UW is an International University

With more than 3,400 international students studying on our campus, the University of Wisconsin ranks among the top 20 U.S. universities with the largest number of international students. These students come to us from more than 100 countries for a variety of reasons, but most often because of our international reputation for academic excellence. Regardless of the reason, however, when international students arrive on campus they immediately become members of our Wisconsin community.

We invite you to explore our Web site to learn more about the University of Wisconsin and our admission process. The information we provide in this International Admission section is for students who have completed some or all of their secondary schooling outside of the United States and/or need visas in order to study or live in the United States. This includes anyone who is not a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or refugee. International applications are reviewed by our trained international admission counselors. In some cases, our international admission counselors also review the applications of U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and refugees who were educated outside of the United States.