University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

Public City: Large

Quick Facts

35,665
Enrollment
43.4%
Acceptance Rate
1,402
SAT Average
89.3%
Graduation Rate (4yr)
$73,792
Median Earnings (10yr)
94.5%
Retention Rate

Admissions

Admission Rate 43.4%
SAT Average 1,402
SAT Math (25th-75th) 700 – 780
SAT Reading (25th-75th) 660 – 730
ACT Average 29
ACT (25th-75th) 28 – 32

Costs & Financial Aid

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $11,205
Out-of-State Tuition $40,603
Average Net Price $16,928

Net Price by Family Income

$0 – $30,000 $4,458
$30,001 – $48,000 $5,268
$48,001 – $75,000 $9,613
Over $110,000 $26,427
15.3%
Pell Grant Rate
21.7%
Federal Loan Rate
$20,484
Median Debt
$217/mo
Monthly Payment

Student Demographics

White 60.4%
African American 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino 8.3%
Asian 10.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.1%
Two or More Ethnicities 4.8%
International 10.0%
53.1%
Female
16.8%
First Generation

Outcomes

89.3%
4-Year Completion Rate
94.5%
Retention Rate
$61,275
Median Earnings (6yr)
$73,792
Median Earnings (10yr)
80.0%
Earning Over $25K
729100.0%
Loan Repayment (3yr)

Programs & Earnings

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Finance and Financial Management Services Master's 27 $157,542
Real Estate Master's 19 $146,392
Marketing Master's 24 $144,748
Business/Commerce, General Master's 94 $142,156 $50,847
Economics Doctoral 28 $136,278
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration First Professional 128 $130,220 $127,000
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Master's 83 $120,214
Computer Engineering Bachelor's 98 $117,059
Engineering, General Master's 72 $116,436 $41,000
Mechanical Engineering Master's 57 $111,428
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions First Professional $109,199
Business Administration, Management and Operations Master's 3 $108,649
Computer and Information Sciences, General Doctoral 22 $106,421
Medicine First Professional 159 $105,922 $179,642
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Master's 51 $105,101 $61,896
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Bachelor's 70 $103,437 $22,250
Chemistry Doctoral 47 $102,110
Real Estate Bachelor's 156 $100,995 $20,138
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's 628 $97,595 $20,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing First Professional 28 $96,519 $55,103
Insurance Bachelor's 137 $96,327 $20,500
Industrial Engineering Bachelor's 116 $95,113 $23,481
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Doctoral 30 $94,408
International Business Bachelor's 34 $94,010
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's 113 $92,813 $21,638
Veterinary Medicine First Professional 84 $91,362 $129,925
Sociology Doctoral 16 $90,325
Biotechnology Master's 24 $89,237 $41,000
Accounting and Related Services Master's 113 $87,269 $20,500
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's 404 $86,244 $20,181
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's 190 $86,231 $19,450
Nuclear Engineering Bachelor's 15 $85,629
Public Health Doctoral 12 $84,653
Law First Professional 147 $84,364 $61,500
Marketing Bachelor's 222 $83,360 $20,000
Mathematics Bachelor's 296 $83,357 $20,080
Materials Engineering Bachelor's 50 $82,939 $20,195
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's 178 $81,952 $20,000
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Doctoral 39 $81,629
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's 121 $80,756 $22,500
Civil Engineering Bachelor's 108 $80,265 $21,500
Geological/Geophysical Engineering Bachelor's 19 $80,090
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's 126 $78,931 $20,277
Industrial Engineering Master's 29 $76,460
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Bachelor's 81 $76,003 $20,492
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services First Professional 13 $74,576
Geography and Cartography Master's 55 $74,365 $27,416
Economics Master's 156 $73,951
Management Information Systems and Services Bachelor's 37 $73,506 $19,247
Genetics Master's 14 $73,446
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's 230 $73,330 $20,659
Agricultural Engineering Bachelor's 61 $72,632 $19,970
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions First Professional 43 $72,298 $64,000
Public Health Master's 62 $71,766 $38,500
Public Policy Analysis Master's 43 $71,476 $20,213
Physics Bachelor's 61 $69,988 $20,500
Economics Bachelor's 566 $69,594 $20,500
Food Science and Technology Bachelor's 29 $68,878
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Master's 31 $68,499
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's 43 $67,483 $24,250
Agricultural Business and Management Master's 0 $67,374
Curriculum and Instruction Doctoral 24 $66,889 $63,482
Agricultural Business and Management Bachelor's 44 $66,254 $12,500
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions Master's 35 $65,702 $40,685
Engineering Mechanics Bachelor's 35 $65,657 $23,500
Civil Engineering Master's 31 $65,238
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Bachelor's 138 $64,857 $18,737
Educational Administration and Supervision Master's 79 $63,831 $20,500
Statistics Bachelor's 128 $63,005 $24,250
Chemistry Bachelor's 76 $62,892 $22,250
Communication and Media Studies Doctoral 15 $62,260
International Relations and National Security Studies Master's 7 $61,218
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology Master's 40 $60,214 $25,900
Agricultural Public Services Bachelor's 59 $59,522 $15,000
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's 98 $58,500 $24,000
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's 27 $57,850
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's 214 $57,775 $20,000
Political Science and Government Bachelor's 363 $56,465 $20,500
Biology, General Bachelor's 376 $56,314 $20,500
Journalism Bachelor's 233 $56,265 $21,500
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Master's 30 $55,952 $39,736
Social Work Master's 167 $55,907 $29,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions Bachelor's 84 $55,568 $21,500
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Bachelor's 76 $54,549 $21,500
History Doctoral 13 $54,364
History Bachelor's 130 $54,182 $19,500
Genetics Bachelor's 84 $54,177 $19,500
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) Bachelor's 97 $54,150 $20,000
Curriculum and Instruction Master's 64 $53,914 $23,500
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor's 73 $53,748 $25,247
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Master's 28 $53,264
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Master's 44 $53,256 $28,394
Sociology Bachelor's 97 $52,892 $17,212
Nutrition Sciences Bachelor's 66 $52,882 $20,500
Psychology, General Bachelor's 463 $52,087 $20,500
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's 189 $52,001 $20,000
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor's 35 $51,862 $17,875
International/Global Studies Bachelor's 82 $51,478 $17,732
Landscape Architecture Bachelor's 18 $50,439
English Language and Literature, General Doctoral 15 $50,439
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's 290 $50,226 $20,500
Library Science and Administration Master's 84 $49,852 $33,938
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's 41 $49,762 $18,689
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Bachelor's 14 $48,854 $24,699
Animal Sciences Bachelor's 50 $48,199 $25,000
Special Education and Teaching Bachelor's 51 $47,683 $20,500
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's 126 $47,090 $19,989
Social Work Bachelor's 71 $46,900 $20,500
Apparel and Textiles Bachelor's 14 $46,673
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's 175 $46,193 $18,875
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Bachelor's 214 $46,149 $20,500
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Master's 14 $46,087
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's 48 $45,721 $19,254
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's 130 $45,157 $21,500
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Doctoral 13 $44,590
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Master's 1 $43,798
Area Studies Bachelor's 31 $42,881 $20,196
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's 25 $42,682
Philosophy Bachelor's 54 $42,622 $21,500
Anthropology Bachelor's 26 $42,367 $16,166
Music Master's 19 $41,225
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's 21 $41,032
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Master's 15 $41,025
Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor's 68 $40,827 $23,250
Education, General Master's $40,485
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's 82 $39,953 $16,750
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Bachelor's 63 $39,875 $19,500
Music Doctoral 15 $39,030
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's 14 $38,463
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master's 12 $37,208
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology Bachelor's 18 $36,790
Fine and Studio Arts Master's 52 $36,488 $33,102
Plant Sciences Bachelor's 23 $36,197
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's 11 $32,391
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management Bachelor's 16 $31,963
Music Bachelor's 27 $31,552
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's 227 $29,137 $21,202
Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor's 14 $28,960
Astronomy and Astrophysics Bachelor's 40 $26,353 $20,000
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's 10 $20,824