University of Wisconsin-Madison

Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.

University of Wisconsin-Madison is a public research university in Madison, WI (city setting), with 36,797 undergraduates (53% women). It admitted 43% of 63,505 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1360–1510 on the SAT and 28–32 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $58,303 a year for out-of-state students and $28,905 in-state; aided first-year students paid $14,216 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 89% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, biological sciences, engineering. The campus reported 0.98 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.