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The University of Wisconsin is a top-ranked research institution located in Madison, Wisconsin, providing exceptional education opportunities to undergraduates, graduate and professional students.
Explore UW–Madison through a variety of events specifically for prospective and admitted undergraduate students and their guests. Choose from open houses, admissions information sessions, campus tours, transfer visit days, academic-specific sessions, and more.
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.
At UW–Madison you’ll find your fit. Our campus offers some 600 undergraduate and graduate majors and more than 9,000 courses — from accounting to zoology and everything in between. Whether you’re decided or still discovering, we’ll help match your dream to your degree.
University of Wisconsin—Madison is a public institution that was founded in 1848. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 37,230 (fall 2022), and the campus size is 936 acres.
Learn more about applying as a second degree student. At University of Wisconsin–Madison, we offer eight undergraduate schools and colleges that are home to our over 130 undergraduate majors.
Built on an isthmus and surrounded by lakes, Madison blends the city and campus, green spaces and urban areas, to create a place unlike anywhere else. Take a trip around the sun with us and explore for yourself.
