	University of Wisconsin-Madison 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of Wisconsin-Madison (also known as University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, "UW", or regionally as, UW-Madison, or simply Madison) is a public research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded when Wisconsin achieved statehood in 1848, UW-Madison is the official state university of Wisconsin, and the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It was the first public university established in Wisconsin and remains the oldest and largest public university in the state. It became a land-grant institution in 1866. The 933-acre (378 ha) main campus includes four National Historic Landmarks. UW-Madison is organized into 20 schools and colleges, which enrolled 29,302 undergraduate, 9,445 graduate, and 2,459 professional students and granted 6,659 bachelor's, 3,493 graduate and professional degrees in 2013-2014. The University employs over 21,796 faculty and staff. Its comprehensive academic program offers 136 undergraduate majors, along with 148 master's degree programs and 120 doctoral programs. The UW is one of America's Public Ivy universities, which refers to top public universities in the United States capable of providing a collegiate experience comparable with the Ivy League. UW-Madison is also categorized as an RU/VH Research University (very high research activity) in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. In 2012, it had research expenditures of more than $1.1 billion, the third highest among universities in the country. Wisconsin is a founding member of the Association of American Universities. History The university had its official beginnings when the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature in its 1838 session passed a law incorporating a "University of the Territory of Wisconsin", and a high-ranking Board of Visitors was appointed. However, this body (the predecessor of the U.W. board of regents) never actually accomplished anything before Wisconsin was incorporated as a state in 1848. The Wisconsin Constitution provided for "the establishment of a state university, at or near the seat of state government..." and directed by the state legislature to be governed by a board of regents and administered by a Chancellor. On July 26, 1846, Nelson Dewey, Wisconsin's first governor, signed the act that formally created the University of Wisconsin. John H. Lathrop became the university's first chancellor, in the fall of 1849. With John W. Sterling as the university's first professor (mathematics), the first class of 17 students met at Madison Female Academy on February 5, 1849. A permanent campus site was soon selected: an area of 50 acres (20.2 ha) "bounded north by Fourth lake, east by a street to be opened at right angles with King street", "south by Mineral Point Road (University Avenue), and west by a carriage-way from said road to the lake." The regents' building plans called for a "main edifice fronting towards the Capitol, three stories high, surmounted by an observatory for astronomical observations." This building, University Hall, now known as Bascom Hall, was finally completed in 1859. On October 10, 1916, a fire destroyed the building's dome, which was never replaced. North Hall, constructed in 1851, was actually the first building on campus. In 1854, Levi Booth and Charles T. Wakeley became the first graduates of the university, and in 1892 the university awarded its first PhD to future university president Charles R. Van Hise. The Wisconsin Idea Research, teaching, and service at the UW is influenced by a tradition known as "the Wisconsin Idea", first articulated by UW-Madison President Charles Van Hise in 1904, when he declared "I shall never be content until the beneficent influence of the University reaches every home in the state." The Wisconsin Idea holds that the boun ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of Wisconsin Details

University of Wisconsin Details
detail	value
state	Wisconsin
conference	Big Ten Conference
public	Public
scores	1905/1270/29
level	Excellent
rank	[33
overall ROI rank	[25
size	large
undergrads	30694
grads	11904
price	40644
drop	17
stem	33
research	1104
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of Wisconsin-Madison?

1. number 33 for Academics.

2. number 25 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of Wisconsin-Madison?

1. University of California-Los Angeles

2. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

3. University of Washington-Seattle Campus

4. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

5. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

6. University of Maryland-College Park

7. University of Florida

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

University of Wisconsin National Academic Rankings

University of Wisconsin National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	33	99	88	35	30	24	6	58	25
All	31	73	67	35	30	24	6	32	23
All Nonivy	23	67	63	27	23	18	6	31	19
Div1	20	36	32	26	23	16	2	30	16
Div1 Nonivy	13	28	25	18	16	10	2	29	12
Div1 Public	6	11	12	9	9	7	2	21	7
Public	8	16	20	9	9	10	3	26	7
Power5	11	19	18	16	15	9	2	21	10
Stem Low	25	50	58	25	23	20	6	44	23
Big Ten Conference	5	6	7	6	6	3	2	6	5
Mid West Region	8	15	18	7	7	3	2	27	13
State of Wisconsin	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	4	2
Top Ten Top250	33	99	88	35	30	24	6	58	25
Top Ten Div1 Public	9	9	9	9	9	6	3	5	7
Top Ten Public	10	10	10	9	9	6	4	5	8
Top Ten Big Ten Conference	5	6	7	6	6	3	2	5	5
Top Ten Mid West Region	6	9	9	7	7	3	2	10	8
Top Ten State of Wisconsin	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	3	1

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University of Wisconsin Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Wisconsin
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
99.77	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
99.50	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
93.33	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Good	55	66
92.88	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
92.62	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	30	22
92.54	University of Maryland-College Park	Maryland	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	34	60
86.23	University of Florida	Florida	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	43	38
85.27	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
85.18	The University of Texas at Austin	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Good	38	51
84.57	Ohio State University	Ohio	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	40	43
84.07	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pennsylvania	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	50	75
82.51	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Ivy League	Private	Elite	12	7
81.52	Stanford University	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	9	17
81.44	Duke University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	13	3
81.38	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	16	47
79.23	Brigham Young University-Provo	Utah	Other / West Coast Conference	Private	Good	72	27
79.23	University of California-Berkeley	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	18	26
77.33	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
76.91	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
76.91	Stony Brook University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Good	62	109
76.44	The University of Texas at Dallas	Texas	American Southwest Conference	Public	Good	70	55
76.44	Cornell University	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	15	39
76.25	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
75.76	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
75.30	Northwestern University	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Private	Elite	11	13
74.94	Washington University in St Louis	Missouri	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	8	6
74.88	Villanova University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	99	68
74.82	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Private	Elite	14	8
74.69	University of Rochester	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	39	93
74.54	SUNY College at Geneseo	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	Excellent	111	184
74.50	Princeton University	New Jersey	Ivy League	Private	Elite	4	11
74.43	Lehigh University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	69	32
74.11	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	131	93
73.99	St Olaf College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	144	127
73.88	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
73.82	Union College	Kentucky	Mid - South Conference / Appal...	Private	BelowAverage	162	178
73.73	Colby College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	132	155
73.71	Grinnell College	Iowa	Midwest Conference	Private	Excellent	114	123
73.66	Whitman College	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	153	154
73.63	Reed College	Oregon	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	106	144
72.87	University of Arizona	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	124	86
70.85	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	Good	96	88
70.65	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
69.60	Northeastern University	Massachusetts	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Elite	40	109
68.91	Harvard University	Massachusetts	Ivy League	Private	Elite	2	10
68.50	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	31	12
68.43	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	7	42
67.79	Tufts University	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	23	34
67.52	Rice University	Texas	Conference USA	Private	Elite	20	4
67.42	University of Tulsa	Oklahoma	American Athletic Conference	Private	Good	139	75

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

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University of Wisconsin Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Wisconsin
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
96.92	University of California-San Diego	California	Division II Independents	Public	Excellent	26	70
95.34	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	30	22
95.02	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
94.54	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
94.14	University of Maryland-College Park	Maryland	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	34	60
93.43	The University of Texas at Austin	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Good	38	51
93.28	Ohio State University	Ohio	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	40	43
92.65	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
92.43	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
91.76	Case Western Reserve University	Ohio	Presidents' Athletic Conferenc...	Private	Excellent	28	14
91.26	New York University	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	35	101
91.10	Emory University	Georgia	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	36	29
90.89	Atlantic Coast Conference (Average)	-	Atlantic Coast Conference	-Conf-	Excellent	-	21
90.53	University of California-Berkeley	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	18	26
90.33	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	27	34
89.60	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
89.03	University of Southern California	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	22	81
88.49	Northeastern University	Massachusetts	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Elite	40	109
87.43	Ivy League (Low)	-	Ivy League	-Conf-	Elite	-	21
86.99	Brown University	Rhode Island	Ivy League	Private	Elite	25	34
86.81	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	31	12
85.86	Rice University	Texas	Conference USA	Private	Elite	20	4
84.03	Ivy League (Average)	-	Ivy League	-Conf-	Elite	-	20
83.48	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Private	Elite	14	8

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