University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison admitted 45% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1380–1520 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $16,600 a year. Within six years, 90% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 45%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1380–1520
- ACT middle 50%
- 29–33
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $29,943 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $16,600 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $3,424 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $12,166 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $44,191 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 90%
- Students who return for a second year
- 96%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $80,330 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,375
Students
- Undergraduates
- 36,902
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 19%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 16%
- Social sciences
- 9%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 8%
- Multi/interdisciplinary studies
- 7%
- Computer and information sciences
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Occidental College CA · 44% admitted
- University of Maryland-College Park MD · 45% admitted
- Stevens Institute of Technology NJ · 48% admitted
- George Washington University DC · 47% admitted
- Soka University of America CA · 43% admitted
- Brandeis University MA · 41% admitted
More colleges in Wisconsin
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI · 91% admitted
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater WI · 86% admitted
- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse WI · 76% admitted
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire WI · 82% admitted
- Marquette University WI · 81% admitted
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point WI · 92% admitted
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh WI · 87% admitted
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay WI · 89% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.