Also known as

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
13,963
52.7% Female
47.3% Male

Institution Overview

System
University of Wisconsin System
School Type
Public
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
City: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
488
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
141
Doctoral Research
103
Doctoral Professional
8
Distance
17
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.28%
American Indian or Alaska Native
5.61%
Asian
2.68%
Black or African American
6.37%
Hispanic or Latino
0.05%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
51.60%
White
3.24%
Two or more races
1.83%
Unknown
28.32%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$75
Admissions Office Web Address
https://www.admissions.wisc.edu/

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition
$10,728
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$24,054

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
No
Continuing Professional
No
Recreational or avocational
No
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
141
Master's (Distance)
3
Doctor's Degree Research
103
Doctor's Degree Professional
8
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
30
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)
10
Post Master's Certificate
1
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree Yes No
Actuarial Science Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
African-American/Black Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Agricultural Communication/Journalism Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Agricultural Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture Master's Degree Yes No
Agronomy and Crop Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Animal Physiology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Animal Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Anthropology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Applied Linguistics Doctoral – Research Yes No
Art History, Criticism and Conservation Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Art/Art Studies, General Master's Degree Yes No
Astronomy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Athletic Training/Trainer Master's Degree Yes No
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Audiology/Audiologist Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Biochemistry Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Bioinformatics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Biophysics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biotechnology Master's Degree Yes No
Botany/Plant Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree Yes No
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Business/Commerce, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chinese Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Civil Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist Master's Degree Yes Yes
Community Health and Preventive Medicine Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer and Information Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Counseling Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Creative Writing Master's Degree Yes No
Curriculum and Instruction Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Dairy Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Endocrinology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering Mechanics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Engineering, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Entomology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Environmental Chemistry Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Environmental Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Environmental Toxicology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Epidemiology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Family and Community Services Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Finance, General Master's Degree Yes No
Fine and Studio Arts Management Master's Degree Yes No
Food Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Forest Sciences and Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
French Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Genetics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Geographic Information Science and Cartography Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Geography Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Geological/Geophysical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Geology/Earth Science, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Health Law Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Health/Medical Physics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
History, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Horticultural Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Human/Medical Genetics Master's Degree Yes No
Humanities/Humanistic Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Industrial Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Information Science/Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Insurance Master's Degree Yes No
International Public Health/International Health Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
International Relations and Affairs Master's Degree Yes No
Italian Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Japanese Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Journalism Master's Degree Yes No
Kinesiology and Exercise Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Landscape Architecture Master's Degree Yes No
Latin American and Caribbean Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Law Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Library and Information Science Master's Degree Yes No
Linguistics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Management Science Master's Degree Yes No
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Master's Degree Yes No
Mass Communication/Media Studies Doctoral – Research Yes No
Materials Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Medical Informatics Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Medical Scientist Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Medicine Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Microbiology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Molecular Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Music Performance, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Music Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Music, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master's Degree Yes No
Neuroscience Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Nursing Practice Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Nutrition Sciences Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Occupational Therapy/Therapist Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Oncology and Cancer Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Pathology/Experimental Pathology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Pharmacology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Pharmacy Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Philosophy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Physician Assistant Master's Degree Yes No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physiology, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Plant Genetics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Political Science and Government, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Polymer/Plastics Engineering Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Portuguese Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Programs for Foreign Lawyers Master's Degree Yes No
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Public Health, General Master's Degree Yes No
Public Policy Analysis, General Master's Degree Yes No
Real Estate Master's Degree Yes No
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Scandinavian Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
School Psychology Master's Degree Yes No
Science, Technology and Society Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Social Work Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Sociology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Soil Science and Agronomy, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
South Asian Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Southeast Asian Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Spanish Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Special Education and Teaching, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Speech Communication and Rhetoric Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Master's Degree Yes Yes
Statistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Sustainability Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Systems Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Master's Degree Yes No
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Women's Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Zoology/Animal Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 5,213 3,852 1,317 44
With faculty status 3,888 3,832 23 33
Tenured 1,479 1,448 0 31
On tenure track 592 590 0 2
Not on tenure track 1,817 1,794 23 0
Multi-year contract 1,694 1,672 22 0
Annual contract 107 106 1 0
Less-than annual contract 16 16 0 0
Without faculty status 1,325 20 1,294 11

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
Yes
Medical Degree Offered?
Yes
Institution Has a Hospital?
Yes

Overview

Average In-State Tuition
$10,728
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$24,054
Financial aid office web address
https://financialaid.wisc.edu/
Tuition fee varies by residency status
Yes
Typical Room
$7,433
Typical Board
$4,350
Tuition & Fees
In-stateOut-of-State
Full time Average Tuition$10,728$24,054
Full time Fees$1,561$1,561
Part time, per credit hour$670$1,503

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramIn-state TuitionIn-state FeesOut-of-State TuitionOut-of-State Fees
Law $33,635 $1,561 $51,332 $1,561
Medicine $40,673 $1,561 $57,923 $1,561
Pharmacy $28,371 $1,561 $47,947 $1,561
Veterinary Medicine $33,846 $1,561 $54,841 $1,561

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
No
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
13,963
52.7% Female
47.3% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.28%
American Indian or Alaska Native
5.61%
Asian
2.68%
Black or African American
6.37%
Hispanic or Latino
0.05%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
51.60%
White
3.24%
Two or more races
1.83%
Unknown
28.32%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 18 21
Asian 349 435
Black Or African American 141 233
Hispanic Or Latino 391 499
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 2 5
Non-resident Alien 2,244 1,711
White 3,152 4,053
Two Or More Races 176 277
Unknown 135 121

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
2,872
48.2% Male
51.8% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
773
54.5% Male
45.5% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
685
43.1% Male
56.9% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
129
52.7% Male
47.3% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
No
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's childrenYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
500 Lincoln Dr
Madison, WI 53706-1380
Phone
608-263-2400
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]


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