University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI · Public45.2%
Acceptance rate
1,402
SAT Average
$16,928
Avg net price
35,665
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 9,241Master’s 2,957Doctoral 1,598 |
| Bachelor’s 1,540Master’s 448Doctoral 12 |
| Bachelor’s 1,094Master’s 173Doctoral 155 |
| Bachelor’s 923Master’s 264Doctoral 58 |
| Bachelor’s 890Master’s 363Doctoral 169 |
| Bachelor’s 847Master’s 259Doctoral 34 |
| Bachelor’s 598Master’s 39Doctoral 8 |
| Bachelor’s 471Master’s 116Doctoral 33 |
| Bachelor’s 428Master’s 28Doctoral 14 |
| Bachelor’s 389Master’s 307Doctoral 446 |
| Bachelor’s 247Master’s 32Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s 212Master’s 164Doctoral 50 |
| Bachelor’s 202Master’s 109Doctoral 35 |
| Bachelor’s 159Master’s 48Doctoral 29 |
| Bachelor’s 154Master’s 132Doctoral 84 |
| Bachelor’s 152Master’s 55Doctoral 19 |
| Bachelor’s 149Master’s 13Doctoral 14 |
| Bachelor’s 141Master’s 34Doctoral 115 |
| Bachelor’s 134Master’s 15Doctoral 28 |
| Bachelor’s 113Master’s 9Doctoral 11 |
| Bachelor’s 100Master’s 19Doctoral 252 |
| Bachelor’s 96Master’s 21Doctoral 19 |
| Bachelor’s 78Master’s 156Doctoral 4 |
| Bachelor’s 49Master’s 13Doctoral 2 |
| Bachelor’s 49Master’s 7Doctoral 5 |
| Bachelor’s 26Master’s 19Doctoral 2 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 93Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 21Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Big Ten Conference
Projected sponsored sports23
Athletic participation
738 unique student-athletes · 20 varsity teams
Fall Early Action
Fall Regular Decision
FAFSA due Dec 1
· Apply with Common App or Universities of Wisconsin Application
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $10,006
- Required fees
- $1,597
- Food and housing
- $14,124
- Books and supplies
- $1,100
- Other expenses
- $3,178
- Total
- $30,005
- $26,5532019–2019–20
- $27,1582020–2120–21
- $27,4182021–2221–22
- $27,9942022–2322–23
- $28,9052023–2423–24
- $30,0052024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $16,928 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 38%
- Average share of need met
- 92%
- Average need-based grant
- $34,828
- Required forms
- FAFSA and CSS Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from University of Wisconsin-Madison’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
University of Wisconsin-Madison admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
University of Wisconsin-Madison runs a nonbinding Early Action plan.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. University of Wisconsin-Madison admits in-state applicants at 56.4%, out-of-state applicants at 40.3%, and international applicants at 31.6%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
8,495 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jan 22. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT, down from 46% in 2021–22.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
11.8% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
28.7% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
University of Wisconsin-Madison’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 94% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 35.5% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.91
High-school class rank
Among the 35.5% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
University of Wisconsin-Madison rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Application essay
- Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Character / personal qualities
- Important
- State residency
- Important
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
University of Wisconsin-Madison leaves 1 Common Data Set answer blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
University of Wisconsin-Madison's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $16,928 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 3,233 of 8,471 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. University of Wisconsin-Madison reports institutional aid is not available to international students.
University of Wisconsin-Madison admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
Waitlist ranked
Not disclosed94.5% of University of Wisconsin-Madison’s first-years return for a second year and 89.3% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03