The University of Wisconsin-Madison (commonly referred to as UW-Madison and locally as Wisconsin or simply Madison) is a four-year, research university in Madison, Wisconsin that offers an extensive selection of bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs. UW-Madison is a public university that was founded in 1848 (the same year Wisconsin became a state) and it is the flagship institution of the University of Wisconsin System. It was the first public university established in the State, and with over 42,000 students (29,000 undergraduate, 9,000 graduate and 3,000 professional studies) it is the largest, public, university in Wisconsin. The University’s campus is just over 930 acres.
Undergraduate and graduate degree programs at UW-Madison are offered through one of the University’s 20 academic schools and colleges. The University awards more bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees than most other colleges or universities in the state. In 2010, UW-Madison awarded just over 6,000 bachelor’s degrees and 3,300 professional and graduate degrees. UW-Madison has a faculty of just over 2,000. The University has more faculty members than most colleges in the United States have students. Bachelor’s degrees are offered in over 130 fields of study. Master’s degrees are offered in over 150 fields of study. And doctoral degrees are offered in over 100 fields of study. UW-Madison has one of the most extensive selections of degree programs of any higher education institution in the United States.
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education (developed by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching) classifies the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a research university with “very high research activity”. In fact, UW-Madison is one of the largest, research institutions in the United States. In 2010, it expended more than 1 billion dollars on research and research related activities–more than almost all other research universities in the nation.
UW-Madison athletic teams compete as the Wisconsin Badgers in the NCAA’s Division I Big Ten Conference. UW competes in over 25 sports and since 1939 has won national championships in boxing (8), men’s basketball (1), men’s cross country (5), women’s cross country (2), men’s ice hockey (6), women’s ice hockey (4), men’s indoor track & field (1) and men’s soccer (1). Since 1900, UW-Madison’s women’s rowing team has earned 30 national titles. Intercollegiate athletics is a big part of the culture and student life at UW-Madison.
General Information
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Admission Office Armory & Gymnasium 716 Langdon Street Madison, WI 53706-1481 (608) 262-3961 Fax: (608) 262-7706 onwisconsin@admissions.wisc.edu Contact: Steve Amundson Director of Admissions |
Main Address 161 Bascom Hall, 500 Lincoln Drive Madison, WI 53706 (608) 262-1234 www.wisc.edu |
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Size Total undergrads: 30,750 First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 5,774 Degree-seeking undergrads: 29,153 Graduate enrollment: 8,710 Setting | Degrees offered: |
Admissions Information
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Application Fee College has an application fee: Yes Regular application fee: $44 Online application fee: $44 |
Enrollment Rates Percent applicants admitted: 53% Percent students who return sophomore year: 94% |
Tuition & Fees
| Estimated Expenses for Academic Year | 2008-’09 | 2009-’10 | 2010-’11 | 2011-’12 | % change 2010-’12 |
| Tuition and fees | $7,184 | $7,564 | $8,310 | $8,983 | +8.10% |
| Books and Supplies | $930 | $990 | $1,040 | $1,100 | +5.77% |
| Living Arrangement – On Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $6,650 | $6,909 | $7,157 | $7,435 | +3.88% |
| Other | $3,390 | $3,510 | $3,680 | $3,740 | +1.63% |
| Living Arrangement – Off Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $7,390 | $7,700 | $8,040 | $8,490 | +5.60% |
| Other | $2,680 | $2,770 | $2,890 | $2,940 | +1.73% |
| Total Expenses | 2008-’09 | 2009-’10 | 2010-’11 | 2011-’12 | % change 2010-’12 |
| In-state On Campus | $18,154 | $18,973 | $20,187 | $21,258 | +5.31% |
| In-state Off Campus | $18,184 | $19,024 | $20,280 | $21,513 | +6.08% |
| In-state with Family | $8,114 | $8,554 | $9,350 | $10,083 | +7.84% |
| Average Graduate Student Tuition & Fees | |
| Tuition for In-state Students | $9,887 |
| In-state Student Fees | $1,050 |
| Tuition for Out-of-state Students | $24,054 |
| Out-of-state Fees | $1,050 |
Financial Aid
| Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Type of Aid | Students | Percent | Amount | Average Per Student |
| All students financial aid | 3,891 | 68% | ||
| Grant or scholarship aid | 3,057 | 53% | $12,673,840 | $4,146 |
| • Federal grants | 611 | 11% | $3,207,732 | $5,250 |
| • Pell grants | 576 | 10% | $1,832,905 | $3,182 |
| • Other federal grants | 582 | 10% | $1,374,827 | $2,362 |
| State/local government grant or scholarships | 813 | 14% | $2,001,819 | $2,462 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 2,840 | 49% | $7,464,289 | $2,628 |
| Student loan aid | 2,086 | 36% | $12,216,944 | $5,857 |
| • Federal student loans | 2,012 | 35% | $9,574,223 | $4,759 |
| • Other student loans | 292 | 5% | $2,642,721 | $9,050 |
All Degrees and Programs
| Program Completions for Most Recent Year | BA/BS | MA/MS | Doctor | AA/AS | CERT |
| Total of All Education Programs | 8020 | 1868 | 1355 | – | – |
| Agriculture | 194 | 43 | 18 | – | – |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 33 | – | – | – | – |
| Agricultural Communication/Journalism | 48 | 13 | – | – | – |
| Agricultural Economics | 10 | 3 | 6 | – | – |
| Agro-ecology and Sustainable Agriculture | – | 8 | – | – | – |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Animal Sciences | 26 | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Dairy Science | 22 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Food Science | 23 | 6 | 4 | – | – |
| Horticultural Science | 17 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Poultry Science | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Soil Science and Agronomy | 9 | 4 | 3 | – | – |
| Architecture and Related Services | 31 | 22 | – | – | – |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | – | 18 | – | – | – |
| Landscape Architecture | 31 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Area, Gender, Cultural, Ethnic, and Group Studies | 169 | 33 | 4 | – | – |
| African-American/Black Studies | 7 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Asian Studies/Civilization | 39 | – | – | – | – |
| Latin American and Caribbean Studies | 41 | 13 | – | – | – |
| Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Scandinavian Studies | 10 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| South Asian Studies | 18 | 5 | 3 | – | – |
| Southeast Asian Studies | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| Women’s Studies | 54 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Biology and Biomedical Sciences | 1028 | 86 | 142 | – | – |
| Biochemistry | 142 | 3 | 20 | – | – |
| Biology and Biological Sciences, General | 429 | – | – | – | – |
| Biometry/Biometrics | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Biophysics | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| Biotechnology | – | 24 | – | – | – |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 13 | 5 | 3 | – | – |
| Conservation Biology | 73 | – | – | – | – |
| Endocrinology | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| Entomology | 5 | 4 | 7 | – | – |
| Environmental Toxicology | – | 1 | 6 | – | – |
| Genetics | 72 | – | 7 | – | – |
| Human/Medical Genetics | – | 8 | – | – | – |
| Microbiology and Immunology | 55 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Microbiology | 39 | 17 | 15 | – | – |
| Molecular Biochemistry | – | – | 11 | – | – |
| Molecular Biology | 30 | 4 | 17 | – | – |
| Neuroscience | – | – | 6 | – | – |
| Oncology and Cancer Biology | – | – | 9 | – | – |
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| Pharmacology | – | 2 | 7 | – | – |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| Physiology | – | – | 5 | – | – |
| Plant Genetics | – | 7 | 8 | – | – |
| Plant Pathology/Phytopathology | – | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 165 | 6 | 7 | – | – |
| Business, Administration, Management, Marketing, etc. | 991 | 260 | 7 | – | – |
| Accounting | 164 | 93 | – | – | – |
| Actuarial Science | 46 | 9 | – | – | – |
| Business Administration and Management | 104 | 11 | – | – | – |
| Business/Commerce | – | 42 | 7 | – | – |
| Finance | 226 | 39 | – | – | – |
| Financial Planning and Services | 35 | – | – | – | – |
| Insurance | 83 | 1 | – | – | – |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | 28 | – | – | – | – |
| Management Information Systems | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| Marketing/Marketing Management | 157 | 31 | – | – | – |
| Operations Management and Supervision | 7 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Real Estate | 82 | 16 | – | – | – |
| Retailing and Retail Operations | 51 | – | – | – | – |
| Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations | – | 13 | – | – | – |
| Communication and Journalism Programs | 519 | 17 | 14 | – | – |
| Journalism | 207 | 9 | – | – | – |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | – | – | 10 | – | – |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 312 | 8 | 4 | – | – |
| Computing and Information Sciences | 93 | 58 | 14 | – | – |
| Computer and Information Sciences | 93 | 58 | 14 | – | – |
| Education | 164 | 103 | 56 | – | – |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Art Teacher Education | 4 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Bilingual and Multilingual Education | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | – | 14 | 11 | – | – |
| Curriculum and Instruction | – | 27 | 18 | – | – |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | – | 46 | 18 | – | – |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 95 | – | – | – | – |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education | 12 | – | – | – | – |
| Music Teacher Education | 14 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | – | 6 | 3 | – | – |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| Special Education and Teaching | 31 | 5 | 4 | – | – |
| Engineering | 615 | 312 | 101 | – | – |
| Agricultural Engineering | 17 | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 53 | 24 | 8 | – | – |
| Chemical Engineering | 49 | 2 | 15 | – | – |
| Civil Engineering | 84 | 36 | 9 | – | – |
| Computer Engineering | 27 | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 60 | 60 | 24 | – | – |
| Engineering Mechanics | 29 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Engineering Physics/Applied Physics | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | 40 | – | – | – |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering | 5 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Industrial Engineering | 73 | 48 | 7 | – | – |
| Materials Engineering | 19 | 24 | 15 | – | – |
| Mechanical Engineering | 169 | 52 | 15 | – | – |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| Nuclear Engineering | 17 | 13 | 7 | – | – |
| Systems Engineering | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| English Language, Composition and Literature/Letters | 262 | 27 | 25 | – | – |
| Creative Writing | – | 7 | – | – | – |
| English Language and Literature | 262 | 20 | 25 | – | – |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 507 | 62 | 26 | – | – |
| African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 7 | 8 | 1 | – | – |
| Chinese Language and Literature | 44 | 7 | 2 | – | – |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 23 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Comparative Literature | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| French Language and Literature | 91 | 16 | 3 | – | – |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 29 | – | 4 | – | – |
| Hebrew Language and Literature | 13 | 2 | 3 | – | – |
| Italian Language and Literature | 11 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| Japanese Language and Literature | 24 | 6 | 1 | – | – |
| Latin Language and Literature | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Linguistics | 11 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Polish Language and Literature | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Portuguese Language and Literature | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Russian Language and Literature | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | – | 4 | 5 | – | – |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 226 | 7 | 4 | – | – |
| Health Services and Allied Health Sciences | 337 | 207 | 430 | – | – |
| Audiology/Audiologist | – | – | 10 | – | – |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 63 | 22 | 1 | – | – |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 21 | – | – | – | – |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | – | 13 | 8 | – | – |
| Health/Medical Physics | – | 21 | 14 | – | – |
| Medicine | – | – | 143 | – | – |
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | – | 25 | – | – | – |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | – | 1 | 8 | – | – |
| Pharmacy | – | – | 123 | – | – |
| Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs | – | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | – | – | 36 | – | – |
| Physician Assistant | 33 | – | – | – | – |
| Pre-medicine/Pre-medical Studies | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Public Health | – | 39 | – | – | – |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 179 | 55 | 4 | – | – |
| Veterinary Medicine | – | – | 72 | – | – |
| Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences | – | 10 | 3 | – | – |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor | 39 | 14 | 6 | – | – |
| History | 378 | 21 | 19 | – | – |
| History and Philosophy of Science and Technology | 13 | 4 | 2 | – | – |
| History | 365 | 17 | 17 | – | – |
| Human Services | 90 | 129 | 2 | – | – |
| Public Policy Analysis | – | 32 | – | – | – |
| Social Work | 90 | 97 | 2 | – | – |
| Legal and Law Studies | – | 6 | 260 | – | – |
| Advanced Legal Research/Studies | – | 6 | 5 | – | – |
| Law | – | – | 255 | – | – |
| Library Science | – | 97 | 1 | – | – |
| Library and Information Science | – | 97 | 1 | – | – |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 121 | 41 | 32 | – | – |
| Applied Mathematics | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Mathematics | 98 | 24 | 20 | – | – |
| Statistics | 16 | 17 | 12 | – | – |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies | 309 | 6 | 8 | – | – |
| International/Global Studies | 227 | – | – | – | – |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 6 | 2 | 3 | – | – |
| Nutrition Sciences | 76 | 4 | 5 | – | – |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | 24 | 39 | 18 | – | – |
| Forest Sciences and Biology | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| Forestry | – | 2 | 9 | – | – |
| Land Use Planning and Management/Development | – | 13 | 9 | – | – |
| Natural Resources/Conservation | – | 10 | – | – | – |
| Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management | – | 10 | – | – | – |
| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | 19 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies | 80 | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 79 | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Physical Sciences | 130 | 67 | 74 | – | – |
| Astronomy | – | 4 | 5 | – | – |
| Astrophysics | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | 20 | 12 | 4 | – | – |
| Chemistry | 57 | 24 | 39 | – | – |
| Chemistry, Other | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Environmental Chemistry | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Geology and Earth Science | 22 | 15 | 4 | – | – |
| Geophysics and Seismology | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | – | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Physics | 23 | 10 | 17 | – | – |
| Psychology | 322 | 27 | 20 | – | – |
| Educational Psychology | – | 13 | 8 | – | – |
| Psychology | 322 | 14 | 12 | – | – |
| Social Sciences | 1216 | 94 | 58 | – | – |
| Anthropology | 80 | 7 | 10 | – | – |
| Development Economics and International Development | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Economics | 429 | 31 | 14 | – | – |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 9 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Geography | 43 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| International Relations and Affairs | – | 18 | – | – | – |
| Political Science and Government | 451 | 18 | 13 | – | – |
| Rural Sociology | 9 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sociology | 195 | 14 | 19 | – | – |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 258 | 97 | 20 | – | – |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 61 | 3 | 5 | – | – |
| Art/Art Studies | 85 | 41 | – | – | – |
| Dance | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theater Arts | 40 | 8 | 3 | – | – |
| Fine and Studio Arts Management | – | 11 | – | – | – |
| Interior Design | 28 | – | – | – | – |
| Music History, Literature, and Theory | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Music Performance | 15 | 25 | 6 | – | – |
| Music | 21 | 8 | 6 | – | – |
| Work and Family Studies | 182 | 10 | 5 | – | – |
| Apparel and Textiles | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| Consumer Economics | 98 | – | – | – | – |
| Family and Community Services | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences | – | 10 | 5 | – | – |
| Human Development and Family Studies | 67 | – | – | – | – |
Above data represent first majors only.
(-) Indicates that program is not offered at this award level.
Undergraduate Majors
Agriculture & Related Sciences Agricultural Business B Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies African-American Studies B Arts, Visual & Performing Art – General B Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bacteriology B Business, Management, & Marketing Accounting B Communications & Journalism Communications/Rhetoric B Computer & Information Sciences Computer/Information Sciences – General B Education Agricultural Education B Engineering Agricultural Engineering B English Language & Literature English Language & Literature – General B Family & Consumer Sciences Clothing/Apparel/Textile Studies B Foreign Language & Literature Chinese B Health Professions & Clinical Sciences Clinical Laboratory Science B History History – General B Law & Legal Studies Law & Legal Studies – General B Mathematics Applied Mathematics B Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Behavioral Sciences B Natural Resources & Conservation Forest Sciences/Biology B Parks, Recreation & Fitness Exercise Sciences B Philosophy & Religion Philosophy B Physical Sciences Astronomy B Psychology Psychology – General B Public Administration & Services Social Work B Security & Protective Services Criminal Justice Studies B Social Sciences Anthropology B |
Degree levels for each major are designated by the following letters:
B = Bachelor’s degree C = Certificate or diploma |
*We do not guarantee the accuracy of information on this page. All information is subject to change. You should confirm all information with a college admissions officer.