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University of Wisconsin-Madison

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University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison United States

Ranking

# 116QS World University Rankings

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2Undergraduate programs

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22Postgraduate programs

About University of Wisconsin-Madison

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is a public research university with a 378 hectare campus which contains a hospital, botanical gardens, an on-campus dairy farm and a music hall. The US university enjoys a very good academic reputation and a very high level of research, and was ranked among the top 100 universities in the world for employability in the Graduate Employability Rankings 2017, partly due to its impressive alumni outcomes. The university ranks among the top 20 universities in the world in the  QS World University Rankings by Subject for:  
  • Geography 
  • History 
  • Chemical engineering 
  • Agriculture and forestry 
  • Communication and media studies 
  • Education and training 
  • Sociology 

About University of Wisconsin-Madison

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is a public research university with a 378 hectare campus which contains a hospital, botanical gardens, an on-campus dairy farm and a music hall. The US university enjoys a very good academic reputation and a very high level of research, and was ranked among the top 100 universities in the world for employability in the Graduate Employability Rankings 2017, partly due to its impressive alumni outcomes. The university ranks among the top 20 universities in the world in the  QS World University Rankings by Subject for:  
  • Geography 
  • History 
  • Chemical engineering 
  • Agriculture and forestry 
  • Communication and media studies 
  • Education and training 
  • Sociology 

Available programs

The University of Wisconsin-Madison offers over 200 undergraduate majors, with an average class size of 20 students, including:  

  • African languages and literature
  • Jewish studies 
  • Classical humanities
  • Neurobiology 
  • Dairy science
  • English
  • Poultry science 

The University of Wisconsin-Madison offers a range of graduate programs, including master’s degrees and PhDs in:

  • Air resource management 
  • Global health 
  • Mass communications
  • Social welfare
  • Wildlife ecology 
  • Soil science

University information

Bachelor

1330+
3+
6+
95+

Master

620+
3+
7+
92+
45,255
75%
25%
6,614
52%
48%
10,459
83%
17%

Tuition fee and scholarships

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Rankings & ratings

University of Wisconsin-Madison is one of the top public universities in Madison, United States. It is ranked #116 in QS World University Rankings 2025.

QS World University Rankings

  • 2012
    #38
  • 2014
    #37
  • 2015
    #=41
  • 2016
    #54
  • 2017
    #=53
  • 2018
    #55
  • 2019
    #53
  • 2020
    #56
  • 2021
    #65
  • 2022
    #=75
  • 2023
    #=83
  • 2024
    #102
  • 2025
    #116

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