University of Wisconsin System

**About the Universities of Wisconsin** The Universities of Wisconsin serve more than 164,600 students. Awarding more than 37,000 degrees annually, these 13 public universities are Wisconsin’s talent pipeline, putting graduates in position to increase their earning power, contribute to their communities, and make Wisconsin a better place to live. Nearly 90% of in-state Universities of Wisconsin graduates stay in the state five years after earning a degree. The Universities of Wisconsin also contribute to the richness of Wisconsin’s culture and economy with cutting-edge and life-changing research, new companies and patents, and boundless creative and intellectual energy. Through a constellation of universities statewide, our two nationally recognized Research I universities in Madison and Milwaukee together with 10 comprehensive universities and Wisconsin’s only Polytechnic university offer a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate degree programs – including doctoral and professional degrees – providing unlimited opportunities to explore, learn, and thrive.