How many students at U of Wisconsin-Madison? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 48,956 students have enrolled in University of Wisconsin-Madison with 36,306 undergraduate and 12,650 graduate students.
By gender, 22,993 male and 25,963 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (33,713 students in average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
1,384 students are enrolled exclusively, and 10,399 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
University of Wisconsin-Madison has a total of 48,956 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 36,306 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 12,650 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 22,993 male and 25,963 female students (the male-female ratio is 47:53) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 48,956 | 36,306 | 12,650 |
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| Men | 22,993 | 17,070 | 5,923 |
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| Women | 25,963 | 19,236 | 6,727 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 29,070 White, 1,219 Black, and 4,231 Asian students out of a total of 48,956 are attending at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 120 | 45 | 75 |
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| Asian | 4,231 | 2,140 | 2,091 |
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| Black | 1,219 | 519 | 700 |
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| Hispanic | 3,543 | 1,510 | 2,033 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 31 | 12 | 19 |
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| White | 29,070 | 12,772 | 16,298 |
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| Two or more races | 2,017 | 804 | 1,213 |
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| Race Unknown | 1,394 | 769 | 625 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 84 | 28 | 56 |
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| Asian | 3,503 | 1,818 | 1,685 |
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| Black | 884 | 392 | 492 |
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| Hispanic | 2,713 | 1,150 | 1,563 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 25 | 10 | 15 |
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| White | 22,461 | 9,911 | 12,550 |
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| Two or more races | 1,601 | 645 | 956 |
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| Race Unknown | 1,174 | 652 | 522 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 36 | 17 | 19 |
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| Asian | 728 | 322 | 406 |
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| Black | 335 | 127 | 208 |
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| Hispanic | 830 | 360 | 470 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 6 | 2 | 4 |
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| White | 6,609 | 2,861 | 3,748 |
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| Two or more races | 416 | 159 | 257 |
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| Race Unknown | 220 | 117 | 103 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, U of Wisconsin-Madison has 453 students under 18 years old and 23 students over 65 years old. There are 39,471 students under 25 years old, and 9,485 students over 25 years old out of 48,956 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 453 students are younger than 18 and 17 students are older than 65. U of Wisconsin-Madison has 35,096 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,210 students aged 25 and over.
It has 4,375 graduate students aged under 25 and 8,275 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 453 | 217 | 236 |
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| 18-19 | 15,744 | 8,848 | 6,896 |
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| 20-21 | 15,637 | 8,291 | 7,346 |
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| 22-24 | 7,637 | 3,774 | 3,863 |
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| 25-29 | 5,766 | 2,871 | 2,895 |
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| 30-34 | 2,010 | 1,020 | 990 |
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| 35-39 | 809 | 432 | 377 |
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| 40-49 | 658 | 379 | 279 |
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| 50-64 | 219 | 122 | 97 |
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| Over 65 | 23 | 9 | 14 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 453 | 217 | 236 |
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| 18-19 | 15,741 | 8,847 | 6,894 |
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| 20-21 | 15,403 | 8,139 | 7,264 |
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| 22-24 | 3,499 | 1,459 | 2,040 |
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| 25-29 | 598 | 244 | 354 |
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| 30-34 | 242 | 115 | 127 |
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| 35-39 | 135 | 82 | 53 |
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| 40-49 | 146 | 93 | 53 |
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| 50-64 | 72 | 35 | 37 |
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| Over 65 | 17 | 5 | 12 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| 20-21 | 234 | 152 | 82 |
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| 22-24 | 4,138 | 2,315 | 1,823 |
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| 25-29 | 5,168 | 2,627 | 2,541 |
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| 30-34 | 1,768 | 905 | 863 |
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| 35-39 | 674 | 350 | 324 |
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| 40-49 | 512 | 286 | 226 |
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| 50-64 | 147 | 87 | 60 |
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| Over 65 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1,384 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 10,399 students are enrolled in some online courses.
615 students lived in Wisconsin or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 769 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 48,956 | 1,384 | 10,399 |
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| Undergraduate | 36,306 | 545 | 9,098 |
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| Graduate | 12,650 | 839 | 1,301 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Wisconsin Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 615 | 673 | 96 |
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| Undergraduate | 301 | 195 | 49 |
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| Graduate | 314 | 478 | 47 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 36,306 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,154 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.18%.1,086 students have transferred in as full-time status and 68 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 32,752 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 1,086 |
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| Regular Part-time | 2,400 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 68 |
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