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The University and the Madison Community
The University of Wisconsin-Madison
The University of Wisconsin-Madison, established in 1848, is recognized as one of the leading institutions of higher education in this country. All of the various schools and colleges - Agricultural and Life Sciences, Business, Continuing Studies, Education, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Graduate School, Human Ecology, International Studies, Journalism and Mass Communication, Law, Letters and Science, Library and Information Studies, Medicine and Public Health, Music, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Affairs, Social Work, and Veterinary Medicine - are contiguous on one campus along the shore of Lake Mendota. The 935+ acre campus is one of the largest and most beautiful in the country. For a slide show of campus, click here.
A world-class center of research and learning, U.W.-Madison has ranked among the top five U.S. universities for funded research for many years. Many UW departments and programs are ranked in the top few in the country. The campus also is home to many internationally recognized research centers, including the Biotechnology Center, the Institute for Molecular Virology, the Food Research Institute, the Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation, The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, the National Primate Research Center, the Waisman Center, the National Magnetic Resonance Facility, the Physical Sciences Laboratory, the Synchrotron Radiation Center, the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, and the UW Carbone Cancer Center. Excellent libraries are available within the various schools and colleges. The faculty, recognized as leaders in their fields, serve on study sections and editorial boards and have been the recipients of the most prestigious national and international awards including the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, and the National Medal of Science.
The diversity of the student body adds to the richness of the educational experience. Madison's 42,000+ students are drawn from every state in the country, and the University has one of the largest international student populations of any university in the U.S. Approximately 11,280 students of the total enrollment are graduate students or in professional schools.
The Madison campus offers students innumerable opportunities to participate in artistic, cultural, political, recreational, service, and social clubs and organizations. Students have access to several state-of-the-art athletic facilities, an extensive intramural sports program, the exhibits of the Chazen Museum of Art, the University Arboretum, and the programs of the Wisconsin Union Theatre. The UW Hoofers Club offers an Outing Club, instruction in skiing and snowboarding, sailing, horseback riding, mountaineering, and scuba diving.
Madison, Wisconsin
Ranked consistently as one of the best places to live in
the U.S., Madison,
Wisconsin offers its residents natural beauty, a rich
cultural and artistic environment, excellent schools,
little unemployment, and low crime rates. Madison, the
state capital, has a population of 203,704 (2005 estimate) and is the only isthmus city in North America. The
four magnificent lakes that surround the city provide for
summer and winter sports, including swimming, canoeing,
fishing, sailing, skiing, and skating. The city offers fine
libraries, parks, a zoo, and an arboretum. State Street, a pedestrian
mall full of coffee shops, book stores and restaurants,
joins the University campus with the beautiful State Capitol building, the second largest domed
building in the nation. Maps of Madison are available.
Getting to Madison
By Air Transportation
Madison's Dane County Regional Airport is served by many airlines (Northwest, United Express, American Eagle, Midwest Connect, Continental Express, Delta Connection) that provide connections to most major U.S. and international locations. More economical fares may be available into Milwaukee (90 minutes to Madison by car or bus) or Chicago (3 hours to Madison by car or bus). Bus service from O'Hare to Madison (stops directly at the University's Memorial Union) is frequent (10-12 scheduled trips/day) and inexpensive ($27 one way, contact Van Galder Bus Company, tel. # 608-752-5407, 1-800-747-0994).
By Ground Transportation
Madison is approximately 150 miles northwest of Chicago, 75 miles west of Milwaukee and 260 miles southeast of Minneapolis via U.S. Interstates 90 or 94.
Selected Madison, Wisconsin WWW Sites
Madison,
Wisconsin
Madison Maps
Greater Madison
Convention and Visitors Bureau
Madison
Sites
The State of
Wisconsin Information Server
Madison
Metro Transit System
Danenet