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 Student Population by Gender

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).
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (all students)
University of Wisconsin-Madison Student Population by Race
University of Wisconsin-Madison Demographics Pie Chart
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
University of Wisconsin-Madison Undergraduate Student Population by Race
University of Wisconsin-Madison Undergraduate Demographics
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate Student Population by Race
University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate Student Population Pie Chart

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 Population by Attendance Status

Student Age Distribution

All Students Undergraduate Graduate
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.
Students Age Distribution by Gender
Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
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.
Undergraduate Students Age Distribution by Gender
University of Wisconsin-Madison Student Population by Age
University of Wisconsin-Madison Student Population by Age Pie Chart
Undergraduate Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
University of Wisconsin-Madison Undergraduate Student Population by Age
University of Wisconsin-Madison Student Population by Age Pie Chart
It has 4,375 graduate students aged under 25 and 8,275 students aged 25 and over.
Graduate Students Age Distribution by Gender
Graduate Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate Student Population by Age
University of Wisconsin-Madison Student Population by Age Pie Chart

Online Classes (Distance Learning) 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.
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online Courses Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students48,9561,38410,399
Undergraduate36,3065459,098
Graduate12,6508391,301
Online Program Student Population
University of Wisconsin-Madison Online Student Population

Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In 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.
Wisconsin ResidentsOther States in U.S. Outside of U.S.
All Students61567396
Undergraduate30119549
Graduate31447847
Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In Distance Learning Course
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