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The University of Wisconsin-Madison is Wisconsin's comprehensive teaching and research university with a statewide, national, and international mission, offering programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels in a wide range of fields, while engaging in extensive scholarly research, continuing adult education, and public service. The primary purpose of the University of Wisconsin-Madison is to provide a learning environment in which faculty, staff, and students can discover, examine critically, preserve, and transmit the knowledge, wisdom, and values that will help ensure the survival of this and future generations and improve the quality of life for all. The University seeks to help students to develop an understanding and appreciation for the complex cultural and physical worlds in which they live and to realize their highest potential of intellectual, physical, and human development. It also seeks to attract and serve students from diverse social, economic, and ethnic backgrounds and to be sensitive and responsive to those groups which have been underserved by higher education.
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Undergraduate application fee (2013-2014):	$44

Undergraduate Admissions Fall 2012

	Total	Male	Female
Number of applicants	23,324	11,326	11,998
Percent admitted	68%	64%	71%
Percent admitted who enrolled	40%	40%	39%

Admissions Considerations	Required	Recommended
Secondary school GPA	X
Secondary school rank		X
Secondary school record	X
Completion of college-preparatory program	X
Recommendations		X
Admission test scores (SAT/ACT)	X
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign language)	X

Test Scores: Fall 2012 (enrolled first-time students)

Students submitting scores	Number	Percent
SAT	1,401	22%
ACT	5,332	85%

Test Scores	25th Percentile*	75th Percentile**
NOTES: * 25% of students scored at or below ** 25% of students scored above Data apply to first-time degree/certificate-seeking students. Institutions are asked to report test scores only if they are required for admission.
SAT Critical Reading	530	650
SAT Math	630	750
SAT Writing	580	670
ACT Composite	26	30
ACT English	26	32
ACT Math	26	31
ACT Writing	8	9

Estimated expenses for academic year	2010-2011	2011-2012	2012-2013	2013-2014	% change 2012-2013 to 2013-2014
Tuition and fees
In-state	$8,983	$9,665	$10,378	$10,403	0.2%
Out-of-state	$24,233	$25,415	$26,628	$26,653	0.1%
Books and supplies	$1,100	$1,140	$1,190	$1,200	0.8%
Living arrangement
On Campus
Room and board	$7,435	$7,724	$8,024	$8,287	3.3%
Other	$3,740	$3,920	$4,170	$4,041	-3.1%
Off Campus
Room and board	$8,490	$8,610	$9,000	$9,180	2.0%
Other	$2,940	$3,090	$3,250	$3,215	-1.1%
Off Campus with Family
Other	$2,540	$2,690	$2,820	$3,215	14.0%
Total Expenses	2010-2011	2011-2012	2012-2013	2013-2014	% change 2012-2013 to 2013-2014
In-state
On Campus	$21,258	$22,449	$23,762	$23,931	0.7%
Off Campus	$21,513	$22,505	$23,818	$23,998	0.8%
Off Campus with Family	$12,623	$13,495	$14,388	$14,818	3.0%
Out-of-state
On Campus	$36,508	$38,199	$40,012	$40,181	0.4%
Off Campus	$36,763	$38,255	$40,068	$40,248	0.4%
Off Campus with Family	$27,873	$29,245	$30,638	$31,068	1.4%

Financial Aid Office Phone: (608) 262-3060

Type of Aid	Number receiving aid	Percent receiving aid	Total amount of aid received	Average amount of aid received
Any student financial aid1	4,007	64%	——	——
Grant or scholarship aid	3,242	52%	$18,742,838	$5,781
Federal grants	835	13%	$3,641,238	$4,361
Pell grants	833	13%	$3,206,596	$3,849
Other federal grants	389	6%	$434,642	$1,117
State/local government grant or scholarships	941	15%	$1,883,851	$2,002
Institutional grants or scholarships	2,298	37%	$13,217,749	$5,752
Student loan aid	2,345	37%	$17,859,332	$7,616
Federal student loans	2,249	36%	$13,605,032	$6,049
Other student loans	405	6%	$4,254,300	$10,504

Type of Aid	Number receiving aid	Percent receiving aid	Total amount of aid received	Average amount of aid received
Grant or scholarship aid1	13,764	45%	$104,546,246	$7,596
Pell grants	4,547	15%	$17,539,518	$3,857
Federal student loans	10,957	36%	$77,462,302	$7,070

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