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University of Wisconsin-Madison

United States of AmericaAmericas

#110

QS World University Rankings 2026

66.6

QS 2026 overall score

QS World University Rankings data

Ranking data

QS World University Rankings source

#110

QS World University Rankings 2026

#116

QS World University Rankings 2025

66.6

QS 2026 overall score

QS 2026 indicators

Indicator-level data

Each card keeps the QS 2026 score and rank separate. A missing value is not estimated.

Academic reputation

QS 2026 score
85.7
QS 2026 rank
#78

Employer reputation

QS 2026 score
63.1
QS 2026 rank
#172

Faculty-student ratio

QS 2026 score
84.3
QS 2026 rank
#141

Citations per faculty

QS 2026 score
28.1
QS 2026 rank
#606

International faculty ratio

QS 2026 score
57.7
QS 2026 rank
#400

International student ratio

QS 2026 score
37
QS 2026 rank
#527

International student diversity

QS 2026 score
42.6
QS 2026 rank
#488

International research network

QS 2026 score
88.9
QS 2026 rank
#192

Employment outcomes

QS 2026 score
91
QS 2026 rank
#96

Sustainability

QS 2026 score
72.5
QS 2026 rank
#281
University profile

About University of Wisconsin-Madison

Public service provides context for UW-Madison research

University of Wisconsin-Madison describes itself as a public land-grant university and connects its work to the Wisconsin Idea, a tradition of extending university work beyond the campus. That is useful context when reading its research and outreach material. It suggests that teaching, discovery, and public-facing work are discussed together at the institutional level. It does not tell you what a particular degree or research group will do. For a focused comparison, identify the department or programme that hosts your subject and then examine the people, projects, and methods visible in that local setting.

The central academic pages show a wide selection of undergraduate and graduate study across schools and colleges. They also direct readers toward departments, courses, academic advising, and research opportunities. Use this information to understand the range of the institution, but keep your research note tied to a named academic route. Closely related interests may be organised differently across a large university. A question in biology, computation, environmental work, public health, engineering, or social research needs a specific academic home before it can be compared meaningfully with another option.

Research is organised across disciplines and shared support

UW-Madison's research pages describe inquiry across the humanities, sciences, medicine, engineering, and other fields, as well as work that involves collaboration across campus. They also refer to research administration, research integrity, innovation, and services that support researchers. This broader structure can help you understand how a project may connect to other people or facilities. It must not be treated as reliable proof that a particular student or programme will use a specific resource. The more reliable evidence comes from the department, centre, laboratory, or academic group closest to the topic you want to pursue.

When an interest seems interdisciplinary, use the public research material to generate better questions. Which unit leads the work? Is there a centre that explains the shared problem? Does the research group show a current project, method, or field setting related to your background? Take care not to turn a campus-wide research statement into a personal claim. A credible link has a clear path from the university's wider research environment to the local academic unit and, finally, to the question you could realistically develop there.

A disciplined way to compare UW-Madison options

Build a UW-Madison note around evidence that can be checked again. Include the degree or programme, its department or school, a relevant research group or centre, and a brief statement of the academic connection. Your evidence may come from previous data work, a thesis, field experience, laboratory practice, design work, or an inquiry refined through earlier study and further careful reflection. The record should help you see whether you have found a real connection, not simply a university with a broad subject area.

Update the note from current programme and unit pages before relying on it. The university's central research pages explain an institutional setting, while the units responsible for a degree provide the detail that matters for an individual path. The QS figures above are university-level data and should be read in that limited way. They cannot evaluate a specific school, research project, or match at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Keep the option active when its current academic evidence remains clear and relevant to your intended work.

Institution record

Country
United States of America
Region
Americas
Status
Public
QS size code
XL
Profile record updated
July 24, 2026

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