University of Wisconsin

Ranked #28
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #50 in Above the Law 2023
Madison, Wisconsin

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.81
Median LSAT
165
Acceptance rate
29%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
158
165
166
GPA
3.54
3.81
3.92
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
1818
100%
Accepted
526
29%
Matriculated
227
12%

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
94%
Full-time non-legal
5%
Unemployed
2%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
Wisconsin
148
Illinois
32
District Of Columbia
14
International
1
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
54%
1-25
26%
26-500
16%
501+
13%
Business & industry
4%
Government
17%
Public interest
12%
Clerkship
6%
Federal
3%
State
3%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
5%
Unemployed
2%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$35,635
Estimated 3 years: $106,905
Cost of living (off-campus)
$24,508
Estimated 3 years
$73,524
Total cost
$61,740
Estimated 3 years
$185,220
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$25,696
25th percentile: $12,000
75th percentile: $45,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
39%
50-100%
48%
100%
0.3%
>100%
12%

Demographics

Out of 670 students in 2024, 53% were women, and 27% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
47%
Women
53%
Other
0%
Full-time faculty
Men
45%
Women
55%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
62%
Women
38%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
73%
Black
4%
Asian
7%
Hisp
9%
PI
0%
AI
0.7%
2+
5%
Unk
2%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
70%
Black
5%
Asian
6%
Hisp
10%
PI
0%
AI
0.4%
2+
7%
Unk
2%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
73%
PoC
27%
Part-time faculty
White
90%
PoC
10%
University of Wisconsin student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
317
-
33
50
Women
353
-
40
31
Other gender
0
-
0
0
White
488
185
53
73
Asian
47
17
-
-
Hispanic
60
26
-
-
Black
25
12
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
5
1
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
32
18
-
-
Other
13
4
-
-
People of Color
182
78
20
8

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