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
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total48,95636,30612,650
Men22,99317,0705,923
Women25,96319,2366,727
University of Wisconsin-Madison 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

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 the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
University of Wisconsin-Madison 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1204575
Asian4,2312,1402,091
Black1,219519700
Hispanic3,5431,5102,033
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders311219
White29,07012,77216,298
Two or more races2,0178041,213
Race Unknown1,394769625
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American842856
Asian3,5031,8181,685
Black884392492
Hispanic2,7131,1501,563
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders251015
White22,4619,91112,550
Two or more races1,601645956
Race Unknown1,174652522
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American404
Asian743242
Black19910
Hispanic723537
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders303
White658316342
Two or more races481731
Race Unknown33267

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.
University of Wisconsin-Madison 2023 Student Population by Age chartUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison 2023 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison 2023 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18453217236
18-1915,7448,8486,896
20-2115,6378,2917,346
22-247,6373,7743,863
25-295,7662,8712,895
30-342,0101,020990
35-39809432377
40-49658379279
50-6421912297
Over 6523914
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18453217236
18-1915,7418,8476,894
20-2115,4038,1397,264
22-243,4991,4592,040
25-29598244354
30-34242115127
35-391358253
40-491469353
50-64723537
Over 6517512
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen

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.
University of Wisconsin-Madison 2023 Online Student Population chart
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students48,9561,38410,399
Undergraduate36,3065459,098
Graduate12,6508391,301
Online Student Population by Locality
Wisconsin ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students61567396
Undergraduate30119549
Graduate31447847

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
Regular Full-time32,752
Transfer-in Full-time1,086
Regular Part-time2,400
Transfer-in Part-time68
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