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Learn about the 13 public universities with campuses across the state, offering world-class education, research, and outreach. Find systemwide facts, figures, and strategic plan, as well as campus information and student support.
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History[edit] The present-day University of Wisconsin System was created on October 11, 1971, by Chapter 100, Laws of 1971, which combined the former University of Wisconsin and Wisconsin State Universities systems into an enlarged University of Wisconsin System. The final legislation passed in May 1974, combining two chapters of the Wisconsin ...
- 1848; 175 years ago
- 182,000
- Jay Rothman
We’re a public university guided by public service. UW–Madison’s longest and proudest tradition is the Wisconsin Idea: the principle that our work should improve people’s lives beyond the boundaries of campus. This century-old guiding philosophy applies to our academics, research, and outreach. Learn more about the Wisconsin Idea
In 1971, Wisconsin legislators passed a law merging the University of Wisconsin with the nine universities and four freshman-sophomore branch campuses of the Wisconsin State Universities System, creating the University of Wisconsin System and bringing the two higher education systems under a single board of regents. Student activism