 01.0308                                           Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture
  • 30.2001                                           International/Globalization Studies
  • 38.0101                                           Philosophy
  • 30.4401                                           Geography and Environmental Studies
  • 16.0102                                           Linguistics
  • 52.0213                                           Organizational Leadership
  • 16.0201                                           African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • 11.0401                                           Information Science/Studies
  • 30.7001                                           Data Science, General
  • 01.0905                                           Dairy Science
  • 01.1001                                           Food Science
  • 03.0104                                           Environmental Science
  • 01.0103                                           Agricultural Economics
  • 27.0301                                           Applied Mathematics, General
  • 03.0502                                           Forest Sciences and Biology
  • 26.1307                                           Conservation Biology
  • 51.2010                                           Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • 01.1102                                           Agronomy and Crop Science
  • 30.3301                                           Sustainability Studies
  • 19.0707                                           Family and Community Services
  • 16.0901                                           French Language and Literature
  • 54.0101                                           History, General
  • 44.0000                                           Human Services, General
  • 52.0101                                           Business/Commerce, General
  • 50.0501                                           Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • 45.0101                                           Social Sciences, General
  • 38.0206                                           Jewish/Judaic Studies
  • 05.0111                                           Scandinavian Studies
  • 05.0112                                           South Asian Studies
  • 05.0203                                           Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
  • 05.0201                                           African-American/Black Studies
  • 05.0207                                           Women's Studies
  • 26.1501                                           Neuroscience
  • 16.0902                                           Italian Language and Literature
  • 16.0302                                           Japanese Language and Literature
  • 16.0301                                           Chinese Language and Literature
  • 16.1203                                           Latin Language and Literature
  • 52.1304                                           Actuarial Science
  • 38.0201                                           Religion/Religious Studies
  • 16.0407                                           Polish Language and Literature
  • 16.0904                                           Portuguese Language and Literature
  • 16.0402                                           Russian Language and Literature
  • 01.1103                                           Horticultural Science
  • 26.0702                                           Entomology
  • 26.0305                                           Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
  • 26.0301                                           Botany/Plant Biology
  • 26.0202                                           Biochemistry
  • 40.0601                                           Geology/Earth Science, General
  • 26.0204                                           Molecular Biology
  • 26.0502                                           Microbiology, General
  • 09.0101                                           Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • 16.0905                                           Spanish Language and Literature
  • 45.1103                                           Rural Sociology
  • 50.0703                                           Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • 13.0901                                           Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
  • 45.0201                                           Anthropology, General
  • 45.1101                                           Sociology, General
  • 45.0702                                           Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • 45.0701                                           Geography
  • 40.0202                                           Astrophysics
  • 09.0401                                           Journalism
  • 01.1201                                           Soil Science and Agronomy, General
  • 51.3801                                           Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • 14.0901                                           Computer Engineering, General
  • 14.0801                                           Civil Engineering, General
  • 52.1001                                           Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • 50.0903                                           Music Performance, General
  • 52.0701                                           Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • 52.0801                                           Finance, General
  • 52.0201                                           Business Administration and Management, General
  • 52.1201                                           Management Information Systems, General
  • 52.1401                                           Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • 14.0102                                           Pre-Engineering
  • 04.0601                                           Landscape Architecture
  • 44.0701                                           Social Work
  • 01.0802                                           Agricultural Communication/Journalism
  • 14.3901                                           Geological/Geophysical Engineering
  • 14.1801                                           Materials Engineering
  • 14.0501                                           Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • 14.1001                                           Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • 14.1901                                           Mechanical Engineering
  • 14.0701                                           Chemical Engineering
  • 14.2301                                           Nuclear Engineering
  • 14.1401                                           Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • 14.0301                                           Agricultural Engineering
  • 14.3501                                           Industrial Engineering
  • 03.0601                                           Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
  • 51.2310                                           Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
  • 52.1404                                           Digital Marketing
  • 52.1501                                           Real Estate
  • 52.0205                                           Operations Management and Supervision
  • 52.1101                                           International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • 52.1701                                           Insurance
  • 52.0212                                           Retail Management
  • 52.1803                                           Retailing and Retail Operations
  • 52.0804                                           Financial Planning and Services
  • 52.1804                                           Selling Skills and Sales Operations
  • 52.0301                                           Accounting
  • 13.1302                                           Art Teacher Education
  • 13.1312                                           Music Teacher Education
  • 13.1314                                           Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • 13.1202                                           Elementary Education and Teaching
  • 14.1101                                           Engineering Mechanics
  • 26.1007                                           Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • 31.0505                                           Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • 30.1901                                           Nutrition Sciences
  • 05.0134                                           Latin American and Caribbean Studies
  • 51.0204                                           Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • 13.9999                                           Education, Other
  • 14.9999                                           Engineering, Other
  • 19.0699                                           Housing and Human Environments, Other
  • 30.9999                                           Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • 13.1099                                           Special Education and Teaching, Other
  • 31.0599                                           Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, Other

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** The information in this report is derived from Peterson's Undergraduate Database. Other data sources may also be included. To learn more about Texas Career Check or any data element please contact us.