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Enrollment Metric University of Wisconsin-Madison Total all undergraduates 39,083 Total all graduate 13,014 Grand total all students 52,097
Admissions Metric University of Wisconsin-Madison Total applicants 65,913 Total enrolled 8,513
Early Decision / Action Metric University of Wisconsin-Madison Offers Early Action plan? Yes EA closing date 11/1 EA notification date 1/31
Test Scores Metric University of Wisconsin-Madison % submitting SAT 14.7% % submitting ACT 35.1% SAT EBRW 25th %ile 660 SAT EBRW 75th %ile 730 SAT Math 25th %ile 690 SAT Math 75th %ile 780 ACT Comp 25th %ile 29 ACT Comp 75th %ile 33 % in top 10% of HS class 53.8% % in top 25% of HS class 86.9%
Financial Aid Metric University of Wisconsin-Madison Avg need-based grant $24,442 Avg % of need met 84.0% Avg merit grant (no need) $7,247
Waitlist & Transfer Metric University of Wisconsin-Madison # offered place on waitlist 12,584 # admitted from waitlist 493 Waitlist admit rate 6.5% Transfer applicants (total) 4,516 Transfer admit rate 55.5%
Faculty Metric University of Wisconsin-Madison Student-faculty ratio 18:1 % faculty full-time 86.4%
College Scorecard Federal outcomes data not in the CDS — completion, retention, earnings, loan repayment, and demographics. Sourced separately from the CDS figures above; see each school's profile page for the reporting-year vintage of each figure.
Admissions & cost Metric University of Wisconsin-Madison Admit rate (Scorecard) 45.2% Average net price (public) $17,354
Completion, retention & earnings Metric University of Wisconsin-Madison Completion rate (200% of expected time) 90.1% Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time) 85.1% First-year retention rate 95.3% Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing $78,974
Financial aid Metric University of Wisconsin-Madison % receiving a Pell Grant 16.1% % receiving a federal loan 21.6%
Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment) Metric University of Wisconsin-Madison Paid in full 22.8% Making progress 37.1% Not making progress 18.9% Discharged 0.2% Defaulted 0.9%
Test scores & admissions Metric University of Wisconsin-Madison SAT Reading/Writing, 25th percentile 670 SAT Reading/Writing, 75th percentile 740 SAT Math, 25th percentile 710 SAT Math, 75th percentile 780 Are test scores considered for admission? Not reported
Undergraduates Metric University of Wisconsin-Madison % part-time 4.6% % white 59.1% % Black 2.5% % Hispanic/Latino 8.5% % Asian 10.9% % American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2% % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1% % two or more races 4.9% % nonresident/international 10.3% % race/ethnicity unknown 3.5%
Instructional staff Metric University of Wisconsin-Madison % women 44.3% % men 55.7% % white 58.8% % Black 2.2% % Hispanic/Latino 3.9% % Asian 11.5% % American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2% % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0% % two or more races 1.2% % nonresident/international 13.8% % race/ethnicity unknown 8.2%