Overview

University of Wisconsin-Madison is a University institution located in Madison, WI.

Location & Contact

Address 702 West Johnson Street, Suite 101
Madison, WI  53706-1481
United States

Contact Office of Admissions and Recruitment
Email: onwisconsin@admissions.wisc.edu
Phone: 608-262-3961
Fax: 608-262-7706

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Majors & Degrees

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Agricultural Business And Management, General	×
Agricultural Communication/journalism	×
Agricultural Economics	×
Agroecology And Sustainable Agriculture	×	×
Agronomy And Crop Science	×
Animal Sciences, General	×
Dairy Science	×
Food Science	×
Horticultural Science	×
Plant Sciences, General	×	×
Soil Science And Agronomy, General	×
Architecture And Related Services	Associate	Bachelors
Landscape Architecture	×
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, And Gender Studies	Associate	Bachelors
African-american/black Studies	×
Hispanic-american, Puerto Rican, And Mexican-american/chicano Studies	×
Latin American And Caribbean Studies	×
Scandinavian Studies	×
South Asian Studies	×
Women's Studies	×
Biological And Biomedical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Biochemistry	×
Biology/biological Sciences, General	×
Botany/plant Biology	×
Conservation Biology	×
Entomology	×
Genetics, General	×
Microbiology, General	×
Molecular Biology	×
Neuroscience	×
Pharmacology And Toxicology	×
Plant Pathology/phytopathology	×
Zoology/animal Biology	×
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services	Associate	Bachelors
Accounting	×
Actuarial Science	×
Business Administration And Management, General	×
Business/commerce, General	×	×
Digital Marketing	×	×
Entrepreneurship/entrepreneurial Studies	×	×
Finance, General	×
Financial Planning And Services	×
Human Resources Management/personnel Administration, General	×	×
Insurance	×
International Business/trade/commerce	×
Management Information Systems, General	×
Marketing/marketing Management, General	×
Operations Management And Supervision	×
Organizational Leadership	×	×
Real Estate	×
Retail Management	×	×
Retailing And Retail Operations	×
Selling Skills And Sales Operations	×	×
Communication, Journalism And Related Programs	Associate	Bachelors
Journalism	×
Speech Communication And Rhetoric	×
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services	Associate	Bachelors
Computer And Information Sciences, General	×
Information Science/studies	×
Education	Associate	Bachelors
Art Teacher Education	×
Education, Other	×	×
Elementary Education And Teaching	×
Music Teacher Education	×
Physical Education Teaching And Coaching	×
Social And Philosophical Foundations Of Education	×
Special Education And Teaching, General	×
Special Education And Teaching, Other	×	×
Engineering	Associate	Bachelors
Agricultural Engineering	×
Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering	×
Chemical Engineering	×
Civil Engineering, General	×
Computer Engineering, General	×
Electrical And Electronics Engineering	×
Engineering Mechanics	×
Engineering Physics/applied Physics	×
Engineering, Other	×
Environmental/environmental Health Engineering	×
Geological/geophysical Engineering	×
Industrial Engineering	×
Materials Engineering	×
Mechanical Engineering	×
Nuclear Engineering	×
Pre-engineering	×	×
English Language And Literature/Letters	Associate	Bachelors
English Language And Literature, General	×
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Apparel And Textiles, General	×
Family And Community Services	×
Housing And Human Environments, Other	×	×
Human Development And Family Studies, General	×
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics	Associate	Bachelors
African Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics	×
Chinese Language And Literature	×
Classics And Classical Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics, General	×
French Language And Literature	×
Germanic Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics, General	×
Italian Language And Literature	×
Japanese Language And Literature	×
Latin Language And Literature	×
Linguistics	×
Polish Language And Literature	×
Portuguese Language And Literature	×
Russian Language And Literature	×
Spanish Language And Literature	×
Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Audiology/audiologist And Speech-language Pathology/pathologist	×
Pharmaceutical Sciences	×
Registered Nursing/registered Nurse	×
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/counselor	×
History	Associate	Bachelors
History, General	×
Legal Professions And Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Legal Studies	×
Mathematics And Statistics	Associate	Bachelors
Applied Mathematics, General	×
Mathematics, General	×
Statistics, General	×
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Data Science, General	×
Geography And Environmental Studies	×	×
International/globalization Studies	×
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, Other	×
Nutrition Sciences	×
Sustainability Studies	×
Natural Resources And Conservation	Associate	Bachelors
Environmental Science	×
Environmental Studies	×
Forest Sciences And Biology	×
Wildlife, Fish And Wildlands Science And Management	×
Parks, Recreation, Leisure And Fitness Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Exercise Science And Kinesiology	×
Sports, Kinesiology, And Physical Education/fitness, Other	×
Philosophy And Religious Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Jewish/judaic Studies	×
Philosophy	×
Religion/religious Studies	×
Physical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Astrophysics	×
Atmospheric Sciences And Meteorology, General	×
Chemistry, General	×
Geology/earth Science, General	×
Physics, General	×
Psychology	Associate	Bachelors
Psychology, General	×
Public Administration And Social Service Professions	Associate	Bachelors
Human Services, General	×
Social Work	×
Social Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Anthropology, General	×
Economics, General	×
Geographic Information Science And Cartography	×
Geography	×
Political Science And Government, General	×
Rural Sociology	×
Social Sciences, General	×	×
Sociology, General	×
Visual And Performing Arts	Associate	Bachelors
Art History, Criticism And Conservation	×
Art/art Studies, General	×
Dance, General	×
Drama And Dramatics/theatre Arts, General	×
Interior Design	×
Music Performance, General	×
Music, General	×

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

73,912

Applied

30,167

Accepted

39,193

Enrolled

Female Admissions

37,800

Females Applied

16,559

Females Accepted

44%

Acceptance Rate

Male Admissions

36,086

Males Applied

13,597

Males Accepted

38%

Acceptance Rate

Applying

80

Application Fee

3.91

Avg. high school GPA for freshman

Admission Requirements
Required	Transcript of high school record Essay

Application Deadlines

Type	Application Closing	Notification Date	Rolling Admissions
Fall freshmen	January 15th	March 31st	No
Other early decision plan	November 1st	January 31st	No
Transfer	February 1st	April 30th	No

Test Scores Accepted

Test	Avg. Score	25th %	75th %
SAT Critical Reading	-	680	740
SAT Math	-	700	780
ACT Composite	-	29	33

Tuition & Fees

Tuition

10,717

In-state

44,232

Out-of-state

10,717

In-district

Fees

1,699

Full-time student fees

Financial Aid

30,020

Avg. Financial Aid Package

36,138

Avg. Freshman Financial Aid Package

2,696

Avg. Loan Aid

7,524

Avg. Grant Aid

28,321

Avg. Scholarship and/or Grant Aid awarded

Percentage of students with need who receive financial aid

88%

Avg. Percentage of Financial Need Met

70%

Percentage of Students Who Had Their Need Fully Met

Student Body

39,193

Total Undergrad students

1%

International Students

47%

Out-of-state students

Gender

Male (46.1%)

Female (53.88%)

Campus Life

Housing

Type
College-owned housing	Yes
Housing requirements	None
Housing options	Cooperative housing Co-ed housing Men-only housing Women-only housing
% of undergrad students who live in college housing	25%

Student Activities

Student-run campus newspaper

Drama/theatre group

Student-run radio station

Marching band

Choral groups

Student Services

Health clinic

Personal/psychological counseling

Student Organizations

Greek fraternities

Greek sororities

Local fraternities

Local sororities

Campus Security & Safety

24-hour emergency telephone/alarm services

24-hour patrols by trained officers

Student patrols

Late-night transport/escort services

Electronically-operated dormitory entrances

Athletics

Men's Sports

Sport	Intramural	Intercollegiate	Scholarship
Archery	No		No
Badminton			No
Baseball	No		No
Basketball
Bowling			No
Cheerleading	No		No
Crew	No	No	No
Cross-country Running	No
Equestrian Sports			No
Fencing	No		No
Field Hockey	No		No
Football		No
Golf	No
Gymnastics	No		No
Ice Hockey
Indoor Track	No	No	No
Lacrosse	No	No	No
Racquetball	No	No	No
Rock Climbing			No
Rowing	No	No
Rugby	No		No
Sailing			No
Sand Volleyball		No	No
Skiing (cross-country)	No		No
Skiing (downhill)			No
Soccer
Softball	No	No	No
Squash	No		No
Swimming And Diving	No
Table Tennis	No		No
Tennis	No
Track And Field	No
Triathlon	No		No
Ultimate Frisbee			No
Volleyball			No
Water Polo	No	No	No
Weight Lifting	No	No	No
Wrestling	No

Women's Sports

Sport	Intramural	Intercollegiate	Scholarship
Archery	No		No
Badminton			No
Baseball	No	No	No
Basketball			No
Bowling
Cheerleading	No		No
Crew	No	No
Cross-country Running	No		No
Equestrian Sports			No
Fencing	No		No
Field Hockey	No		No
Football		No
Golf	No		No
Gymnastics	No		No
Ice Hockey			No
Indoor Track	No	No	No
Lacrosse	No		No
Racquetball	No	No	No
Rock Climbing
Rowing	No	No
Rugby	No		No
Sailing
Sand Volleyball		No	No
Skiing (cross-country)	No
Skiing (downhill)
Soccer
Softball	No	No	No
Squash	No		No
Swimming And Diving	No
Table Tennis	No		No
Tennis	No		No
Track And Field	No		No
Triathlon	No		No
Ultimate Frisbee			No
Volleyball			No
Water Polo	No
Weight Lifting	No	No	No
Wrestling	No		No

Faculty

3,266

Total Faculty

18:1

Student-Faculty Ratio

Full-time - 2,839

Part-time - 427

Male - 1,759

Female - 1,497