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UW–Madison again named a ‘new Ivy’ by Forbes
The university was selected as one of the best in the country at "preparing and graduating the talent" that meets today's workforce needs.
UW–Madison ranked No. 1 producer of Peace Corps volunteers
Sixty-three Badgers served in 34 countries around the world from October 2024 to September 2025.
UW–Madison graduate programs ranked among the nation’s best by U.S. News
Nearly 20 programs ranked in their respective Top 10 lists, shining a light on the breadth and depth of the university’s graduate offerings.
UW–Madison ranked among America’s Best Large Employers for 2026
The annual rankings were based primarily on survey responses from more than 217,000 employees working at companies within the U.S. that employ more than 1,000 people.
UW ranked No. 4 public university in the U.S. by Time magazine
The university placed 23rd overall in the World’s Top Universities of 2026 analysis.
UW’s online master’s degree programs ranked among best in country
The education and engineering programs received high marks in U.S. News & World Report’s new rankings.
UW named a top institution for developing future leaders
The university ranks sixth nationally among publics in producing influential figures, according to an analysis by Time magazine.
UW rises to 36th overall, 12th among publics in U.S. News rankings
UW–Madison’s undergraduate nursing program ranked eighth overall and fifth among publics, and the university’s undergraduate programs also received top 20 rankings in engineering, computer sciences, business, economics and psychology.
UW rated highly for career preparation of graduates
LinkedIn has rated the University of Wisconsin–Madison 50th in the nation — and 10th among publics — among colleges that best set up graduates for long-term career success.
UW named a ‘Best Value College’
Princeton Review gave UW–Madison a “Return on Investment” rating of 91/99, based on alumni surveys covering starting and mid-career salaries and career social impact, as well as academic rating, financial aid rating and college costs.
UW ranks 30th worldwide in CWUR list
CWUR assesses the quality of education, employability, quality of faculty, and research without relying on surveys and university data submissions. Equal emphasis is put on student-related and faculty-related indicators.
UW–Madison graduate programs ranked highly by U.S. News
The School of Education was ranked first in the nation for the second year in a row, and a wide variety of other fields were also ranked highly.
Teaching, research lead UW to rise in worldwide rankings
This marks a two-year surge for UW in the rankings, thanks also to the university’s patents and growing research expenditures.
UW–Madison ranked 39th in nation by U.S. News
UW undergraduate programs received top 20 rankings in engineering, computer science, business, and economics, as well as in many subspecialties. The Wisconsin School of Business’s undergraduate real estate program was ranked first nationwide.
UW named a ‘Best Value College’
Princeton Review’s 209 "Best Value Colleges" demonstrate impressive commitments to affordability, including through extremely generous financial aid for students with need or comparatively low sticker prices.
Forbes names UW–Madison as ‘new Ivy’
Hiring managers are increasingly turning to these 20 public and private institutions for graduates who are better prepared to enter the workforce, as they’ve done much to improve their students’ readiness over the past five years, Forbes said.
UW–Madison ranks 39th in worldwide reputation
The rankings are based on the world’s largest invitation-only opinion survey of senior, published academics who were asked to name, at most, 15 universities that they believe are the best in both research and teaching in their field.
UW–Madison remains 8th in research ranking, surpasses $1.5 billion in research expenditures
The NSF today released its Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) data showing a 10% increase in research expenditures at UW–Madison over the previous fiscal year, or more than $143 million for the period covering July 2021 and the end of June 2022.
UW–Madison is 35th in 2024 U.S. News ‘Best Colleges’ rankings
It is UW–Madison’s highest overall U.S. News ranking in the past 15 years, and the fifth year in a row that the university has moved up — advancing 14 places since ranking 49th in 2019.
UW–Madison again scores high in several rankings
“Unsurprisingly for a school with about 47,000 students — over 34,000 of them undergraduates — opportunities abound at the University of Wisconsin–Madison,” Money Magazine writes.