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University of Wisconsin

Location
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Nickname
Badgers
Established
1848
University of Wisconsin

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin. Founded when Wisconsin achieved statehood in 1848, UW–Madison is the official state university of Wisconsin and the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It was the first public university established in Wisconsin and remains the oldest and largest public university in the state. It became a land-grant institution in 1866. The 933-acre main campus, located on the shores of Lake Mendota, includes four National Historic Landmarks. The university also owns and operates a National Historic Landmark 1,200-acre arboretum established in 1932, located 4 miles south of the main campus. UW–Madison is organized into 20 schools and colleges, which enrolled 30,361 undergraduate and 14,052 graduate students in 2018. Its academic programs include 136 undergraduate majors, 148 master's degree programs, and 120 doctoral programs.

Motto Numen Lumen (Latin)
Motto (English) Divine light
Type Public flagship land-grant research university
Established 1848
Parent institution University of Wisconsin System
Academic affiliation AAU, URA, WUN, Sea-grant
Endowment $3.18 billion (2020)
Chancellor Rebecca Blank
Academic staff 2,220
Students 45,540 (fall 2020)
Undergraduates 31,650 (fall 2020)
Postgraduates 13,890 (fall 2020)
Campus Urban, college town, 936 acres
Colors Cardinal Red, and white
Athletics NCAA Division I – Big Ten, WCHA (Women's ice hockey)
Mascot Bucky Badger

À propos de University of Wisconsin

Based in Madison, Wisconsin, the school was founded as the first university in Wisconsin when the state first achieved statehood. It enrolls over 40,000 students annually.

Réalisation de University of Wisconsin

In 1905, the school awarded the first ever PhD in chemical engineering to Oliver Patterson Watts. 

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