2025-2026
Accept rate
40.8%
- Applicants
- 73,912
- Admits
- 30,167
- Enrolled
- 8,495
- Yield
- 28.2%
Total Applications
73,912
2025-2026
Acceptance Rate
40.8%
2025-2026
Enrolled Students
8,495
2025-2026
SAT Middle 50%
1400-1490
2025-2026
University of Wisconsin-Madison Admissions at a Glance
University of Wisconsin-Madison received 73,912 applications for 2025-2026 and admitted 40.8% of applicants; 8,495 admitted students enrolled (a 28.2% yield). That compares with an acceptance rate of 52.6% in 2016-2017. The middle 50% of enrolled first-year students scored 1400–1490 on the SAT and 29–33 on the ACT. The total cost of attendance was $27,410, and the average need-based grant was $28,227.
Applications & Acceptance Rate Over Time
ApplicationsAcceptance Rate
Complete Admissions Data
2024-2025
Accept rate
45.2%
- Applicants
- 65,933
- Admits
- 29,784
- Enrolled
- 8,514
- Yield
- 28.6%
2023-2024
Accept rate
43.3%
- Applicants
- 63,537
- Admits
- 27,527
- Enrolled
- 7,966
- Yield
- 28.9%
2022-2023
Accept rate
49.0%
- Applicants
- 60,260
- Admits
- 29,546
- Enrolled
- 8,628
- Yield
- 29.2%
| Year | Applications | Admits | Enrolled | Accept Rate | Yield Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | 73,912 | 30,167 | 8,495 | 40.8% | 28.2% |
| 2024-2025 | 65,933 | 29,784 | 8,514 | 45.2% | 28.6% |
| 2023-2024 | 63,537 | 27,527 | 7,966 | 43.3% | 28.9% |
| 2022-2023 | 60,260 | 29,546 | 8,628 | 49.0% | 29.2% |
| 2021-2022 | 53,829 | 32,466 | 8,465 | 60.3% | 26.1% |
| 2020-2021 | 45,941 | 26,289 | 7,306 | 57.2% | 27.8% |
| 2019-2020 | 43,921 | 23,287 | 7,550 | 53.0% | 32.4% |
| 2018-2019 | 42,741 | 22,099 | 6,862 | 51.7% | 31.1% |
| 2017-2018 | 35,615 | 19,150 | 6,610 | 53.8% | 34.5% |
| 2016-2017 | 32,887 | 17,304 | 6,430 | 52.6% | 37.2% |
SAT Score Trends (Middle 50%)
MedianMiddle 50% Range
25th Percentile
1400
50th Percentile
1450
75th Percentile
1490
Financial Aid Overview
Avg Aid PackageTotal CostAvg Net Price
Students Receiving Aid
31%
Need Fully Met
72%
Cost of Attendance Over Time
$27,410
2025-2026 Total COA
TuitionFeesRoom & Board
Tuition
$10,717
Fees
$1,699
Room & Board
$14,994
Change Since 2016
+28%
Student Demographics
Enrollment Over Time
UndergraduateGraduate
Demographics Over Time (% of Undergraduates)
WhiteAsianHispanic/LatinoBlack/African AmericanInternationalTwo or More
Undergraduates
39,193
Total Enrollment
51,822
International
10%
Students of Color
41%
Admissions Factors
Relative importance reported in the latest available Common Data Set.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very Important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Academic GPA
- Very Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Application essay
- Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Important
Nonacademic
- Interview
- Not Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Talent/ability
- Considered
- Character/personal qualities
- Important
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Important
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not Considered
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic | ||||
| Rigor of secondary school record | ✓ | |||
| Class rank | ✓ | |||
| Academic GPA | ✓ | |||
| Standardized test scores | ✓ | |||
| Application essay | ✓ | |||
| Recommendation(s) | ✓ | |||
| Nonacademic | ||||
| Interview | ✓ | |||
| Extracurricular activities | ✓ | |||
| Talent/ability | ✓ | |||
| Character/personal qualities | ✓ | |||
| First generation | ✓ | |||
| Alumni/ae relation | ✓ | |||
| Geographical residence | ✓ | |||
| State residency | ✓ | |||
| Religious affiliation/commitment | ✓ | |||
| Volunteer work | ✓ | |||
| Work experience | ✓ | |||
| Level of applicant's interest | ✓ | |||