“The University of Wisconsin Foundation engages those who care about the university; provides opportunities to enhance its learning, research, and outreach programs; and guarantees ethical stewardship of gifts received.”
Dollars distributed to UW–Madison in 2018: $279.5 million
Donors in 2018: 89,712
Endowment: $2.833 billion (as of December 31, 2018)
Annualized returns: one year, -3.7 percent; five years, 4.6 percent (as of December 31, 2018)
University of Wisconsin–Madison
UW–Madison total student enrollment, fall 2018: 44,411
30,360 undergraduate
17,617 Wisconsin-resident undergraduate
9,994 nonresident undergraduate
2,749 Minnesota residents
14,051 graduate, special, and professional students
6,306 international students
2,276 students studying abroad (2016–17)
Living alumni: 441,731
Incoming freshmen, 2018–19:
42,741 applicants
22,099 admitted
6,862 enrolled
UW–Madison budget, 2018–19: $3.19 billion
20 percent from tuition
18 percent from private gifts and grants, plus segregated fees
14 percent from the state
28 percent from the federal government
18 percent from auxiliary enterprises and operations receipts (e.g., UW Athletics, University Housing, Wisconsin Union)
1 percent from state laboratory fees
Undergraduate tuition and fees, 2018–19:
$10,556 resident
$36,805 nonresident
$14,693 Minnesota resident
UW–Madison ranks 10th in tuition and fees among Big Ten public universities for residents, and third for nonresidents (2018–19).
More than 61 percent of undergraduates receive financial assistance (2017–18).
Research:
UW–Madison ranks sixth among all public U.S. universities and colleges, with total research-and-development expenditures of $1.2 billion (National Science Foundation R&D Expenditure Survey).
UW–Madison is ranked 28th in the world by the internationally respected Shanghai Jiao Tong rankings, and it is ranked 15th among public institutions in U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 Best Colleges list. It is also one of the nation’s highest producers of CEOs of major corporations and Peace Corps volunteers and the number one producer of Peace Corps volunteers for the past two years.
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