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University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI · Public · 36,902 students · mostly bachelor degrees
40th-cheapest of 71 Wisconsin colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$17,354
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$28,679
Graduation rate
90%
Admission rate
45%
Median graduate earnings
$73,792
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$20,484
Average SAT
1427
Median ACT
29
Pell grant recipients
16%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
396 programsComputer and Information Sciences, General · Master's Degree188 grads/yr$196,985Environmental Health · Doctoral Degree18 grads/yr$169,322Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Master's Degree21 grads/yr$166,668Finance, General · Master's Degree22 grads/yr$164,371Business/Commerce, General · Master's Degree45 grads/yr$160,097Management Science · Master's Degree164 grads/yr$156,689Engineering, General · Master's Degree77 grads/yr$147,101Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management · First Professional Degree125 grads/yr$139,210Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Master's Degree114 grads/yr$129,743Medicine · First Professional Degree156 grads/yr$127,913Biochemistry · Doctoral Degree40 grads/yr$126,758Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Master's Degree66 grads/yr$125,492Veterinary Medicine · First Professional Degree98 grads/yr$122,648Clinical Nurse Leader · First Professional Degree25 grads/yr$122,428Real Estate · Bachelor's Degree169 grads/yr$120,483Computer Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree133 grads/yr$120,068Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree864 grads/yr$119,655Nuclear Engineering · Master's Degree19 grads/yr$118,214Mechanical Engineering · Master's Degree55 grads/yr$113,710Geographic Information Science and Cartography · Master's Degree43 grads/yr$111,616Industrial Engineering · Bachelor's Degree99 grads/yr$110,711Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering · Master's Degree49 grads/yr$109,392Pathology/Experimental Pathology · Doctoral Degree17 grads/yr$107,552Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree521 grads/yr$107,207Accounting · Master's Degree87 grads/yr$107,090
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.