Quality index #56 · public
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Land-grant flagship with leading agriculture, engineering, economics and medical research, and one of the largest graduate schools in the Midwest.
Address & contacts
Campus address
500 Lincoln Drive, Madison, WI 53706Fields of study
Wisconsin awards bachelor's degree (4 years), master's degree (1–2 years), doctorate / phd, professional degree (md, jd, mba).
- Computer & Data Science
- Engineering
- Business & Management
- Health & Medicine
- Nursing
- Law & Public Policy
- Natural Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Arts & Humanities
- Education
- Agriculture & Food Systems
- Environmental Science
- Public Health
- Veterinary Medicine
Known for
AgricultureEconomicsEngineering
Public FlagshipLand GrantBig Ten
Reading the numbers
Wisconsin sits at #56 in the Campus Atlas index with a score of 72. The index weighs academic reputation, research capacity, selectivity and student outcomes; rounded planning value compiled 2025/26, not official reporting.
Enrolment, tuition and acceptance figures are rounded planning values compiled in 2025/26 for orientation. Verify exact numbers with each university's official fact sheet before you apply.
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