University of Wisconsin-Madison Common Data Set 2025-26

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Acceptance rate

40.8%

30,167 of 73,912

Early decision rate

No ED

SAT middle 50%

1400–1490

ACT middle 50%

29–33

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Admissions

AppliedC1	73,912
AdmittedC1	30,167
EnrolledC1	8,495
YieldC1	28.2%
Early decisionC21	Not offered
Early actionC22	Offered, counts not reported

Waitlist

Offered a placeC2	6,476
Accepted a placeC2	4,317
Admitted from waitlistC2	1,088
Odds if you stay on the listC2	25.2%

Test scores and GPA

Submitted SATC9	11.8%
Submitted ACTC9	28.7%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9	680–740
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9	700–780
Average high school GPAC12	3.91
GPA of 4.0C11	53.9%
GPA 3.75–3.99C11	33.7%
GPA 3.50–3.74C11	8.5%
GPA below 3.50C11	3.9%

Cost and financial aid

Tuition, in-stateG1	$10,716.72
Tuition, out-of-stateG1	$44,232
Required feesG1	$1,699.48
Food and housingG1	$14,994
Need fully met (first-years)H2	82.3%
Average % of need metH2	92%
Average need-based packageH2	$36,654
Average need-based grantH2	$34,828

What admissions looks at

Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
Class rankConsidered
Academic GPAVery important
Standardized test scoresConsidered
Application essayImportant
Recommendation(s)Important
InterviewNot considered
Extracurricular activitiesImportant
Talent/abilityConsidered
Character/personal qualitiesImportant
First generationConsidered
Alumni/ae relationNot considered
Geographical residenceConsidered
State residencyImportant
Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
Volunteer workConsidered
Work experienceConsidered
Level of applicant's interestNot considered

From item C7.

Outcomes

UndergraduatesB1	39,193
First-year retentionB22	96.3%
4-year graduation rateB	—
6-year graduation rateB	89.7%

Notes on this filing

C2: waitlist labels are cut off; values mapped by position: offered a place 6476, accepted place 4317, admitted from waitlist 1088.
C.2110/C.2111 early decision counts blank, and early decision is marked not offered (C.2101 = No).
C.2201 early action offered (Yes), but early action applied and admitted counts are not reported.
C8A and C8F agree: SAT/ACT not required but considered if submitted; optional through spring 2027 term.
C8E latest test-score date is printed as Jan 21 2027 in the date field but as 1/22 in the month/day fields; not used in the output.
C.1127 (GPA 2.0-2.49) is blank in the sheet but printed as 0 in the C11 table; pct_below_3_50 = 0.029 + 0.0073 + 0.0025 = 3.88.
G1: first-year tuition for out-of-state is 44232 (G.105); nonresident tuition is printed separately as 45232.08 (G.106) and is not used here.
G1: one tuition figure not separately given for all students; in-state and out-of-state were filled from first-year public tuition rows and tuition is null.
Graduation: the 4-year rate is not printed as a rate (only counts in line D), so grad_rate_4yr is null. 6-year rate 0.8969536... from the Fall 2019 cohort (line H) is shown rounded to 89.7.
H2: pct_with_need_awarded_aid is not printed as a percent (only counts in lines C and D), so it is null. pct_need_fully_met = line H 2662 / line D 3233 = 82.3%.
H1/H2 are for 2025-2026 Estimated aid year, while G1 costs are for 2026-2027 (final costs expected July 31, 2026).
retention_rate taken from B22 (0.963 of Fall 2024 first-time full-time cohort still enrolled in Fall 2025).

Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.