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- Life in Madison, WI
- FAQ: Life at UW-Madison
- FAQ: Life in Madison, WI
The University of Wisconsin at Madison was established in 1848 and is the largest
of the 13 universities that make up the University of Wisconsin System. The
nearly 1000 acre campus is located on the shore of Lake Mendota within one mile
of the center of the City of Madison and the State Capitol Building. This
public, land-grant college has an undergraduate enrollment of over 30,000
and also serves nearly 10,000 graduate and professional students, for a
total enrollment of about 40,000 students. The University is
consistently rated as one of the top 10 universities in the nation in
overall teaching and research excellence and in the ability to attract
federal research funding.
Bascom Hall in the Spring
The Medical School, the School of Veterinary Medicine, and a basic science
oriented College of Agricultural and Life Sciences are located on the
Madison campus, resulting in a strength in the biological sciences that
is unsurpassed anywhere. The University also has exceptional strength in
the social sciences with many departments and programs rated in the top
10 including Sociology, Social Work, Political Science, Women's Studies,
and Afro-American studies. Research scientists on the campus are located in
over 125 academic departments and may also participate in a number of
interdisciplinary programs.
Engineering Hall at night
The attractive physical location of the campus, the diversity of the
student population, and the wide range of social, athletic, and
cultural events available on a large campus make the UW-Madison a very
pleasant place to carry out graduate studies.
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