90%
Graduation Rate
96%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At University of Wisconsin-Madison, the graduation rate is 90 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 96 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 72.57% (public Research University with very high research activity).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 6,135 students out of 6,851 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
By gender, 2,857 male and 3,278 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 6,851 | 6,135 | 89.55% |
|---|
| Men | 3,241 | 2,857 | 88.15% |
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| Women | 3,610 | 3,278 | 90.80% |
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Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 76.92%
- Asian: 89.98%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 86.44%
- Hispanic: 86.89%
- White: 90.34%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 100.00%
- Two or More Race: 84.96%
- Unknown: 90.38%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 76.92%(10/13) |
100.00%(2/2) |
72.73%(8/11) |
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| Asian | 89.98%(476/529) |
88.35%(220/249) |
91.43%(256/280) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 86.44%(102/118) |
83.67%(41/49) |
88.41%(61/69) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 86.89%(338/389) |
83.54%(137/164) |
89.33%(201/225) |
|---|
| White | 90.34%(4,245/4,699) |
89.21%(1,951/2,187) |
91.32%(2,294/2,512) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 100.00%(3/3) |
100.00%(1/1) |
100.00%(2/2) |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 84.96%(226/266) |
82.11%(101/123) |
87.41%(125/143) |
|---|
| Unknown | 90.38%(216/239) |
88.19%(112/127) |
92.86%(104/112) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At University of Wisconsin-Madison, 519 of 595 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 87.23%.