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University of Wisconsin - Madison Overview

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution situated in Madison, Wisconsin. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is University of Wisconsin - Madison Known For?

14,694 Undergraduate Awards
$45,699 Avg Cost After Aid
49% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at UW - Madison.
  • In a recent academic period84% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, UW - Madison bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $73,792 a year. That's about 81% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is University of Wisconsin - Madison?

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Contact details for UW - Madison are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 500 Lincoln Dr, Madison, WI 53706-1380
Phone: 608-263-2400
Website: www.wisc.edu

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How Do I Get Into UW - Madison?

You can apply to UW - Madison online at: https://www.commonapp.org/

Admission Requirements for UW - Madison

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UW - Madison?

49% Acceptance Rate
55% Of Accepted Are Women
17% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate of University of Wisconsin - Madison is 49%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 45%, and the acceptance rate for women is 53%.

Average Test Scores

About 17% of students accepted to UW - Madison submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 650 and 730. Math scores were between 690 and 780.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Wisconsin - Madison  ( 650 to 730 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for University of Wisconsin - Madison  ( 690 to 780 )
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800
UW - Madison received ACT scores from 40% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 33. Math scores were between 25 and 0. Composite scores were between 26 and 32.

ACT English Scores for University of Wisconsin - Madison  ( 25 to 33 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Wisconsin - Madison  ( 26 to 32 )
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36

Can I Afford University of Wisconsin - Madison?

$45,699 Net Price
26% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UW - Madison is $45,699. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UW - Madison, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $9,299 a year. That adds up to $37,196 over four years for those students.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison Undergraduate Student Diversity

30,063 Full-Time Undergraduates
52% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 32,688 undergraduate students at UW - Madison, with 30,063 being full-time and 2,625 being part-time.

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There are also 11,952 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 30,063 full-time undergraduates at UW - Madison, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Wisconsin - Madison students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2,362
Black or African American 617
Hispanic or Latino 1,847
White 20,340
International Students 2,848
Other Races/Ethnicities 2,049

Geographic Diversity

Wisconsin students aren't the only ones who study at University of Wisconsin - Madison. At this time, 46 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 110 countries are represented at UW - Madison. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

University of Wisconsin - Madison Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Computer Information Systems 146 864 41 188 18 1,257
Economics 20 587 0 148 30 785
General Psychology 0 589 0 0 0 589
General Biology 128 440 0 0 0 568
Ethnic Studies 502 38 0 12 0 552
Finance & Financial Management 0 521 0 22 0 543
Natural Resources Conservation 259 173 2 40 7 481
Political Science & Government 26 384 0 14 7 431
Data Science 105 323 0 0 0 428
Public Health 322 0 0 59 18 399
Mathematics 97 237 0 46 16 396
Entrepreneurial Studies 343 0 5 0 0 348
Communication & Media Studies 0 304 0 6 20 330
Mechanical Engineering 0 218 0 55 32 305
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 288 0 1 12 301
Marketing 0 252 0 21 0 273
Electrical Engineering 0 100 15 114 30 259
Romance Languages 80 157 0 12 10 259
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 257 0 0 0 0 257
Nursing 0 218 4 0 27 249
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 183 0 25 40 248
Business Administration & Management 6 231 0 9 0 246
Chemistry 0 81 0 96 57 234
Journalism 0 221 0 12 0 233
General Sales & Marketing 0 232 0 0 0 232
History 55 153 0 10 14 232
General Business/Commerce 167 0 0 45 14 226
Law 0 0 0 0 226 226
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 61 0 164 0 225
Real Estate 0 169 0 51 0 220
Health & Physical Education 3 183 0 19 4 209
Criminology 208 0 0 0 0 208
Accounting 11 109 0 87 0 207
Social Work 0 70 0 130 3 203
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 32 0 30 137 199
Biomedical Engineering 0 137 1 49 10 197
Public Policy 163 0 0 33 0 196
Statistics 0 92 0 83 17 192
Fine & Studio Arts 91 68 0 20 2 181
Sustainability Science 58 119 0 0 0 177
Human Development & Family Studies 0 158 3 0 0 161
Area Studies 103 35 0 17 1 156
Medicine 0 0 0 0 156 156
Industrial Engineering 0 99 0 43 11 153
Communication Sciences 0 91 13 35 12 151
General English Literature 0 120 0 5 15 140
Civil Engineering 0 87 0 36 13 136
Computer Engineering 0 133 0 0 0 133
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 105 24 129
Sociology 0 106 0 7 14 127
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 0 126 0 0 0 126
Physics 23 51 0 25 25 124
Genetics 0 87 0 20 14 121
Chemical Engineering 0 102 0 3 13 118
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 95 19 114
Geography & Cartography 0 53 9 43 6 111
International Studies 0 109 0 0 0 109
Design & Applied Arts 77 32 0 0 0 109
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 1 36 0 18 50 105
Insurance 0 94 0 5 0 99
Veterinary Medicine 0 0 0 0 98 98
Educational Administration 0 0 0 70 27 97
Public Relations & Advertising 96 0 0 0 0 96
Education Philosophy 44 38 0 1 12 95
Philosophy 0 81 0 9 5 95
Library & Information Science 0 0 0 92 0 92
Zoology 0 61 0 12 18 91
General Engineering 6 0 4 77 0 87
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 86 0 0 0 86
Music 0 34 0 35 17 86
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 53 0 20 10 83
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 74 0 3 2 79
General Education 76 0 0 0 0 76
Liberal Arts General Studies 75 0 1 0 0 76
Agricultural Public Services 13 55 2 4 0 74
General Family & Consumer Sciences 53 0 0 12 9 74
Nutrition Science 0 64 0 1 8 73
Agricultural Economics & Business 38 31 0 0 0 69
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 66 0 66
Germanic Languages 52 12 0 1 0 65
East Asian Languages 28 22 0 4 4 58
Special Education 0 32 0 22 3 57
Animal Science 0 35 0 11 9 55
Materials Engineering 0 24 0 19 12 55
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 55 0 0 0 0 55
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 54 0 0 0 0 54
International Business 0 53 0 0 0 53
Agricultural Engineering 0 47 0 4 1 52
Management Information Systems 0 48 0 0 0 48
Botany/Plant Biology 0 16 0 18 12 46
Environmental Engineering 46 0 0 0 0 46
Textile & Apparel Studies 26 18 0 0 0 44
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 22 0 10 11 43
Biotechnology 0 0 0 42 0 42
Engineering Mechanics 0 32 0 6 3 41
Information Science 0 4 10 23 3 40
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 1 39 0 40
Anthropology 0 32 0 5 1 38
Drama & Theater Arts 19 16 0 0 3 38
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 0 17 0 17 1 35
Astronomy & Astrophysics 0 28 0 5 0 33
Food Science Technology 11 17 0 2 2 32
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 21 0 2 9 32
Nuclear Engineering 0 10 0 19 2 31
Wildlife Management 0 20 0 9 2 31
Teacher Education Subject Specific 1 27 0 1 0 29
Plant Sciences 0 23 0 2 1 26
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 22 0 1 3 26
Landscape Architecture 0 24 0 1 0 25
Classical Languages & Literature 0 18 0 6 0 24
Classical & Ancient Studies 24 0 0 0 0 24
Legal Research 0 0 3 20 0 23
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 5 17 22
Religious Studies 16 5 0 0 0 21
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 0 19 1 20
Systems Engineering 13 0 0 7 0 20
Dance 7 12 0 0 0 19
Arts & Media Management 0 0 0 18 0 18
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 1 13 0 2 1 17
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 2 0 12 3 17
Geoscience Engineering 0 10 0 4 2 16
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 0 6 9 15
Other Engineering 13 1 0 0 0 14
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 8 0 6 0 0 14
Teaching English or French 12 0 0 0 0 12
Forestry 0 7 0 1 4 12
International Relations & National Security 0 0 0 12 0 12
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 3 8 0 11
Applied Mathematics 0 10 0 0 0 10
Medical Science 0 0 2 3 4 9
Agricultural Production 2 0 0 6 0 8
African Languages 0 3 0 3 2 8
Medieval Studies 7 0 0 0 0 7
Natural Resource Management 0 0 0 7 0 7
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 1 4 1 6
Engineering Physics 0 6 0 0 0 6
Writing Studies 0 0 0 5 0 5
Soil Sciences 0 1 0 1 2 4
Science, Technology & Society 4 0 0 0 0 4
Archeology 3 0 0 0 0 3
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 0 0 2 0 0 2
Other Business, Management & Marketing 0 0 1 0 0 1
Other Visual Art 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 4,054 10,640 129 2,872 1,458 19,153

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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