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| Name | Washington State UniversityRemove |
University of Wisconsin-MadisonRemove |
|---|---|---|
| Address | French Administration Building , Pullman , WA 99164-1009 | 500 Lincoln Dr , Madison , WI 53706-1380 |
| Phone Number | (509) 335-3564 | (608) 262-1234 |
| Web Address | www.wsu.edu/ | 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 | Four or more years , Public |
| Religious affiliation | None | None |
| Highest degree offered | Doctoral and First-professional | Doctoral and First-professional |
| Calendar | Semester | Semester |
| Setting | Town, distant from an urban area | Mid-size city |
| Distance learning opportunities | Yes | Yes |
| Total enrollment | 26,569 | 39,766 |
| Enrolled full time | 22,412 | 33,362 |
| Enrolled part time | 4,157 | 6,404 |
| Men enrolled full time | 10,665 | 15,470 |
| Women enrolled full time | 11,747 | 17,892 |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 1% | 1% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 6% | 6% |
| Black/Non-Hispanic | 3% | 3% |
| Hispanic | 4% | 3% |
| White/Non-Hispanic | 74% | 84% |
| Non-Resident Alien | 3% | 4% |
| Race/ethnicity unknown | 9% | 0% |
| Admissions office phone number | (888) 468-6978 | - |
| Open admission policy | No | No |
| Undergraduate Application fee | $50 | $35 |
| Applied | 11,794 | 20,436 |
| Admitted | 8,992 | 13,403 |
| Enrolled | 3,372 | 5,643 |
| Admitted % | 76% | 66% |
| Admission test scores | Required | Required |
| Secondary school GPA | Required | Required |
| Secondary school rank | Neither required nor recommended | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required | Required |
| TOEFL | Required | Required |
| Completion of college preparatory program | Required | Required |
| Recommendations | Neither required nor recommended | Recommended |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended | Recommended |
| Students submitting SAT | 93% | 30% |
| SAT 1 Verbal 25th percentile score | 490 | 550 |
| SAT 1 Verbal 75th percentile score | 600 | 670 |
| SAT 1 Math 25th percentile score | 510 | 610 |
| SAT 1 Math 75th percentile score | 610 | 710 |
| Students submitting ACT | 26% | 84% |
| ACT Composite 25th percentile score | 21 | 26 |
| ACT Composite 75th percentile score | 26 | 30 |
| In-State Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates | $6,866 | $7,185 |
| Out-of-state Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates | $17,180 | $21,435 |
| Books and Supplies | $912 | $930 |
| On-campus room and board | $7,790 | $6,650 |
| Off-campus room and board | - | $7,390 |
| Receiving Institutional Aid | 44% | 41% |
| Average Aid | $4,166 | $2,618 |
| National Collegiate Athletic Association Membership | Member of National Collegiate Athletic Association | Member of National Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Football program | Yes | Yes |
| Basketball program | Yes | Yes |
| Baseball program | Yes | - |
| Cross country/track program | Yes | Yes |
| ROTC | Yes | Yes |
| Army | Yes | Yes |
| Navy | Yes | No |
| Air Force | Yes | No |
