The student population at University of Wisconsin-Madison is 48,956 (36,306 undergraduate and 12,650 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 6,279 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at U of Wisconsin-Madison is 74.16% which is increased by 5,578 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 701 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.13 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

1,384 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 131.05% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 44,188 where 48,956 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

74.16% of total students is undergraduate students and 25.84% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 5,578 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 701 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.13 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in U of Wisconsin-Madison than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Wisconsin-Madison since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1442,67730,72814,96315,76511,9495,9955,954
2014-1542,598
-79
30,694
-34
15,008
45
15,686
-79
11,904
-45
5,979
-16
5,925
-29
2015-1642,716
118
30,991
297
15,250
242
15,741
55
11,725
-179
5,830
-149
5,895
-30
2016-1742,582
-134
30,958
-33
15,224
-26
15,734
-7
11,624
-101
5,708
-122
5,916
21
2017-1842,977
395
31,358
400
15,280
56
16,078
344
11,619
-5
5,739
31
5,880
-36
2018-1943,463
486
31,705
347
15,436
156
16,269
191
11,758
139
5,718
-21
6,040
160
2019-2044,257
794
32,399
694
15,644
208
16,755
486
11,858
100
5,670
-48
6,188
148
2020-2144,640
383
32,688
289
15,714
70
16,974
219
11,952
94
5,645
-25
6,307
119
2021-2247,016
2,376
34,561
1,873
16,404
690
18,157
1,183
12,455
503
5,801
156
6,654
347
2022-2348,956
1,940
36,306
1,745
17,070
666
19,236
1,079
12,650
195
5,923
122
6,727
73
Average44,18832,23915,59916,64011,9495,8016,149
University of Wisconsin-Madison Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 32,239 where 36,306 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Wisconsin-Madison since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1430,72828,56813,87214,6962,1601,0911,069
2014-1530,69428,30613,76414,5422,3881,2441,144
2015-1630,99128,55513,96314,5922,4361,2871,149
2016-1730,95828,57713,95814,6192,3811,2661,115
2017-1831,35828,97714,01914,9582,3811,2611,120
2018-1931,70529,37514,16615,2092,3301,2701,060
2019-2032,39930,15714,41015,7472,2421,2341,008
2020-2132,68830,06314,35215,7112,6251,3621,263
2021-2234,56132,07115,13616,9352,4901,2681,222
2022-2336,30633,83815,76118,0772,4681,3091,159
Average32,23932,23914,34015,50932,2391,2591,131
University of Wisconsin-Madison Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 11,949 where 12,650 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Wisconsin-Madison since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1411,9499,8605,0004,8602,0899951,094
2014-1511,9049,8435,0464,7972,0619331,128
2015-1611,7259,7754,9314,8441,9508991,051
2016-1711,6249,7074,8574,8501,9178511,066
2017-1811,6199,5914,7714,8202,0289681,060
2018-1911,7589,6704,7534,9172,0889651,123
2019-2011,8589,7784,6835,0952,0809871,093
2020-2111,9529,8244,6855,1392,1289601,168
2021-2212,45510,2624,8225,4402,1939791,214
2022-2312,65010,4244,9025,5222,2261,0211,205
Average11,94911,9494,8455,02811,9499561,120
University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 59.38%. The percentage was 71.90% 10 years ago and U of Wisconsin-Madison still has a high percentage of white students. 8.64% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.49% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Wisconsin-Madison over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141122,2199921,8934330,683994
2014-151092,1819611,9484230,4351,040
2015-161012,2439531,9864530,2571,122
2016-17942,3749582,0503829,7751,241
2017-18992,4879722,1844029,4471,260
2018-191042,6639452,2353729,0331,345
2019-20992,9169132,4183528,8231,455
2020-211043,1789952,7293128,8371,518
2021-221183,6451,0923,1233129,4171,777
2022-231204,2311,2193,5433129,0702,017
Average1062,8141,0002,4113729,5781,377
University of Wisconsin-Madison Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,384 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 3% of total students. The number of online students has increased 131.05% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Wisconsin-Madison from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1542,5985993,69238,307
2015-1642,7166604,97437,082
2016-1742,5826764,67337,233
2017-1842,9777685,38136,828
2018-1943,4638506,42436,189
2019-2044,2578947,17036,193
2020-2144,64021,67219,7563,212
2021-2247,0161,45911,37534,182
2022-2348,9561,38410,39937,173
Average44,3563,2188,20532,933

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