The University of Wisconsin Madison
Instate Tuition (2011-2012)
$9,665
$9,665
Out-of-state Tuition (2011-2012)
$25,415
$25,415
UWMa AddressUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON 500 LINCOLN DR MADISON, WI53706 General info:(608) 262-1234 Financial aid office:(608) 262-3060 Admissions office:(608) 262-3961 |
Tuition + UWMa Housing(2011-2012)UGrad Application Fee: $44 Grad Application Fee: $56 Campus Housing Capacity:8127 Freshman Must Live on Campus: No |
University Makeup(2011-2012)# of Undergrads: 33,772 # of Grad students: 12,984 # of Part time: 7 Total Students: 46,756 |
Male48.2%
Female51.8%
International:11%
African-American:3%
American Indian:0%
Asian:5%
Hispanic:4%
Pacific Islander:38%
Caucasian:73%
Unknown:3%
Financial Aid54% First time, full time students receive federal aid and the average amount is $2,662 10% of students receive State/Local grants and the average amount is $1,891 13% receive instiutional grants and the average institutional award is $2,625 35% receive student loans and the average amount is $4,491 |
| Public 4 year or above Institution Research Universities (very high research activity) Doctoral/Research Universities--Extensive |
Special ProgramsMD Medical Program Pharmacy Program Law Program Teacher Certifications |
Admissions RequirementsSecondary School Record Required Secondary School GPA Required Secondary School Rank Recommended Test Scores Required Competencies Neither required nor recommended Test EOFL Required |
Special CreditsHS College Credit: Yes AP Credit: Yes Life Experience Credit: No Special Credits(other): No |
Applicants Admitted %63% men vs 70% women admitted |
Applicants vs AdmissionsNumber of Men Applicants: 10,610 Number of Women Applicants: 11,079 Number of Men Admitted: 6,694 Number of Women Admitted: 7,723 |
Student ServicesLibrary On Campus Counseling Services Employment Services Placement Services Day Care On Campus |
Majors Hide Majors |
| • Accounting • Actuarial Science • Advanced Legal Research/Studies General • Advanced Legal Research/Studies General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • African Languages Literatures and Linguistics • African-American/Black Studies • Agricultural Communication/Journalism • Agricultural Economics • Agricultural Economics Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Agricultural Engineering • Agricultural Engineering Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture • Agronomy and Crop Science • Animal Sciences General • Animal Sciences General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Anthropology • Anthropology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Apparel and Textiles General • Applied Mathematics General • Art History Criticism and Conservation • Art History Criticism and Conservation Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Art Teacher Education • Art/Art Studies General • Asian Studies/Civilization • Astronomy • Astronomy Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Astrophysics • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology General • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Audiology/Audiologist Phd(Professional practice) • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Bilingual and Multilingual Education Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Biochemistry • Biochemistry Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Biology/Biological Sciences General • Biometry/Biometrics • Biophysics • Biophysics Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Biotechnology • Botany/Plant Biology • Botany/Plant Biology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Business Administration and Management General • Business/Commerce General • Business/Commerce General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Chemical Engineering • Chemical Engineering Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Chemistry General • Chemistry General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Chinese Language and Literature • Chinese Language and Literature Phd(Research / Scholarship) • City/Urban Community and Regional Planning • Civil Engineering General • Civil Engineering General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Classics and Classical Languages Literatures and Linguistics General • Classics and Classical Languages Literatures and Linguistics General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions Other • Community Health and Preventive Medicine • Community Health and Preventive Medicine Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Comparative Literature • Computer Engineering General • Computer and Information Sciences General • Computer and Information Sciences General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Conservation Biology • Consumer Economics • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Creative Writing • Curriculum and Instruction • Curriculum and Instruction Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Dairy Science • Dairy Science Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Dance General • Development Economics and International Development Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts General • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Earth Science Teacher Education • Economics General • Economics General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Educational Leadership and Administration General • Educational Leadership and Administration General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Educational Psychology • Educational Psychology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Electrical and Electronics Engineering • Electrical and Electronics Engineering Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Elementary Education and Teaching • Endocrinology • Engineering General • Engineering Mechanics • Engineering Mechanics Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics • English Language and Literature General • English Language and Literature General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Entomology • Entomology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Environmental Chemistry Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Environmental Toxicology • Environmental Toxicology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Family and Community Services • Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences General • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Communication • Finance General • Financial Planning and Services • Fine and Studio Arts Management • Food Science • Food Science Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Forest Sciences and Biology • Forestry General • Forestry General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • French Language and Literature • French Language and Literature Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Genetics General • Genetics General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Geographic Information Science and Cartography • Geography • Geography Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Geological/Geophysical Engineering • Geological/Geophysical Engineering Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Geology/Earth Science General • Geology/Earth Science General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Geophysics and Seismology • Geophysics and Seismology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Germanic Languages Literatures and Linguistics General • Germanic Languages Literatures and Linguistics General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Health/Medical Physics • Health/Medical Physics Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Hebrew Language and Literature • Hebrew Language and Literature Phd(Research / Scholarship) • History General • History General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • History and Philosophy of Science and Technology • History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Horticultural Science • Horticultural Science Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Human Development and Family Studies General • Human/Medical Genetics • Industrial Engineering • Industrial Engineering Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Insurance • Interior Design • International Business/Trade/Commerce • International Relations and Affairs • International/Global Studies • Italian Language and Literature • Italian Language and Literature Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Japanese Language and Literature • Jewish/Judaic Studies • Journalism • Kinesiology and Exercise Science • Kinesiology and Exercise Science Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Labor Studies Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Land Use Planning and Management/Development • Land Use Planning and Management/Development Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Landscape Architecture • Latin American and Caribbean Studies • Latin Language and Literature • Law Phd(Professional practice) • Legal Studies General • Library and Information Science • Library and Information Science Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Linguistics • Management Information Systems General • Marketing/Marketing Management General • Mass Communication/Media Studies Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Materials Engineering • Materials Engineering Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Mathematics General • Mathematics General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Mathematics Teacher Education • Mechanical Engineering • Mechanical Engineering Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Medicine Phd(Professional practice) • Microbiology General • Microbiology General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Microbiology and Immunology • Molecular Biochemistry Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Molecular Biology • Molecular Biology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Other • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Other Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Music General • Music General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Music Performance General • Music Performance General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Music Teacher Education • Natural Resources/Conservation General • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering • Neuroscience • Neuroscience Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Nuclear Engineering • Nuclear Engineering Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Nutrition Sciences • Nutrition Sciences Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Occupational Therapy/Therapist • Oceanography Chemical and Physical Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Oncology and Cancer Biology • Oncology and Cancer Biology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Operations Management and Supervision • Parks Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management General • Pathology/Experimental Pathology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Pharmacology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Pharmacology and Toxicology • Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration Other • Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs • Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Pharmacy Phd(Professional practice) • Philosophy • Philosophy Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Physical Therapy/Therapist Phd(Professional practice) • Physician Assistant • Physics General • Physics General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Physiology General • Physiology General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Plant Genetics • Plant Genetics Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Plant Pathology/Phytopathology • Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Polish Language and Literature • Political Science and Government General • Political Science and Government General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Portuguese Language and Literature • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies • Psychology General • Psychology General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Public Health General • Public Policy Analysis General • Real Estate • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Religion/Religious Studies • Retailing and Retail Operations • Rural Sociology • Russian Language and Literature • Sales Distribution and Marketing Operations General • Scandinavian Studies • Scandinavian Studies Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education • Slavic Languages Literatures and Linguistics General • Slavic Languages Literatures and Linguistics General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Social Studies Teacher Education • Social Work • Social Work Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Sociology • Sociology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Soil Science and Agronomy General • South Asian Studies • South Asian Studies Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Southeast Asian Studies • Spanish Language and Literature • Spanish Language and Literature Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Special Education and Teaching General • Special Education and Teaching General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Speech Communication and Rhetoric • Speech Communication and Rhetoric Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Statistics General • Statistics General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Systems Engineering • Veterinary Medicine Phd(Professional practice) • Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences General • Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Water Wetlands and Marine Resources Management • Wildlife Fish and Wildlands Science and Management • Wildlife Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Women's Studies • Zoology/Animal Biology • Zoology/Animal Biology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Agricultural Business and Management General |
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