# University of Wisconsin-Madison

- Location: Madison, United States
- Type: Public
- Founded: 1848
- Official website: http://www.wisc.edu/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/university-of-wisconsin-madison-a3e5ea6a

## Summary

The University of Wisconsin was founded in 1848, the year Wisconsin became a state, and held its first classes in February 1849. As the state's land-grant university, it developed the 'Wisconsin Idea' that university research should serve the whole state. It is the flagship of the Universities of Wisconsin system, with a large lakeside campus in Madison.

## Key facts

- rank: =131 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx
- tuition: $39,042 (per year, 2023)
- admission: 45.2% (2024)

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](http://www.wisc.edu/)
- [Admissions](https://www.admissions.wisc.edu/)
- [Financial aid](https://financialaid.wisc.edu/)
- [Reference](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/complete-data-files/HD2025.zip)
- [Founded 1848, first class 1849; Fall 2025 enrolment 51,822](https://www.wisc.edu/about/facts/)
- [Cross-check: motto, land-grant status](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Wisconsin–Madison)

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