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University Chancellor: Jennifer L. Mnookin (www.chancellor.wisc.edu)
Number of Schools and Colleges: 13
Fall 2022 Average Undergraduate Class Size: 34
2020-21 Annual Student Credit Hours: 1,206,675
Fall 2022 Headcount Enrollment
Undergraduate 35,184
Wisconsin Resident 17,703
Minnesota Reciprocity 3,114
Other Non-Resident 14,367
Graduate 9,993
Clinical Doctorate 2,663
Special 2,046
Total 49,886
New Freshmen (Fall 2022)
Applicants 60,280
Admits 29,546
Enrolled Students 8,628
Admit Rate 49.0%
Yield Rate 29.2%
2021-22 International Study Abroad Participants 1,850
2021-22 Degrees Awarded
Bachelor’s 7,418
Master’s 2,454
Research Doctorate 773
Clinical Doctorate 700
Undergraduate Retention and Graduation Rates
1st-Year Retention Rate 94.3%
4-Year Graduation Rate 75.1%
6-Year Graduation Rate 89.2%
Academic Year 2022-23 Tuition & Fees
Undergraduate Resident $10,796
Undergraduate Non-Resident $39,427
Ranks 10th among Big Ten publics
Expected Total Cost of Attendance for Undergraduates in 2022-23
Residents $27,930
Non-Residents $57,061
Fall 2022 Faculty and Staff Head Count
Faculty 2,292
Limited Staff 703
Instructional Academic Staff 2,766
Other Academic Staff 9,051
University Staff 3,888
Post-Degree Training Staff 1,008
Graduate Assistants 5,589
Total 25,297
NSF Research Expenditures (FY 2021)
Total Research Expenditures $1,380.1M
Federally Funded Expenditures $646.7M
Non-Federal Expenditures $733.4M
National Research Expenditure Rank 8th
Big Ten Research Expenditure Rank 2nd
Wisconsin Alumni Association
Total Living Alumni 476,939
2021-22 Budget
State Appropriations $541.5M (15%)
Student Tuition Revenue $761.8M (21%)
Federal Programs $918.3M (25%)
Gifts, Grants, & Seg. Fees $669.8M (19%)
State Laboratory Fees $41.1M (1%)
Auxiliary Enterprises $455.0M (13%)
Operations Receipts $309.0M (9%)
Total $3,696.8M (100%)