University of WIsconsin Madison

For 168 years, this campus has been a catalyst for the extraordinary. As a public land-grant university and prolific research institution, our students, staff, and faculty members partake in a world-class education and solve real-world problems. We’ve changed the way the nation takes its vitamins and brought flamingos to Bascom Hill. We’ve inspired satirists and senators alike. We’ve fearlessly sifted and winnowed to find today’s truths. And with the Wisconsin Idea as our guiding principle, we’re not only changing the 936 acres we call home—Badgers are also creating a better future for Wisconsin, the nation, and the world.

QUICK FACTS

• Location: Madison, Wisconsin
• Founded: 1848 (First class: February 1849)
• Campus: 936 acres (main campus)
• Chancellor: Rebecca M. Blank
• Budget: $3,185,300,000
• Research expenditure ranking (national), 2017: 6th
• Schools and colleges: 13
• Faculty and staff: 22,365
• Living alumni: 446,810

ENROLLMENT, FALL 2018

• Undergraduate: 30,360
• Graduate: 8,962
• Special: 2,288
• Professional: 2,801
• Total: 44,411

NEW FRESHMEN, FALL 2018

• Applicants: 42,741
• Admit rate: 51.7 percent
• Yield rate: 31.1 percent

TUITION AND FEES, 2018–19

• Undergraduate resident: $10,556*
• Undergraduate nonresident: $36,805*

INTERNATIONAL STUDY ABROAD

• Participants: 2,276 (2016–17)

DEGREES AWARDED, 2017–18

• Bachelor’s: 7,078
• Master’s: 2,213
• Doctorates: 1,455