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Acceptance Rate 45.20%
Yield 28.59%
SAT Score 1,460
ACT Score 31
Applicants 65,894

Wisconsin-Madison Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 45.2% at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Total 65,894 students applied and 29,782 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,460 and the average ACT score is 31.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$60
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationhttps://www.admissions.wisc.edu/
Online Applicationhttps://www.commonapp.org/
Acceptance Rate45.20%
Average Test Scores1,460 SAT / 31 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 45.20%. A total of 65,894 students (32,837 men and 33,037 women) have applied to and 29,782 (13,832 men and 15,941 women) students admitted to University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Among them, 3,779 male and 4,734 female students have enrolled into Wisconsin-Madison and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 28.59%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Wisconsin-Madison
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants65,89432,83733,03700
Admitted29,78213,83215,94100
Enrolled8,5143,7794,73400
Acceptance Rate 45.20% 42.12% 48.25% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 28.59% 27.32% 29.70% - -
[Chart] University of Wisconsin-Madison Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Wisconsin-Madison, 1,241 applicants (15% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 2,498 applicants (29%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,460 at Wisconsin-Madison. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,520 and 25th percentile score is 1,380.
The average ACT score is 31 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 33 and the 25th percentile score is 29.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Wisconsin-Madison. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Wisconsin-Madison with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Wisconsin-Madison
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total138014601520
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing670710740
Math710750780
ACT Composite293133
Math273033
English283234
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Wisconsin-Madison, applicants require to submit 6 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Admission Test Scores, Work experience.
Application Requirements for Wisconsin-Madison
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Wisconsin-Madison

The calendar system at University of Wisconsin-Madison is Semester. University of Wisconsin-Madison accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, 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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