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- World ranking
- =131QS 2027Source
- Tuition · international
- $39,042per year · 2023
- Acceptance rate
- 45.2%2024
About University of Wisconsin-Madison
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.
At a glance
- Founded
- 1848
- Type
- Public
- Campus
- Urban
Madison, United States43.073, -89.401
Open on mapRankings
- QSQS=131World · 2027Source
- THETHE=53World · 2026Source
- CWURCWUR#29World · 2026United States #20Source
- ARWUARWU=35World · 2026Source
- NCSES HERDNCSES HERD#5United States and outlying areas · Total R&D expenditures · 2024Source
- URAPURAP#91World · 2025United States #24Source
Admissions & how to apply
- Check the entry requirements for your course and qualifications.
- Apply on the university’s own application page.
- Pay the application fee ($70).
Application fee
- Per application$70Source
Costs & aid
International tuition$39,042per year · 2023
- Fees$1,561
- Room & board2023$13,500
US net price$16,600
What US families pay after grants, by household income. International students usually pay the full price.
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Outcomes
- Admit rate
- 45.2%
- SAT average
- 1427
- ACT middle
- 29
- Graduate in 4 years
- 75.7%
- Graduate in 6 years
- 89.8%
- Return after year one
- 96.2%
- Pell grant students
- 18.8%
- Students with federal loans
- 20.4%
- Median debt
- $18,375
Median earnings after starting
Student body
US government and university data. Figures describe past students, not your own chances. Source
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