University of Wisconsin-Madison Student Population

How many students at UW - Madison?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Wisconsin-Madison has a total enrollment of 51,044 students, including 38,040 undergraduate and 13,004 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 23,932 male students (46.9%) and 27,112 female students (53.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 28,707 White students (56.2%) and 4,955 Asian students (9.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 38,040 undergraduate students (74.5%) and 13,004 graduate students (25.5%).
• Class Delivery: 1,454 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 10,996 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - UW - Madison's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 23,932 male (46.89%) and 27,112 female (53.11%) students are attending University of Wisconsin-Madison. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 88.27.

By class level, 38,040 (74.52%) are undergraduate students and 13,004 (25.48%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 46.83% are male and 53.17% are female, while among graduate students, 47.04% are male and 52.96% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 28,707 White, 1,353 Black, and 4,955 Asian students out of a total of 51,044 are attending at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Wisconsin-Madison is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 66.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, UW - Madison has 384 students under 18 years old and 24 students over 65 years old. There are 41,372 students under 25 years old, and 9,672 students over 25 years old out of 51,044 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 384 students are younger than 18 and 15 students are older than 65. UW - Madison has 36,778 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,262 students aged 25 and over.

It has 4,594 graduate students aged under 25 and 8,410 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1,454 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 10,996 students are enrolled in some online courses.

691 students who live in Wisconsin or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 763 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 38,040 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,373 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.61%.1,324 students have transferred in as full-time status and 49 students transferred in as part-time status.