Paying for Wisconsin-Madison - Tuition, Fees, Living Costs

For the academic year 2024-2025, the undergraduate tuition & fees at University of Wisconsin-Madison is $11,603 for Wisconsin residents and $42,103 for out-of-state students. The graduate school tuition & fees is $12,325 for students living in Wisconsin and $25,651 for others. The Living costs besides the tuition & fees is reported as $17,302 when a student lives on campus and $15,592 when a student lives off-campus.

Its total costs of attendance (COA) is $60,505 when a student lives on campus and $58,795 when living off-campus for the academic year 2024-2025. It includes tuition, fees, book & supplies costs, room & board, and other living expenses.

The following table and chart illustrate the COA by living setting and tuition rates.

For the academic year 2024-2025, the undergraduate tuition & fees is $11,603 for Wisconsin residents and $42,103 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition rates are increased by 3.69% compared to academic year 2023-2024.

For the academic year 2024-2025, the graduate tuition & fees is $12,325 for Wisconsin residents and $25,651 for out-of-state students. The graduate program tuition rates are increased by 0.14% compared to academic year 2023-2024.

For the academic year 2024-2025, the tuition per credit hour for part-time students or overloaded credits for full-time students is $417 for Wisconsin residents and $1,688 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

For graduate programs, the tuition per credit hour is $670 for Wisconsin residents and $1,503 for out-of-state students.

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average costs for purchasing books and course supllies is $1,100. The following table and charts illustrate the changes of the books & supplies costs at University of Wisconsin-Madison.

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average costs for living costs at University of Wisconsin-Madison is $17,302 when living on campus and $15,592 when living off-campus . The on-campus living costs are increased by 4.23% compared to academic year 2023-2024. The off-campus living costs are decreased by -6.07% compared to academic year 2023-2024.