Undergraduate Admissions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Why Wisconsin

9 undergraduate schools offering 160 majors and 4,200 courses
70 academic programs ranked in the nation's top 10 (U.S. News & World Report)
Opportunities to study abroad, participate in honors programs, complete an internship, conduct hands-on research, and take service-learning courses
National ranking of 8th among public universities (U.S. News & World Report)
29 students in the average undergraduate class (only 10 percent of classes with 100 or more students)
Free walk-in tutoring and study-skill workshops
Career planning and placement centers in every school, offering counseling, testing, and advising

28,500 undergraduates from every county in Wisconsin, all 50 states, and more than 100 countries
18 percent of students study abroad, ranking Wisconsin eleventh among U.S. colleges in the number of students who study overseas
2,000 faculty members who are both recognized scholars and committed to classroom teaching
Ranked sixth in the nation in the number of professors who have won prestigious awards and grants (The Top American Research Universities)
365,000 alumni living around the world
Top producer of S&P 500 CEOs (Wall Street Journal)
17 Nobel Prize-winners and 29 Pulitzer Prize-winners who have taught or studied at Wisconsin

The country's Hottest Big State School (Kaplan/Newsweek 2008)
The choice to live on campus in one of our University Residence Halls, or in one of the privately owned residence halls, apartments, and houses that surround campus
More than 700 student organizations and leadership opportunities
1,500 performing arts events each year
Big Ten Badger athletics featuring 23 varsity sports
Recreational sports opportunities, including 35 club teams and 30 intramural sports
Hoofers, one of the premier collegiate outdoor recreation programs in the county
48 fraternities and sororities (10 percent of students participating in Greek Life)
Annual events such as the All Campus Party, Undergraduate Symposium, Homecoming, Parents' Weekend, Alternative Spring Break, and Wisconsin Welcome

Downtown Madison

A beautiful campus of 933 acres along the shore of Lake Mendota
5 area lakes and more than 100 miles of running, hiking, and biking trails in Madison
The benefits of being situated in the state capital city of Madison (pop. 220,000), which tops many "best" lists—best place to live and work, best college sports town, one of America's safest cities, and a top green city
A convenient south central Wisconsin location, 80 miles from Milwaukee, 150 miles from Chicago, and 270 miles from Minneapolis
Just 10 minutes from Dane County Airport, which offers more than 100 daily flights and nonstop flights to 16 major cities

60% of undergraduates receive financial assistance totaling $155 million
25th best value in American public higher education (Kiplinger's Personal Finance)
Financial awards based on demonstrated financial need and in recognition of academics, merit, athletic ability, and artistic talent
Wisconsin's combination of academic excellence and great value recognized by The Princeton Review, Barron's Best Buys in College Education, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, and The Fiske Guide to Colleges