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University of Wisconsin-Madison Scholarships
| 500 Lincoln Dr | Tuition In/Out-State: | $7,185 / $21,435 | Total Fall Enrollment: | 41,563 |
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| Madison , WI 53706-1380 | Books and Supplies: | $930 | Applicants Admitted: | 66% |
| (608) 262-1234 | On-campus Room and Board: | $6,650 | Receiving Aid of Some Type: | 62% |
| www.wisc.edu | Undergraduate Application Fee: | $35 | Receiving Institutional Aid: | 41% , $2,618 on average |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics
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University of Wisconsin-Madison General Information
Will I get in?- Address
- 500 Lincoln Dr, Madison, WI 53706-1380
- Phone Number
- (608) 262-1234
- Web Address
- www.wisc.edu
- Mission Statement
- The University of Wisconsin-Madison is Wisconsin's comprehensive teaching and research university with a statewide, national, and international mission, offering programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels in a wide range of fields, while engaging in extensive scholarly research, continuing adult education, and public service. The primary purpose of the University of Wisconsin-Madison is to provide a learning environment in which faculty, staff, and students can discover, examine critically, preserve, and transmit the knowledge, wisdom, and values that will help ensure the survival of this and future generations and improve the quality of life for all. The University seeks to help students to develop an understanding and appreciation for the complex cultural and physical worlds in which they live and to realize their highest potential of intellectual, physical, and human development. It also seeks to attract and serve students from diverse social, economic, and ethnic backgrounds and to be sensitive and responsive to those groups which have been underserved by higher education.
- Type of School
- Four or more years, Public
- Religious affiliation
- None
- Highest degree offered
- Doctoral and First-professional
- Calendar
- Semester
- Setting
- Mid-size city
- Distance learning opportunities
- Yes
University of Wisconsin-Madison Size
- Total enrollment
- 39,766
- Enrolled full time
- 33,362
- Enrolled part time
- 6,404
- For a 12-month period as of 2007.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Student Body
- Men enrolled full time
- 15,470
- Women enrolled full time
- 17,892
- American Indian/Alaskan Native
- 1%
- Asian/Pacific Islander
- 6%
- Black/Non-Hispanic
- 3%
- Hispanic
- 3%
- White/Non-Hispanic
- 84%
- Non-Resident Alien
- 4%
- Race/ethnicity unknown
- 0%
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Admission Basics
- Admissions office phone number
- -
- Open admission policy
- No
- Undergraduate Application fee
- $35
- Applied
- 20,436
- Admitted
- 13,403
- Enrolled
- 5,643
- Admitted %
- 66%
University of Wisconsin-Madison Admission factors
- Admission test scores
- Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Required
- Secondary school rank
- Required
- Secondary school record
- Required
- TOEFL
- Required
- Completion of college preparatory program
- Required
- Recommendations
- Recommended
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Recommended
University of Wisconsin-Madison Admission statistics
- Students submitting SAT
- 30%
- SAT 1 Verbal 25th percentile score
- 550
- SAT 1 Verbal 75th percentile score
- 670
- SAT 1 Math 25th percentile score
- 610
- SAT 1 Math 75th percentile score
- 710
- Students submitting ACT
- 84%
- ACT Composite 25th percentile score
- 26
- ACT Composite 75th percentile score
- 30
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Cost
- In-State Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates
- $7,185
- Out-of-state Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates
- $21,435
- Books and Supplies
- $930
- On-campus room and board
- $6,650
- Off-campus room and board
- $7,390
University of Wisconsin-Madison Financial Aid
- Students Receiving Aid
- 62%
- Receiving Federal Grants
- 10% , $4,408 on average
- Receiving Institutional Aid
- 41% , $2,618 on average
- Receiving Student Loans
- 34% , $5,260 on average
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Programs & Majors
Graduates in 2007/2008 academic year.
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences Bachelor Master Agricultural Business and Management, General 18 0 Agricultural Communication/Journalism 34 9 Agricultural Economics 5 6 Agronomy and Crop Science 10 3 Animal Sciences, General 22 1 Dairy Science 8 3 Food Science 27 1 Horticultural Science 20 3 Soil Science and Agronomy, General 5 3 Architecture and Related Services Bachelor Master City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning 0 25 Landscape Architecture 31 10 Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies Bachelor Master African-American/Black Studies 20 5 Area Studies, Other 0 2 Asian Studies/Civilization 26 0 Latin American Studies 19 13 Scandinavian Studies 11 5 South Asian Studies 3 6 Southeast Asian Studies 0 7 Women's Studies 24 0 Biological and Biomedical Sciences Bachelor Master Biochemistry 116 2 Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 0 33 Biology/Biological Sciences, General 309 0 Biometry/Biometrics 0 1 Biophysics 0 1 Biotechnology 0 22 Botany/Plant Biology 6 1 Conservation Biology 34 0 Endocrinology 0 2 Entomology 1 2 Environmental Toxicology 0 3 Genetics, General 51 2 Human/Medical Genetics 0 5 Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology 40 1 Microbiology, General 49 20 Molecular Biochemistry 0 1 Molecular Biology 30 0 Oncology and Cancer Biology 0 1 Pharmacology 0 0 Pharmacology and Toxicology 11 0 Physiology, General 0 6 Plant Genetics 0 5 Plant Pathology/Phytopathology 1 2 Zoology/Animal Biology 124 1 Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services Bachelor Master Accounting 114 68 Actuarial Science 27 5 Business Administration and Management, General 70 12 Business/Commerce, General 0 31 Finance, General 149 36 Insurance 29 4 International Business/Trade/Commerce 15 0 Management Information Systems, General 9 6 Marketing/Marketing Management, General 106 28 Operations Management and Supervision 1 7 Real Estate 65 16 Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General 0 10 Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Bachelor Master Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 214 9 Journalism 153 25 Mass Communication/Media Studies 0 0 Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Bachelor Master Computer and Information Sciences, General 53 34 Education Bachelor Master Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching 0 1 Agricultural Teacher Education 5 0 Art Teacher Education 13 4 Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services 0 11 Curriculum and Instruction 0 45 Educational Leadership and Administration, General 0 50 Elementary Education and Teaching 146 0 Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 18 0 Music Teacher Education 16 2 Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 5 3 Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 0 7 Social Studies Teacher Education 3 0 Special Education and Teaching, General 18 9 Engineering Bachelor Master Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering 11 3 Biomedical/Medical Engineering 43 20 Chemical Engineering 63 7 Civil Engineering, General 68 29 Computer Engineering, General 31 0 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 68 68 Engineering Mechanics 39 9 Engineering Physics 1 0 Engineering, General 0 44 Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 0 2 Geological/Geophysical Engineering 5 5 Industrial Engineering 46 44 Materials Engineering 12 20 Mechanical Engineering 170 37 Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 9 0 Nuclear Engineering 17 18 Systems Engineering 0 15 Water Resources Engineering 0 0 English Language and Literature/Letters Bachelor Master Creative Writing 0 6 English Language and Literature, General 244 31 Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Bachelor Master Apparel and Textile Manufacture 27 0 Consumer Economics 107 0 Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management 68 0 Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Communication 6 1 Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General 1 10 Human Development and Family Studies, General 80 0 Foreign languages, literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor Master African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 6 3 Chinese Language and Literature 9 2 Comparative Literature 6 4 French Language and Literature 43 16 Hebrew Language and Literature 5 5 Italian Language and Literature 7 3 Japanese Language and Literature 7 4 Latin Language and Literature 0 0 Linguistics 17 0 Polish Language and Literature 0 0 Portuguese Language and Literature 4 1 Russian Language and Literature 12 0 Spanish Language and Literature 152 9 Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Bachelor Master Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences 0 0 Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 53 21 Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 24 0 Community Health and Preventive Medicine 0 10 Medicine 0 0 Nursing/Registered Nurse 156 40 Occupational Therapy/Therapist 0 15 Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 0 0 Pharmacy 0 0 Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs 0 2 Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other 0 5 Physical Therapy/Therapist 0 37 Physician Assistant 29 0 Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies 13 0 Public Health, General 0 7 Veterinary Medicine 0 0 Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General 0 7 History Bachelor Master History and Philosophy of Science and Technology 18 3 History, General 282 19 Legal Professions and Studies Bachelor Master Law 0 6 Library Science Bachelor Master Library Science/Librarianship 0 93 Mathematics and Statistics Bachelor Master Applied Mathematics 2 0 Mathematics, General 55 25 Statistics, General 6 11 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor Master International/Global Studies 123 0 Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 6 1 Neuroscience 0 0 Nutrition Sciences 54 2 Natural Resources and Conservation Bachelor Master Forest Sciences and Biology 8 0 Forestry, General 0 4 Land Use Planning and Management/Development 0 17 Natural Resources/Conservation, General 0 12 Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management 0 16 Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management 26 1 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies Bachelor Master Kinesiology and Exercise Science 64 3 Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management 7 0 Philosophy and Religious Studies Bachelor Master Jewish/Judaic Studies 5 0 Philosophy 52 12 Religion/Religious Studies 13 0 Physical Sciences Bachelor Master Astronomy 0 5 Astrophysics 10 0 Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General 19 12 Chemistry, General 51 19 Chemistry, Other 1 0 Geology/Earth Science, General 19 11 Geophysics and Seismology 0 1 Oceanography, Chemical and Physical 0 2 Physics, General 27 20 Psychology Bachelor Master Educational Psychology 0 27 Psychology, General 247 8 Public Administration and Social Service Professions Bachelor Master Public Policy Analysis 0 34 Social Work 55 117 Social Sciences Bachelor Master Anthropology 51 17 Cartography 5 2 Development Economics and International Development 0 0 Economics, General 246 22 Geography 34 6 International Relations and Affairs 0 20 Political Science and Government, General 397 23 Sociology 164 10 Visual and Performing Arts Bachelor Master Art History, Criticism and Conservation 43 6 Art/Art Studies, General 104 52 Arts Management 0 1 Dance, General 11 0 Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 35 6 Interior Design 33 0 Music History, Literature, and Theory 0 3 Music Performance, General 12 19 Music, General 13 0 Musicology and Ethnomusicology 0 1 -
University of Wisconsin-Madison Deadlines
- Early decision deadline
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- Early action deadline
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- College will notify student of early decision by
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- College will notify student of early action by
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- Priority application deadline
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- Financial aid priority deadline
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- Regular application deadline
- Feb 1st
- Fall application deadline
- Feb 1st
- SAT Reasoning / ACT scores due
- Feb 1st
- SAT Subject score report due
- Feb 1st
- Financial aid deadline
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- Transfer priority application deadline
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- Transfer priority financial aid deadline
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- Transfer application closing date
- Feb 1st
- Transfer deadline for filing financial aid forms
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- College will notify student by
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- College will notify student of transfer decision by
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- College will notify student of financial aid decisions on or about
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- Student must reply to acceptance by
- May 1st
- Student must reply to financial aid decision by
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- Deadline for housing deposit
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Admin Settings
- College Profile Override
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- Application Link
- uwhelp.wisconsin.edu/admission.asp
- Scholarship Calculator Link
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- Facebook Link
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- Twitter Username
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- Virtual Tour Link
- http://www.uc.wisc.edu/slideshow/slideshow.html
- Enable Regional Events
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- Next Connect Link Text
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- Next Connect Description
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Sports
- National Collegiate Athletic Association Membership
- Member of National Collegiate Athletic Association
- Football program
- Yes
- Basketball program
- Yes
- Baseball program
- -
- Cross country/track program
- Yes
University of Wisconsin-Madison Military Programs
- ROTC
- Yes
- Army
- Yes
- Navy
- No
- Air Force
- No
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