Basicinformation
Institutionalsettings
Logo(2photos)
UniversityofWisconsinMcGradyThereare21collegesundertheXunbranch.Inadditiontothetraditionalliberalartscolleges,engineeringcolleges,businessschools,lawschools,andmedicalschools,italsohasaschoolofmusic,aschoolofnursing,andaschoolofpharmacy.TheCollegeofArtsandSciencesiscomposedof39departmentsand5professionaldepartments,coveringthefieldsofliterature,humansciences,naturalsciences,biology,andsocialsciences.UniversityofWisconsin-MadisonhastheInstituteofHumanSciences,ElviemMuseumofArt,KohlerArtLibrary,MillsMusicLibrary,NaturalScienceLaboratory,SpaceScienceandEngineeringCenter,WisconsinClinicalCancerResearchCenter,BiotechnologyCenter,AgriculturalExperimentResearchInstitute,FoodResearchInstitute,EnzymeResearchInstitute,BotanicalGarden,MaterialScienceResearchCenter,PovertyResearchInstitute,Robert-LaFollettInstituteofPublicAffairs,SocialScienceResearchInstitute,EducationResearchandDevelopmentCenter,EnvironmentalResearchInstitute,DemographicsandEcologyCenter,IndustrialRelationsResearchInstitute,USDAForestProductsLaboratory,WisconsinGeologicalScienceCenter,NationalCenterforAtmosphericResearch,WoodsHoleMarineBiologyLaboratory,andmanyotherwell-knownscientificresearchandteachingfacilities.
TheWisconsin-Madisoncampushas70computerclassrooms,andmorethan4600newcomputersareavailableforstudentstouse.Thecampusnetworkisdevelopedandtherearemultiplesportsvenues,suchasgymnasiums,swimmingpools,sportscenters,tenniscourts,etc..Thereare44librariesincludingtheFineArtsMuseum,AtomicFurnace,ElectronMicroscope,andNaturalHistoryMuseum.
Chronologyofhistory
1838:WisconsinapprovedtheestablishmentofapublicuniversityinMadison.
1848:TheUniversityofWisconsinwasestablishedinMadison.
1849:Thefirstofficialsemesterbegins.
1851:Thefirstcampusbuilding,NorthHall,wascompleted.
1854:Thefirstandsecondgraduatesoftheschoolgraduated,theywereLeviBoothandCharlesWakeley.
1863:TheteachertrainingdepartmentadmittedthefirstfemalecollegestudentinWisconsinhistory,buttheteachertrainingdepartmentwasdisbandedtwoyearslater.
1866:Theschoolbecamealand-grantuniversityaftertheMorrelAct.
1869:Theschoolbegantoofficiallygrantbachelor'sdegreestofemalestudents.
1875:TheschoolopenedthefirstScandinavianStudiesDepartmentintheUnitedStates.
1876:TheschoolestablishedthefirstmagneticobservatoryintheUnitedStates.
1883:Theschoolopenedthefirstpharmacydepartmentinthestate.
1885:MarchingBand,themilitarybandoftheuniversity,wasestablished.
1888:TheschoolopenedtheDepartmentofPsychology,whichisthelongestuninterruptedhistoryofpsychologyintheUnitedStates.
1889:"College"levelplanningwasformallyestablished.Inthesameyear,theRugbyRaidersteamwasestablished.
1890:Babcock,aprofessorofagriculture,inventedthemilkfatcontenttestmethod,whichlaterbecamethenationalstandardtestmethod.Inthesameyear,theschool'sfootballteambeattheWhitewaterNormalCollege(nowUniversityofWisconsinWhitewater)andtheHawkswithascoreof106:0,winningthefirstvictoryinteamhistoryandthelargestvictory.Butaweeklater,theteamlost0:63totheGoldenGophersoftheUniversityofMinnesota,whichwasthebiggestlossinteamhistory.Sincethen,theschoolhasalsobecomearivalincompetitionwiththeUniversityofMinnesota.
1892:Obtainedtherighttoconferadoctoratedegree,andCharlesVanHaysoftheDepartmentofGeologybecamethefirstdoctoralgraduateoftheschool.Later,VanHaysbecameanexpertinthestudyofthegeologyoftheGreatLakes,waselectedtotheRoyalSwedishAcademyofSciences,andbecamethefirstprincipaloftheschooltograduate,andproposedthe"WisconsinThought."
1893:ThehistorianFrederickTurnerwhotaughtattheschooltooktheleadinthenationwidestudyofthehistoryandcultureoftheNativeAmericansinthewesternUnitedStatesandthehistoryoftheWestwardMovement.
1894:Theschoolannouncedthatitpassedtheacademicfreedomregulations.
1896:Thetenmajorleagueswereestablished.Inthesameyear,theschoolfootballteamwonthefirstleaguechampionshipofthetenmajorleagues.
1899:Theuniversitybegantooffersummercourses.
1903:TheWisconsinInstituteofHealthwasestablishedattheschool.
1907:TheschoolbecametheseconduniversityintheUnitedStatestohaveastudentactivitycenterafterHarvardUniversity.
1909:TheschoolopenedthefirstDepartmentofAgriculturalEconomicsintheUnitedStates.
1910:TheschoolopenedthefirstgeneticsdepartmentintheUnitedStates.
1913:E.V.McCollumoftheschooldiscoveredvitaminA.
1916:E.V.McCollumandMargaretDavisoftheschooldiscoveredvitaminB.
1917:TheschoolestablishedWHA,thefirstradiostationintheUnitedStates.Inthesameyear,theCampRandallStadium,homeofthefootballteam,wasestablished.
1921:TheConservatoryofMusicbegantoteachcoursesthroughWHA,whichwastheearliestradiodistancecourseintheUnitedStates.
1922:SaraStinchfieldbecamethefirstdoctorintheUnitedStatestostudycommunicationdisorders.
1924:TheSchoolofNursingandaffiliatedhospitalswereestablished.
1926:TheschoolopenedthefirstdancecourseintheUnitedStates.
1939:TheschoolopenedthefirstDepartmentofWildlifeManagementintheUnitedStates.
1940:BuckytheBadger,theuniversitymascot,cameout.
1951:Theschoolsuccessfullydevelopedembryotransfer.
1959:Theschooldevelopedtheworld'sfirstspaceweatherforecastremotesensor.
1963:TheschoolopenedthefirstglassartcourseintheUnitedStates.
1967:Alarge-scaledemonstrationagainsttheVietnamWarbrokeoutintheschool,andtheschoolwasoccupiedbythepoliceandthearmy.
1968:ThebusinessschoolopenedthefirstartmanagementcourseintheUnitedStates.Inthesameyear,theworld'sfirstorbitalobservatorydevelopedbytheschoolwassuccessfullylaunched.
1969:ThePhysicsDepartmentoftheschoolestablishedtheworld'sfirstRheologyResearchInstitute.
1970:ProfessorHarGobindKhoranaoftheschooltooktheleadincompletinggenesynthesis.
1971:TheWisconsinstategovernmentintegratedtheeducationalresourcesofpublicuniversities.TheoldUniversityofWisconsinsystemandtheWisconsinStateUniversitysystemmergedtobecometheexistingUniversityofWisconsinsystem,andtheUniversityofWisconsin-MadisonbecamethestateuniversityTheflagshipcollegeofthesystem.
1987:Theschooldevelopedthe"WisconsinSolvent".
1988:TheNationalGeographicAssociationreleasedthelatestworldmapprojectiontechnologyinventedbytheschool’sDepartmentofGeography-Robinsonprojection.
Academicreputation
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UniversityofWisconsin-MadisonisthetoppublicresearchuniversityintheUnitedStates,rankingpublicTheIvyLeaguehasahighreputationworldwideandisthebirthplaceoftheepoch-making"WisconsinThought"inthehistoryofworldhighereducation.Ithasacademicians,thenumberofmembersoftheAmericanScienceCouncil,andtheNobelPrize,PulitzerPrize,andtheUnitedStates.ThenumberofrecipientsoftheNationalMedalofScienceranksamongthebestinAmericanuniversities.TheUniversityofWisconsin-Madisonenjoysaworld-classacademicreputationinvariousdisciplinesandfields.AccordingtotherankingsofU.S.NewsandWorldReport,theschool’spsychology,education,nuclearengineering,chemicalengineering,geography,meteorology,Earthsciences,marketing,sociology,pharmacy,veterinaryscienceandmanyothermajorsarerankedinthetop10intheUnitedStates,andthetop20majorsintheUnitedStatesarecountless,includingcomputerscience,computerengineering,civilengineering,mechanicalengineering,Accounting,publicadministration,economics,historyandothermajors,theschool'smedicalschool,engineeringschool,businessschool,educationschool,publicaffairsschoolandotherschoolsareverypowerfulAmericantopcolleges.IntheacademicrankingsofShanghaiJiaotongUniversityWorldUniversity,theUniversityofWisconsin-Madisonranks24thintheworldinthefieldofnaturalsciences,18thintheworldinthefieldoflifesciences,and33rdintheworldinthefieldofsocialsciences.Itisarecognizedinstitution.Ofworld-classinstitutionsofhigherlearning.
TheUniversityofWisconsin-Madisonisparticularlywell-knowninthefieldofbiology.ItsprofessorJamesThomsonwasthefirstscientisttosuccessfullyisolateembryonicstemcells.Hisexpertiseinmathematics,chemistry,statistics,computerscienceandeducationScience,economics,philosophy,politicalscienceandotherdisciplinesenjoyahighreputation,withstrongstrengthandrichheritage.Thesedisciplinesallrankedinthetop15inthe2015USNewsrankings,anditssociologyranksfirst.AccordingtotheresultsoftheNationalResearchCouncil(NationalResearchCouncil),theUniversityofWisconsin-Madisonhasmorethan20subjectsamongthetoptenintheUnitedStates.Inthe2013ShanghaiJiaoTongUniversityAcademicRankingofWorldUniversities,theUniversityofWisconsin-Madisonranked19thintheworld.
TheUniversityofWisconsin-Madisonisthe14foundingmembersoftheAmericanAssociationofUniversities.These14universitiesinclude:
ColumbiaUniversity(IvyLeague)
KangNairUniversity(IvyLeague)
HarvardUniversity(IvyLeague)
PrincetonUniversity(IvyLeague)
UniversityofPennsylvania(IvyLeague)IvyLeagueSchool)
YaleUniversity(IvyLeagueSchool)
JohnsHopkinsUniversity(EastCoast;private)
StanfordUniversity(WestCoast;private)
UniversityofChicago(GreatLakes;private)
UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley(WestCoast;public)
UniversityofMichigan,AnnArbor(GreatLakes);Public)
UniversityofWisconsin-Madison(GreatLakes;public)
ClarkUniversity(exited)
TheCatholicUniversityofAmerica(exited)
p>UniversityRanking
ComprehensiveRanking
THE
2019TimesHigherEducationWorldUniversityRanking:43
2020TimesHigherEducationWorldUniversityRanking:51
2021TimesHigherEducationWorldUniversityRanking:49
QS
2018QSWorldUniversityRanking:55
2019QSWorldUniversityRanking:53
p>2020QSWorldUniversityRanking:56
2021QSWorldUniversityRanking:65
2022QSWorldUniversityRanking:75
USNews
2019U.S.NewsWorldUniversityRanking:35
2019U.S.NewsBestUniversityinAmericaRanking:49
2020U.S.NewsWorldUniversityRanking:37
2021U.S.NewsWorldUniversityRanking:41
ARWU
2018ShanghairankingWorldUniversityAcademicRanking:28
2019ShanghairankingWorldUniversityAcademicRanking:27
p>2020AcademicRankingofWorldUniversityRankings:32
MosIUR
2019MoscowInternationalUniversityRanking:35
2020MoscowInternationalUniversityRanking:38
SpecialRanking
2019QSWorldUniversityGraduateEmployabilityRanking:55
2019U.S.NewsRankingofBestUndergraduateTeachingintheUnitedStates:43
2019U.S.NewsrankingofthebestpublicuniversitiesintheUnitedStates:15
2019U.S.NewsrankingofthebestundergraduateengineeringuniversitiesintheUnitedStates:14
2019U.S.NewsWorldUniversityRankingsbySubject:
Discipline | Ranking |
Economics | 12 |
Microbiology | 13 |
AgriculturalScience | 16 |
PlantandAnimalScience | 17 |
Mathematics | 18 |
Environment/Ecology | 20 |
EarthScience | 23 |
ArtsandHumanities | 25 |
SocialSciencesandPublicHealth | 26 |
BiologyandBiochemistry | 27 |
Chemistry | 27 |
Physics | 28 |
Psychiatry/Psychology | 42 |
ComputerScience | 50 |
SpaceScience | 62 |
Immunology | 64 |
NeuroscienceandBehaviour | 65 |
EconomyandCommerce | 65 |
PharmacologyandToxicology | 75 |
MolecularBiologyandGenetics | 79 |
MaterialsScience | 93 |
ClinicalMedicine | 96 |
Project | 104 |
2019QSWorldUniversityRankingsbySubject:
Discipline | ranking |
AgricultureandForestry | 8 |
CommunicationandMediaResearch | 12 |
Sociology | 14 |
EducationandTraining | 17 |
History | 18 |
Engineering-Chemistry | 18 td> |
Geography | 21 |
VeterinaryMedicine | 26 |
EnvironmentalScience | 30 |
StatisticsandOperationsResearch | 37 |
BookCollectionandInformationManagement | 38 |
Psychology | 39 |
Anthropology | 40 |
EarthandOceanSciences | 44 |
Chemistry | 44 |
EconomicsandEconometrics | 49 |
Mathematics | 49 |
NaturalScience | 53 |
LifeScienceandMedicine | 65 |
SocialScienceandManagement | 72 |
ArtsandHumanities | 73 |
EngineeringandTechnology | 83 |
Bioscience | 51-100 |
HumanBodyandPhysiology | 51-100 |
EnglishandLiterature | 51-100 |
PhysicsandAstronomy | 51-100 |
NursingScience | 51-100 |
DevelopmentResearch | 51-100 |
MaterialsScience | 51-100 |
Engineering-ElectricalandElectronic p> | 51-100 |
ReligiousStudies,Theology,Andreligiousstudies | 51-100 |
Modernlanguage | 51-100 |
Sportsrelatedsubjects | 51-100 |
ComputerScienceandInformationSystem | 51-100 |
Archaeology | 51-100 |
Engineering-Machinery | 101-150 |
Linguistics | 101-150 |
Politics | 101-150 |
PharmacyandPharmacology | 101-150 |
AccountingandFinance | 101-150 |
LawandJurisprudenceResearch | 101-150 |
ArchitectureLearn | 101-150 |
Engineering-Civilengineeringandstructure | 101-150 |
Medical | 101-150 |
Philosophy | 101-150 |
BusinessandManagementResearch | 151-200 |
SchoolEnvironment
CampusEnvironment
TheUniversityofWisconsin-MadisonislocatedinMadison,thecapitalofWisconsin.ThecampusissandwichedbetweenLakeMendotaandLakeManona.ItisratedasthemostlivablebyAmericanmagazineseveryyearTheplace.TheUniversityofWisconsin-Madisonhasagoodcampusenvironment.EveryyeartheUniversityofWisconsinholdsvarioussportscompetitionsinLakeMendota.Therearealsomanystudentsonthelakesideforclubactivitiesorsmallgroupgatherings,butmostofthemareundergraduatestudents..However,LakeMendotaisindeedthemostfondmemoryofallthestudentsstudyingattheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison.Onlywhenenrollingandaftergraduationcantheyhaveagoodmoodtoappreciatethebeauty,whichcanberegardedasthehappinessofUniversityofWisconsinstudents.
Theuniversity’scorecampuscoversanareaofabout3.8squarekilometers,andtherearealsonaturalreservesandbotanicalgardens.Thetotalareaisabout43.1squarekilometers.Thereareatotalof850buildings,includingexperiments.Farms,botanicalgardensandhealthsciencecenters.Therearecurrentlyabout55,000peoplerelatedtothisuniversity.Whethertheyarestudents,faculty,orhiredassistants,onthiscampus,everyoneisworkinghardtomaketheUniversityofWisconsin-Madisona"universitycity."Ifitcanbecomearealcity,itshouldbethetwelfthlargestcityinthecountry.Everyonewholivesherelikesthiskindofatmosphere-atrulyacademicatmosphere.
LearningAtmosphere
TheUniversityofWisconsin-Madisonhasarigorousacademicstyleandstrictrequirementsonstudents.Thecompetitionamongstudentsinlearningisquitefierce,andthelibraryisoftenfull.Theschoolpaysspecialattentiontoacademicresearch,andtheacademicatmosphereisverystrong.Theschoolhasinvestedalotofmoneyinthegraduateschooltopromotetheacademicdevelopmentoftheschool.Therefore,theschoolisattheforefrontofAmericanuniversitiesintermsofhardwaresuchasresearchfacilitiesandequipment,orsoftwaresuchasteaching,faculty,andscientificresearchresults.TheschoolhastheHumanitiesScienceInstitute,theElviemMuseumofArt,theKohlerArtLibrary,theMillsMusicLibrary,theNaturalScienceLaboratory,theSpaceScienceandEngineeringCenter,theWisconsinClinicalCancerResearchCenter,theBiotechnologyCenter,andtheAgriculturalExperimentResearchInstitute,FoodResearchInstitute,EnzymeResearchInstitute,BotanicalGarden,MaterialScienceResearchCenter,PovertyResearchInstitute,Robert-LaFollettInstituteofPublicAffairs,SocialScienceResearchInstitute,EducationalResearchandDevelopmentCenter,EnvironmentalResearchInstitute,DemographicsTheCenterforScienceandEcology,theInstituteofIndustrialRelations,theUsdaForestProductsLaboratory,theWisconsinCenterforGeologicalSciences,theNationalCenterforAtmosphericResearch,theWoodsHoleMarineBiologyLaboratory,andalargenumberofwell-knownscientificresearchandteachingfacilities.Big-namescholarswhoenjoyahighreputationintheworldareagoodplacetoseekknowledgeandlearn.
Campuslife
Accommodation
Thedormitoryconsistsoftwoparts:thesoutheastareaandlakeshore.Southeastismoreparty,lakeshoreisfarfromthecenter,soitisacademic(relativelyspeaking).IlivedatLakeshoreduringmyfreshmanyearandtheenvironmentwasverygood.Lakeshorehasadormitorybuildingwithagoodlocation,calledlizwater.Thelocationisverygood,veryclosetotheteachingbuilding,buttherearealotofpeoplewhobookedit.
CampusActivities
TheUniversityofWisconsin-Madisoncampusisadjacenttotheworld-famousLakeMendota.Everyyear,GranvilleUniversityholdsvarioussportscompetitionsinLakeMandota,andmanystudentsalsoholdclubactivitiesorsmallgroupgatheringsbythelake,butmostofthemareuniversitystudents.However,LakeMandotaisindeedthemostfondmemoryofallthestudentsstudyingattheUniversityofWisconsin-Madisoncampus.ItisthehappinessoftheUniversityofWisconsinstudentstoappreciatethisbeautifulsceneryduringenrollmentandaftergraduation.TheactualareaofWeiDais10,649acres,withatotalof850buildings,includinganexperimentalfarm,abotanicalgarden,andahealthsciencecenter.Therearecurrentlyabout55,000peoplerelatedtothisuniversity.Whethertheyarestudents,faculty,orhiredassistants,onthiscampus,everyoneisworkinghardtobuildtheUniversityofWisconsin-Madisoncampusintoa"universitycity."Ifitcanbecomearealcity,itshouldbethetwelfthlargestcityinthecountry.Everyonewholivesherelikesthiskindofatmosphere-atrulyacademicatmosphere.
Sportsactivities
TheUniversityofWisconsin-Madisonisalsoawell-knownsportsschoolintheUnitedStates.ItisamemberoftheNCAAhighestlevelIAgroupandthetoptenleagues.Itssportsteamhaswonatotalof28Thesecondnationalchampionship,themascotis"Badger"(Badger).TheAmericanfootballteamisatraditionalNCAAgiant.IthasreachedtheRoseBowl8timesandwonthechampionshipin1994,1999and2000.ThehomestadiumofCampRandallcanaccommodatemorethan80,000people.RonDayne,thestaroftheteam,wasthewinneroftheHeismanMemorialAwardforthebestcollegefootballplayerintheUnitedStatesin1999.Itsbasketballteamalsohasagoodrecord.ItwontheNCAAchampionshipin1941,enteredtheNCAAchampionshipsemi-finalsin2000and2014,andenteredtheNCAAchampionshipfinalsin2015.Thestaroftheteam,FrankKaminsky,isthebestintheUnitedStates.WinneroftheUniversityBasketballPlayerAwardJohnWoodenAwardandNaismithAward.
Famousalumni
TheUniversityofWisconsin-Madisonhasalsocultivatedmanyactivefiguresinthefieldsoflaw,politics,economics,cultureandacademiaintheChinesearea.
Taiwan
Politics
LienChan:FormerVicePresidentoftheRepublicofChina
XueXiangchuan:Front"Secretary-GeneraloftheExecutiveYuanoftheRepublicofChina"
TianHongmao:FormerMinisteroftheMinistryofForeignAffairsoftheRepublicofChina,RepresentativetotheUnitedKingdom
GeYongguang:SupervisoroftheRepublicofChina,NationalDevelopmentInstitute,NationalTaiwanUniversityDirector
ChengZhongmo:Former"VicePresidentoftheJudicialCourtoftheRepublicofChina",ChiefJustice
HuangBiduan:Chairpersonofthe"RepublicofChina"CulturalConstructionAssociation
XueChengtai:TaiwanGovernmentAffairsCommitteeChairmanofFujianProvince
WuTaicheng:TaiwanExaminationBoardExaminationCommitteeMember.
LinDaihua:PublicOpinionRepresentativeinTaiwan
ZhangChangcai:FormerTaiwanRegionalpublicopinionrepresentative
ZhangGuocheng:FormerDirectoroftheChineseAffairsDepartmentoftheDemocraticProgressiveParty
GaoChengyan:TaiwanGreenPartyactivistandformerconvener
GaoXijun:WorldVisionMagazineFounder
Education
LiaoJunzhi:AcademicianoftheAmericanAcademyofSciences,AcademyofEngineering,11thDeanofTaiwan’s"AcademiaSinica",UniversityofWisconsin-MadisonDoctorofBiochemistry
DengZhifang:ChairmanofChinaMaritimeBusinessCollege,ViceChairmanofChinaCross-StraitCulture,EducationandIndustryPromotionAssociation,ChairmanofWorldDengClanAssociation
DengZhijia:SeniorExecutiveDirectorofIBM,PioneerofRelationalDatabaseTechnology,PhDinStatistics,UniversityofWisconsin-Madison
LaiDingming:PresidentofShixinUniversity
HongyouKang:ProfessorofChangGungUniversity,Wisconsin,USAPhDinEndocrinology,UniversityofMadison
LiMingren:PresidentofNationalChiayiUniversity
HuangYuxiang:DistinguishedProfessorofNationalChengKungUniversity,DirectoroftheInstituteofIndustryandInformationManagement
MenFuguo:ProfessorofNationalChungChengUniversity
XieZhesheng:ProfessorofNationalChungChengUniversity,ChairmanofTaiwanPropertyLawandEconomicLawResearchAssociation,DoctorofLawfromUniversityofWisconsin-Madison
PengXinyi:ProfessorofNationalTsinghuaUniversity,DoctorofLawsattheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison,MemberofTaiwanNCC(2012-2016),AssociateDeanoftheSchoolofScienceandTechnologyManagement,NationalTsinghuaUniversity.
LuShiyuan:ProfessorofNationalTsinghuaUniversity
Starting:ProfessorofNationalTsinghuaUniversity
HuYuguang:ProfessorofNationalTsinghuaUniversity
LiangZhenghong:ProfessorofNationalTsinghuaUniversity
ShiChunkuan:ProfessorofNationalTsinghuaUniversity
ZhengBotai:ProfessorofNationalTsinghuaUniversity,PhDinElectricalandComputerEngineeringfromtheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison
PanYongning:ProfessorofNationalTaiwanUniversity
LiaoYunxuan:ProfessorofNationalTaiwanUniversity
XieShuhua:ProfessorofNationalTaiwanUniversity
PaulXu:ProfessorofNationalChiaoTungUniversity,DoctorofMechanicalEngineering,UniversityofWisconsin-Madison
WangQixu:ProfessorofNationalChiaoTungUniversity,DoctorofElectricalEngineering,UniversityofWisconsin-Madison,IEEEFellow
SuChaoqin:ProfessorofNationalChiaoTungUniversity,DoctorofElectricalandComputerEngineeringofUniversityofWisconsin-Madison
p>LiAnqian:ProfessorofNationalChiaoTungUniversity,Ph.D.inMechanicalEngineering,UniversityofWisconsin-Madison
YuQingxiang:ProfessorofNationalChengchiUniversity,Ph.D.inStatistics,UniversityofWisconsin-Madison
MainlandChina
YaoYang:DeanoftheNationalDevelopmentResearchInstituteofPekingUniversity,DirectoroftheChinaCenterforEconomicResearch,winneroftheSunZhifangEconomicsAward,thehighestawardinChineseeconomics,Ph.D.inEconomicsfromtheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison
FuXianzhi:AcademicianoftheChineseAcademyofEngineering,PresidentofFuzhouUniversity,FatherofChinaPhotocatalysis,RepresentativeoftheSeventeenthNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChina
ZhuYunlai:PresidentandCEOofChinaInternationalCapitalCorporation(CICC)
HeBingsong:PresidentofJinanUniversity
ZhuWenxin:FamousAstronomer
LiPeigen:AcademicianofChineseAcademyofEngineering,PresidentofHuazhongUniversityofScienceandTechnology,FamousMechanicalEngineeringExpert,Educator,CommunistPartyofChinaRepresentativeofthe17thNationalPeople'sCongress,representativeofthe11thNationalPeople'sCongress,Ph.D.fromtheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison>ZhanWang:ResearcherattheInstituteofMechanics,ChineseAcademyofSciences,Ph.D.attheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison
HuangHongyu:Ph.D.,AssociateProfessor,SchoolofHumanitiesandSocialSciences,HarbinInstituteofTechnology(Shenzhen),ForeignLinguisticsandAppliedLinguistics(English)MasterStudentSupervisor,AssistantDean
HuangZheng:Founder,ChairmanandCEOofPinduoduo
HongKong
WangYongxiong:NationalAcademyofSciencesAcademician,AcademiaSinica,FoundingFellowoftheHongKongAcademyofSciences
CaoHongwei:RepresentativefromHongKongoftheNationalPeople’sCongress
ZhouSonggang:ChiefExecutiveOfficerofMTR
ColleagueZheng:PublicChairmanoftheTelevisionCultureBusinessFoundation
Foreigncountries
23NobelPrizewinners:seeabove
JohnMuir:Scottishecologist,geologistHome,FatherofAmericanNationalParks
CarlJansky:thefounderofradioastronomy
JohnAlanPauls:mathematician,authorof"NumberBlindness"
ArthurRobinson:geographer,inventorofRobinson’sprojectionmethod
CarlPaulLink:pharmacist,discovererofWarfare
CarlGerasi:StanfordUniversityprofessor,chemist,playwright,novelist,inventorofcontraceptives
MichaelMurphy:chemist,educator,bluegrassmusicartist
GeraldBonDe:geologist,paleoclimatologist,proponentoftheLittleIceAgetheory
RichardJorgensen:biochemist,moleculargeneticist
FreiDerekFinkel:AgeologistwhoplannedawaterconservancyprojectinCalifornia
LarryJohnson:Meteorologist,PresidentoftheAmericanWeatherForecastAssociation
BrianPaul:Computerscientist,engineer,creatorofMesa3D
WilliamBunche:geographer,leaderoftheanti-warmovement,earlydeveloperofgeographicinformationsystemsandspatialanalysis
FloLanceBascom:thefirstfemalegeologistintheUSGSandthesecondwomantoreceiveadoctorateintheUnitedStates
AbrahamMaslow:asocialpsychologistwhoproposedtheMaslowhierarchyDemandTheory
RaymondDamandian:physicist,inventorofmedicalMRI
MarkMyers:geologist,formerheadofUSGS
p>JohnSavage:StructuralEngineer,ChiefDesignerofHooverDam
WalterLink:PetroleumGeologist,DirectorofPetroleumGeologyofStandardOilCompany
GlenThomasTrewarsaw:geographer,oneoftheearlyfoundersofthegreenhouseeffecttheory
Elviem:Americanchemist
RolandOwen:Geologist,theearliestrockphysicistintheUnitedStates
CharlesKennethRice:Geologist,PenrosePrize(NobelPrizeinEarthScience)
CharlesRichardVanHayes:geologist,educator,andLakeSuperiorsurveyor,proposed"WisconsinThought"
FrankLloydWright:Americanarchitect,representativeasTokyoImperialHotel,FlowingWaterVilla,GuggenheimMuseum,etc.
MasonAdam:TVactor,EmmyAwardwinner
MichaelMann:Filmdirector,representativeas"TheLastMohican"
BurtI.Gordon:Filmdirector,goodatsciencefictionandhorrormovies
DavidZack(DavidZack)W.Zucke):Filmproducer,hisrepresentativeworksinclude"Don'tFeartheStorm","DigitalMurder",etc.
SteveMiller:RockSinger
Poz·BozScaggs:Rocksinger
TracyNelson:countrymusicsinger
PatMcCord:popsinger-songwriter,guitarist
BenHidland:jazzpianist
p>LeeHoiby:ClassicalPianist,Composer
KenNavarro:GuitarPlayer
JamilMundok:SaxophonePlayer
OscarBrown:singer,poet,affirmativeleader
JohnnyBarker:Americanlyricist,Oscarwinnerforbestoriginalsong
AlClausen:FilmandTVbackgroundmusicproducer,representativeasthesoundtrackof"TheSimpsons"
ButchVig:drummerandmusicproducer,behind-the-scenesproductionofNirvanaPeople
Rolins:PulitzerPrizewinner,authorofthebest-sellingbook"DeerParkChangchun"
EudolaWelty:PulitzerPrizewinner,representativeas""TheOptimist’sDaughter"
ErolMorris:Americandocumentarydirector,representativeas"TheThinBlueLine"
GlenHilber:Americandocumentarydirector,Fameas"MyownWar"
DanielJ.Travanti:EmmyAward-winningactor,representedas"Bloodstain","LittleGirlFishing","BlueDressonHillStreet",etc.
DaleQihari:GlassArtist
VirgilAbloh:CostumeDesigner,LVMenswearBrandDesignDirector
AlanAbloh:RugbyPlayer,HaiWinneroftheSmanAward
LonDane:Rugbyplayer,winneroftheHeismanAward
PhilHelmsJr.:Theyoungestworldchampioninpoker
BeuHoupman:Rower,OlympicGoldMedalist
EricMuller:Rower,OlympicSilverMedalist
CarleyPiper:Swimmer,Olympicgoldmedalist
SuzyHamilton:AmericanWomen’sTrackandFieldMaster
TomHall:GameDesigner
SteveBernstein:CEOoftheNFL
JudithSweet:thefirstfemalechairwomanoftheNCAA
CarolBartz:CEOofYahoo
AaronKennedy:FounderofNoodles&Company,achainnoodlecompany
JohnMorgridge:CEOofCiscoSystems
AnnAmo:PresidentofRosemondCollege
JohnStrauss:PresidentofHarveyMuddCollege
DanielPolsten:PresidentofPortlandStateUniversity
JoeCostell:PresidentofCaliforniaStateUniversityNorthridge
MichaelEnge:PresidentofSantaClaraUniversity
PhilipDuBois:UniversityofWyomingPrincipal
PeterHoff:MaineUniversityPresident
PaulRissel:formerPresidentofMiamiUniversityOxford,nowPresidentofOregonStateUniversity
AlanMerten:PresidentofGeorgeMasonUniversity
JoanneClayton:PresidentofManchesterCollege
JohnMurray:PresidentofDuquesneUniversity
RichardPeck:FormerPresidentofUniversityofNewMexico
p>JamesWhite:FormerDartmouthCollegePresident
MarkNordenburg:VicePresidentoftheUniversityofPittsburgh
PornchaiMongkhonvanit:PresidentofSiamUniversityinThailand
p>FrederickStarr:FounderoftheDepartmentofNutritionatHarvardUniversity
Cheney:FormerVicePresidentoftheUnitedStates
LawrenceIgobagl:FormerU.S.SecretaryofState
YesheyZimba:LeaderofBhutan
IajuddinAhmed:LeaderofBangladesh
CecilBlake:LeaderofSierraLeone
FlorenceChenoweth:FormerMinisterofAgricultureofLiberia
PiyabutrCholvijarn:DeputyMinisterofEducationofThailand
AdaDier:HeadoftheUSFederalGovernmentDepartmentofIndianAffairs
HerbCole:GovernorofWisconsin
RossFoingold:FormerGovernorofWisconsin
JoeBlairHunter:FormerGovernorofWestVirginia
p>RobertMarionLaFont:FormerGovernorofWisconsin
CharlesRob:FormerGovernorofVirginia
LauraMiller:MayorofDallas
DaveHillslevitz:MayorofMadison
JohnNolquist:FormerMayorofMilwaukee
GuyLauderNelson:FormerGovernorofWisconsin,initiatorofEarthDay
HillleyAbrahamson:ChiefJusticeofWisconsin
FlanderJacksonTurner:AmericanhistorianandinitiatorofWesternFrontierHistory
LaurelBlairSaltonClark:Astronaut,diedintheColumbiaSpaceShuttleaccident
BruceTeShaw:Astronaut,formerheadofNASA
JimLowell:Astronaut,oneofthecreatorsoftheApollo13miracle
HarrisonSchmidt:Astronaut,followApollo17tothemoon
CharlesAugustusLindbergh:Pilot,thefirsttocompletethechallengeofflyingacrosstheAtlantic
ListofNobelPrizes
23professorsoralumnioftheUniversityofWisconsin-MadisonhavewontheNobelPrize.Amongtheaward-winningalumni,thereisalsotheonlyfamouscondensedmatterphysicistJohnBardeenwhohaswontheNobelPrizeinPhysicstwice.ThefollowingisalistofprofessorsoralumniwhohavewontheNobelPrize:
JosephErlanger:1944NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine
HerbertS.Gasser:1944NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine
JohnBardeen:1956NobelPrizeinPhysics
JoshuaLederberg:1958NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine
EdwardL.Tatum:1958NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine
Eugene.P.Wigner:1963NobelPrizeinPhysics
HarG.Khorana:1968NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine
StanfordMoore:1972NobelPrizeinChemistry
JohnBardeen:1972NobelPrizeinPhysics
HowardTemin:1975NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine
SaulBellow:1976NobelPrizeinLiterature
JohnH.VanVleck:1977NobelPrizeinPhysics
TheodoreW.Schultz:1979NobelPrizeinEconomics
ErwinNeher:1991NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine
PaulD.Boyer:1997NobelPrizeinChemistry
GuenterBlobel:1999NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine
JackS.Kilby:2000NobelPrizeinPhysics
AlanG.MacDiarmid:2000NobelPrizeinChemistry
OliverSmithies:2007NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine
JonathanPatz:2007NobelPeacePrize
EllenJ.Sirleaf:2011NobelPeacePrize
WilliamC.Campbell:2015NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine
ApplicationInformation
Undergraduate
IELTSscore7Score,newTOEFLscore95-105,SAT1330-1460
AverageSATscore:CR580-690Math620-730
Note:FreshmenarerequiredtotakemathandEnglishtests,Accordingtothetestscores,ESLandmathematicsclassesarecarriedout.ESLisahardrequirement,notadoubleadmissionstandard.Mathematicsprovidesanoptionalcalculusproficiencytest.PassingcanbeexemptedfromM211andgetcorrespondingcredits.
Six-yeargraduationrateof80%
Maletofemaleratio47/53
Graduatestudents
Provideacademiccertificatesanddegreecertificates,GPA3.5Above,TOEFLscore,GRE/GMATscore,IELTSscoreof7points
Listoffees
Internationalstudents:
Undergraduate/year:$52,865.24
Master/year:$28470
Livingexpenses/year:$9000
Applicationmaterials
In2016,theUniversityofWisconsin-MadisonjoinedtheCommonApplicationapplicationsystem.Therefore,startingfromAugust1,2016,theUniversityofWisconsin-MadisonundergraduatecanapplythroughtheCommonApplicationortheUniversityofWisconsinsystem.Therequiredapplicationmaterialsinclude:
Onlineapplicationform;
Applicationfee:$60;
ESSAY:2articles;
Officialhighschooltranscripts:transcriptsofjuniorhighschool,highschool,andhighschool.Ifyouhavegraduatedfromhighschool,youstillneedtosubmityourhighschoolgraduationcertificate;*(10)
standardizedtestscores:SATIorACTscorereport,SATIIandACTwritingscoresarenotrequired;
Recommendationletters:1-2lettersarerecommended;
li>TOEFL/IELTSscorereport:TOEFLwillbesentbyETS,andIELTScanonlybesentbythestudentsthemselvesinpaperversion
Othermaterials:applicationformusicandDancemajorsalsoneedtoparticipateintheauditionatthesametime
Proofoffunds:Onlyneedtosubmitafteradmission,noneedtosubmitwhenapplying
Deadlineforapplication
Deadlineforapplicationforfalladmission:February1
DeadlineforsubmissionofSAT/ACTscores:February1
Applicationfee:$44USD