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Acceptance Rate 49.00%
Yield 29.00%
SAT Score 1,430
ACT Score 29
Applicants 60,214

Applying To Wisconsin-Madison

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 49% at University of Wisconsin-Madison where a total of 60,214 students applied and 29,505 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,430 and the average ACT score is 29. It requires five items to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Wisconsin-Madison.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$60
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationhttps://www.admissions.wisc.edu/
Online Applicationhttps://www.commonapp.org/
Acceptance Rate49.00%
Average Test Scores1,430 SAT / 29 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 49.00% where a total of 60,214 students (29,555 men and 30,659 women) have applied to Wisconsin-Madison and 29,505 (13,300 men and 16,249 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 3,857 male and 4,712 female students have enrolled into Wisconsin-Madison and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 29.00%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Wisconsin-Madison
TotalMenWomen
Applicants60,21429,55530,659
Admitted29,50513,30016,249
Enrolled8,5563,8574,712
Acceptance Rate 49.00% 45.00% 53.00%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 29.00% 29.00% 29.00%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Wisconsin-Madison, 1,457 applicants (17% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 3,440 applicants (40%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,430 and the average ACT score is 29 at Wisconsin-Madison. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,510 and 25th percentile score is 1,340. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 96 and the 25th percentile score is 76. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Wisconsin-Madison.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Wisconsin-Madison
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing650730
SAT Math690780
ACT Composite2632
ACT Math2531
ACT English2533
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

University of Wisconsin-Madison requires 5 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, TOEFL) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 2 item(s) (High School Rank, Admission Test Scores) are considered but not required to submit.
Application Requirements for Wisconsin-Madison
High School GPA✔
High School Rank△
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores△
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at University of Wisconsin-Madison is Semester. University of Wisconsin-Madison accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of Wisconsin-Madison accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔

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