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University of Wisconsin-Madison General Information

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is Wisconsin's comprehensive teaching and research university with a statewide, national, and international mission, offering programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels in a wide range of fields, while engaging in extensive scholarly research, continuing adult education, and public service. The primary purpose of the University of Wisconsin-Madison is to provide a learning environment in which faculty, staff, and students can discover, examine critically, preserve, and transmit the knowledge, wisdom, and values that will help ensure the survival of this and future generations and improve the quality of life for all. The University seeks to help students to develop an understanding and appreciation for the complex cultural and physical worlds in which they live and to realize their highest potential of intellectual, physical, and human development. It also seeks to attract and serve students from diverse social, economic, and ethnic backgrounds and to be sensitive and responsive to those groups which have been underserved by higher education.

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General Information

Contact Information
500 Lincoln Dr,
Madison,
Wisconsin 53706-1380
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General Info: (608) 262-1234
Financial Aid: (608) 262-3060
Admissions: (608) 262-3961
Degrees Offered
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
Doctor's Degree
First-professional Degree

Type of Institution
Public, 4-year or above
Certificates Offered
n/a
Carnegie Classification
Doctoral/Research Universities--Extensive
Special Learning Opportunities
ROTC ( Army )
Distance Learning opportunities
Study abroad
Federal Aid
Eligible students may receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g. Stafford Loan) or scholarships. Students will not be eligible for federal aid without completing the FAFSA. Here is a link to the University of Wisconsin-Madison FAFSA School Code.

Credit Accepted
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Advanced placement(AP) credits
Religious Affiliation
None
Student Population
41,562 (30,164 undergraduates)
Campus Setting
City: Midsize
Undergraduate Student Age
93 % under 25
7 % over 25
Campus Housing Yes

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