Enrollment Trends at U of Wisconsin-Madison

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 6,687 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at U of Wisconsin-Madison is 74.16% which is increased by 6,005 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 682 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.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 44,014 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 6,005 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 682 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 2012.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	42,269	30,301	14,641	15,660	11,968	5,960	6,008
2013-14	42,677 408	30,728 427	14,963 322	15,765 105	11,949 -19	5,995 35	5,954 -54
2014-15	42,598 -79	30,694 -34	15,008 45	15,686 -79	11,904 -45	5,979 -16	5,925 -29
2015-16	42,716 118	30,991 297	15,250 242	15,741 55	11,725 -179	5,830 -149	5,895 -30
2016-17	42,582 -134	30,958 -33	15,224 -26	15,734 -7	11,624 -101	5,708 -122	5,916 21
2017-18	42,977 395	31,358 400	15,280 56	16,078 344	11,619 -5	5,739 31	5,880 -36
2018-19	43,463 486	31,705 347	15,436 156	16,269 191	11,758 139	5,718 -21	6,040 160
2019-20	44,257 794	32,399 694	15,644 208	16,755 486	11,858 100	5,670 -48	6,188 148
2020-21	44,640 383	32,688 289	15,714 70	16,974 219	11,952 94	5,645 -25	6,307 119
2021-22	47,016 2,376	34,561 1,873	16,404 690	18,157 1,183	12,455 503	5,801 156	6,654 347
2022-23	48,956 1,940	36,306 1,745	17,070 666	19,236 1,079	12,650 195	5,923 122	6,727 73
Average	44,014	32,063	15,512	16,550	11,951	5,815	6,136

University of Wisconsin-Madison Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 12 years is 32,063 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 2012.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	30,301	28,167	13,597	14,570	2,134	1,044	1,090
2013-14	30,728	28,568	13,872	14,696	2,160	1,091	1,069
2014-15	30,694	28,306	13,764	14,542	2,388	1,244	1,144
2015-16	30,991	28,555	13,963	14,592	2,436	1,287	1,149
2016-17	30,958	28,577	13,958	14,619	2,381	1,266	1,115
2017-18	31,358	28,977	14,019	14,958	2,381	1,261	1,120
2018-19	31,705	29,375	14,166	15,209	2,330	1,270	1,060
2019-20	32,399	30,157	14,410	15,747	2,242	1,234	1,008
2020-21	32,688	30,063	14,352	15,711	2,625	1,362	1,263
2021-22	34,561	32,071	15,136	16,935	2,490	1,268	1,222
2022-23	36,306	33,838	15,761	18,077	2,468	1,309	1,159
Average	32,063	32,063	14,273	15,423	32,063	1,240	1,127

University of Wisconsin-Madison Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 12 years is 11,951 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 2012.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	11,968	9,867	4,959	4,908	2,101	1,001	1,100
2013-14	11,949	9,860	5,000	4,860	2,089	995	1,094
2014-15	11,904	9,843	5,046	4,797	2,061	933	1,128
2015-16	11,725	9,775	4,931	4,844	1,950	899	1,051
2016-17	11,624	9,707	4,857	4,850	1,917	851	1,066
2017-18	11,619	9,591	4,771	4,820	2,028	968	1,060
2018-19	11,758	9,670	4,753	4,917	2,088	965	1,123
2019-20	11,858	9,778	4,683	5,095	2,080	987	1,093
2020-21	11,952	9,824	4,685	5,139	2,128	960	1,168
2021-22	12,455	10,262	4,822	5,440	2,193	979	1,214
2022-23	12,650	10,424	4,902	5,522	2,226	1,021	1,205
Average	11,951	11,951	4,855	5,017	11,951	960	1,118

University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 59.38%. The percentage was 72.63% 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 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	121	2,206	1,002	1,808	50	30,698	922
2013-14	112	2,219	992	1,893	43	30,683	994
2014-15	109	2,181	961	1,948	42	30,435	1,040
2015-16	101	2,243	953	1,986	45	30,257	1,122
2016-17	94	2,374	958	2,050	38	29,775	1,241
2017-18	99	2,487	972	2,184	40	29,447	1,260
2018-19	104	2,663	945	2,235	37	29,033	1,345
2019-20	99	2,916	913	2,418	35	28,823	1,455
2020-21	104	3,178	995	2,729	31	28,837	1,518
2021-22	118	3,645	1,092	3,123	31	29,417	1,777
2022-23	120	4,231	1,219	3,543	31	29,070	2,017
Average	107	2,758	1,000	2,356	38	29,680	1,336

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.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	42,598	599	3,692	38,307
2015-16	42,716	660	4,974	37,082
2016-17	42,582	676	4,673	37,233
2017-18	42,977	768	5,381	36,828
2018-19	43,463	850	6,424	36,189
2019-20	44,257	894	7,170	36,193
2020-21	44,640	21,672	19,756	3,212
2021-22	47,016	1,459	11,375	34,182
2022-23	48,956	1,384	10,399	37,173
Average	44,356	3,218	8,205	32,933

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