Top
10
14th best public college, 2022
U.S. News & World Report
Top 30
best global university, 2019
U.S. News & World Report
Rank #1
for volunteer-producing schools, Peace Corps
6th in research expenditures, 2019
National Science Foundation
Top 10
in producing Fortune 500 CEOs
Best value college, 2020
Princeton Review
20
Nobel Prizes awarded to UW faculty and alumni
4
LGBTQ grad and professional organizations
41
Pulitzer Prize winners
400+
UW related startups in Wisconsin as of 2019
Discovered vitamins in the 1910s, cultivated embryonic stem cells in the 1990s and helped unearth a human species in the 2010s
450,000+
strong alumni network around the globe
$15 billion
economic impact across Wisconsin
UW–Madison’s impact
7,000+
international students annually
Within five years of graduation, Badgers from
1/3 of undergraduate majors
have median earnings of
$60,000+
Universally accessible educational community for 2,200 disabled students annually

1,000
outdoor seats at the Memorial Union Terrace
Multicultural Graduate Network focused on graduates of color
Member:
National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity
Support and fellowships provided to underrepresented graduate students