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The University of Wisconsin-Madison, or UW-Madison, is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin. It was founded in 1848 and became a land-grant institution in 1866. UW-Madison is the flagship school of the University of Wisconsin System.
UW-Madison’s campus sits on 933 acres of land. It offers various degrees and programs through the following academic divisions:
- College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
- College of Engineering
- College of Letters and Science
- Division of Continuing Studies
- Division of International Studies
- Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
- Graduate School
- Law School
- Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs
- School of Business, Wisconsin
- School of Education
- School of Human Ecology
- School of Journalism and Mass Communication
- School of Library and Information Studies
- School of Medicine and Public Health
- School of Music
- School of Nursing
- School of Pharmacy
- School of Social Work
- School of Veterinary Medicine
UW-Madison has over 750 student organizations and clubs. UW-Madison's sports teams participate in the NCAA's Division I-A and in the Big Ten Conference. Their official mascot is Bucky Badger.
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Campus Location500 Lincoln Dr
Madison, WI 53706-1380
USA
Main Tel: (608) 262-1234
Web Site The campus is in a medium-sized city. |
HighlightsWhere the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in science, engineering, religion and philosophy, liberal arts, and mathematics.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Large number of students.
- High faculty salary.
- High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Part-time classes available
- ROTC
- Athlete financial aid
Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 6,376 | 128 | | Master | 1,910 | 139 | | 761 | 98 | | 646 | 5 |
StudentsStudent enrollment was 41,563 in 2007-2008 (36,582 full-time equivalent). About 47% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 53% of the class. Undergrads are 73% of enrolled students and graduate students are 27%. About 4% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 96% of incoming freshmen. Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.
Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 7,564 | | Out-of-state tuition and fees | $ 21,814 | | Room | $ 4,411 | | Board | $ 2,498 | | Books and supplies | $ 990 | | Other | $ 3,510 |
Financial Aid: University Of Wisconsin participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2008-2009): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 1,506 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 429 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 1,151 |
Housing and MealsUniversity Of Wisconsin provides on-campus housing for 8,205 of its 36,582 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).
AthleticsSchool sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Big Ten Conference for major sports. The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 234 male students received the aid (men were 51% of those receiving aid) and 222 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 49% of students receiving such aid) .
Admissions (2008-2009)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 60% | | Women | 66% | | All | 63% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 550-670 | | Math | 610-710 | | Writing | 560-670 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses) AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (108 awarded) - Agricultural Business and Management
- Agricultural Communication/Journalism
- Agricultural Economics
- Food Science
ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (39 awarded) - Animal Sciences
- Dairy Science
ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (67 awarded) - City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
- Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)
ART STUDIES (157 awarded) - Art/Art Studies
- Arts Management
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (741 awarded) - Accounting
- Actuarial Science
- Business Administration and Management
- Business/Commerce
- Finance
- Insurance
- International Business/Trade/Commerce
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing/Marketing Management
- Operations Management and Supervision
- Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (147 awarded) - Computer Engineering
- Computer and Information Sciences
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (87 awarded) - Forest Sciences and Biology
- Forestry
- Land Use Planning and Management/Development
- Natural Resources/Conservation
- Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management
- Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
CONSTRUCTION TRADES (27 awarded) - Apparel and Textile Manufacture
DESIGN (33 awarded) DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (55 awarded) - Dance
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (395 awarded) - Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
- Agricultural Teacher Education
- Art Teacher Education
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Educational Leadership and Administration
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
- Music Teacher Education
- Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
- Social Studies Teacher Education
- Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
- Special Education and Teaching
ENGINEERING (1,005 awarded) - Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
- Engineering Mechanics
- Engineering Physics
- Engineering
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
- Geological/Geophysical Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Materials Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
- Nuclear Engineering
- Systems Engineering
- Water Resources Engineering
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (484 awarded) - Consumer Economics
- Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Communication
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
- Human Development and Family Studies
- Public Policy Analysis
- Social Work
FINE ARTS (50 awarded) - Art History, Criticism and Conservation
LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (52 awarded) - Agronomy and Crop Science
- Horticultural Science
- Soil Science and Agronomy
LAW (401 awarded) - Law (LLB, JD)
- Legal Studies
LIBERAL ARTS (2,455 awarded) - African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- African-American/Black Studies
- Anthropology
- Area Studies
- Asian Studies/Civilization
- Cartography
- Chinese Language and Literature
- Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
- Comparative Literature
- Creative Writing
- Development Economics and International Development
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- French Language and Literature
- Geography
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Hebrew Language and Literature
- History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
- History
- International Relations and Affairs
- International/Global Studies
- Italian Language and Literature
- Japanese Language and Literature
- Latin American Studies
- Latin Language and Literature
- Library Science/Librarianship
- Linguistics
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Polish Language and Literature
- Political Science and Government
- Portuguese Language and Literature
- Russian Language and Literature
- Scandinavian Studies
- Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Sociology
- South Asian Studies
- Southeast Asian Studies
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Women's Studies
MATHEMATICS (132 awarded) - Applied Mathematics
- Mathematics
- Statistics
MEDIA (414 awarded) - Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Journalism
- Mass Communication/Media Studies
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (25 awarded) - Community Health and Preventive Medicine
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (137 awarded) - Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
- Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
- Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
- Physician Assistant
MEDICINE (393 awarded) - Medicine (MD)
- Neuroscience
- Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
- Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
- Pharmacy Administration/Policy/Regulatory Affairs (MS, PhD)
- Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
- Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
- Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
- Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)
MUSIC (67 awarded) - Music History, Literature, and Theory
- Music Performance
- Music
- Musicology and Ethnomusicology
NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (202 awarded) - Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (190 awarded) - Kinesiology and Exercise Science
- Nutrition Sciences
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
- Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (81 awarded) RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (86 awarded) - Jewish/Judaic Studies
- Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE (1,323 awarded) - Astronomy
- Astrophysics
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
- Biochemistry
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Biometry/Biometrics
- Biophysics
- Biotechnology
- Botany/Plant Biology
- Chemistry
- Conservation Biology
- Endocrinology
- Entomology
- Environmental Toxicology
- Genetics
- Geology/Earth Science
- Geophysics and Seismology
- Human/Medical Genetics
- Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
- Oncology and Cancer Biology
- Pathology/Experimental Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Physics
- Physiology
- Plant Genetics
- Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
- Zoology/Animal Biology
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (340 awarded) - Educational Psychology
- Physical Therapy/Therapist
- Psychology
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