University · Madison, United States
University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Wisconsin System
Public research university in Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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About
instance of inception official name University of Wisconsin–Madison native label University of Wisconsin–Madison motto text language used academic calendar type
Location and contact
country located in the administrative territorial entity street address 500 Lincoln Dr, Madison, WI 53706-1380 postal code coordinate location official website official map URL
People and numbers
count of students 45,540 · 2020 44,198 · full-time equivalent · 1 September 2021 Earlier figures (3) 44,257 · 2019 44,411 · 2018 137,123 · full-time equivalent · 1 September 2021 employees Earlier figures (1) admission rate admission yield rate
Rankings and recognition
ranking 110 · QS World University Rankings · 2026 54 · Times Higher Education World University Rankings · 2026 36 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2025 Earlier figures (34) 116 · QS World University Rankings · 2025 102 · QS World University Rankings · 2024 83 · QS World University Rankings · 2023 75 · QS World University Rankings · 2022 65 · QS World University Rankings · 2021 56 · QS World University Rankings · 2020 53 · QS World University Rankings · 2019 55 · QS World University Rankings · 2018 53 · QS World University Rankings · 2017 54 · QS World University Rankings · 2016 41 · QS World University Rankings · 2015 37 · QS World University Rankings · 2014 38 · QS World University Rankings · 2012 36 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2024 35 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2023 33 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2022 31 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2021 32 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2020 27 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2019 28 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2018 28 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2017 28 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2016 24 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2015 24 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2014 19 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2013 19 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2012 19 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2011 17 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2010 17 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2008 17 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2007 16 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2006 16 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2005 18 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2004 27 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2003 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
Finances
endowment $3,496,791,068 · 30 June 2022 Earlier figures (3) $703,894,004 · 30 June 2022 $4,052,067,697 · 30 June 2021 $738,451,287 · 30 June 2021
Structure and memberships
parent organization or unit part of child organization or unit 7 more has part(s) member of 14 more owner of athletics program
Other facts
accredited by item operated organizational division product or material produced published in significant event
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Wikimedia and technical details (9)
Commons category University of Wisconsin-Madison topic's main category category for alumni of educational institution category for employees of the organization described by source API endpoint URL Commons gallery University of Wisconsin–Madison topic has template social media followers 193,508 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 15763818 · 12 February 2023 16,000 · YouTube channel ID: UCkLUUkaWP8Axn4LKa-v9MKA · 20 September 2025 Earlier figures (7) 188,139 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 15763818 · 27 February 2022 185,948 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 15763818 · 6 January 2021 14,500 · YouTube channel ID: UCkLUUkaWP8Axn4LKa-v9MKA · 5 October 2024 13,100 · YouTube channel ID: UCkLUUkaWP8Axn4LKa-v9MKA · 16 January 2024 11,300 · YouTube channel ID: UCkLUUkaWP8Axn4LKa-v9MKA · 17 February 2023 10,100 · YouTube channel ID: UCkLUUkaWP8Axn4LKa-v9MKA · 17 March 2022 9,700 · YouTube channel ID: UCkLUUkaWP8Axn4LKa-v9MKA · 12 October 2021
Identifiers in other databases (95)
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At a glance
Kind University · Public
Location Madison, United States
Founded 1848
Students 45,540 (2020)
Also known as University of Wisconsin-Madison, UW Madison, UW-Madison, Madison, University of Wisconsin, Madison, University of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison University of Wisconsin
Part of University of Wisconsin System
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