University of Wisconsin–Madison

University of Wisconsin–Madison The University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded when Wisconsin achieved statehood in 1848, UW–Madison is the official state university of Wisconsin and the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It was the first public university established in Wisconsin and remains the oldest and largest public university in the state. UW–Madison became a land-grant institution in 1866. The main campus, located on the shores of Lake Mendota, includes four National Historic Landmarks. The university also owns and operates the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum, located south of the main campus, which is also a National Historic Landmark.

UW–Madison is organized into 13 schools and colleges, which enrolled 35,184 undergraduate, 9,993 graduate, 2,046 special, and 2,663 professional students in 2022. Its academic programs include 136 undergraduate majors, 148 master's degree programs, and 120 doctoral programs.

Wisconsin is one of the twelve founding members of the Association of American Universities, a selective group of major research universities in North America. It is considered a Public Ivy, and is classified as an R1 University. UW–Madison was also the home of both the prominent "Wisconsin School" of economics and diplomatic history. The National Science Foundation ranked UW–Madison 8th among American universities for research and development expenditures in 2022 with $1.52 billion. , 20 Nobel laureates, 41 Pulitzer Prize winners, 2 Fields medalists, and 1 Turing Award recipient have been affiliated with UW–Madison as alumni, faculty, or researchers. It is also a leading producer of Fulbright Scholars and MacArthur Fellows. , 14 CEOs of Fortune 500 companies attended UW–Madison, the most of any university in the nation.

The Wisconsin Badgers compete in 25 intercollegiate sports in the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference and have won 31 national championships. Wisconsin students and alumni have won 50 Olympic medals (including 13 gold medals). Provided by Wikipedia
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    [Madison, University of Wisconsin]
    v. 25 cm.
    ...University of Wisconsin--Madison...
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    by Ryck, Maurice Martin de, 1900-
    Published 1982
    Chicago, Ill. : Center for Research Libraries, [1982?]
    5 microfilm reels : ill., maps ; 35 mm.
    ...University of Wisconsin--Madison. Libraries...
    Guide
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    Published 1948
    Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin, 1948-
    v. : ill., maps ; 27 cm.
    Also issued online.
    ...University of Wisconsin--Madison...
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    by Lord, Peter P.
    Published 1965
    Madison, Wis. : Land Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin, [1965]
    106 p.
    ...University of Wisconsin--Madison. Land Tenure Center...
  5. 5
    by Croan, Melvin
    Published 1975
    [Madison, Wis.] : Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, [1975]
    146 p.
    ...University of Wisconsin--Madison. Dept. of Political Science...
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    [Cambridge, Mass., etc., MIT Press, etc.]
    v. 24 cm.
    Also available via World Wide Web; OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online; subscription required for access to abstracts and full text.
    Also available to subscribers via the World Wide Web: scanned images of back issues available via JSTOR; recent issues available via CatchWord.
    ...University of Wisconsin--Madison...
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    [Madison, University of Wisconsin Press]
    v. 24 cm.
    Also issued online and on microfilm; tables of contents for recent issues also available online.
    ...University of Wisconsin--Madison. Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese...
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    Published 1981
    Chicago, IL : C.M. Naim, c1981-
    v. ; 23 cm.
    ...University of Wisconsin--Madison. Center for South Asia...
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    [Madison, University of Wisconsin Press]
    v. 24 cm.
    Also available online.
    ...University of Wisconsin--Madison. Industrial Relations Research Institute...

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