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Business & finance at Wisconsin

Wisconsin graduates about 1,770 business & finance majors a year, 24% of its graduating class. That puts it 16th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a standout program at 89 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 145 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 74% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $101,000 four years out, 1.31× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $16 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

89/100Standout#16 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year1,77024% of the class
Courses in the catalog145more than 74% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$101,0001.31× the same major nationally
Research in the field$16Ma year, NSF
Admit rate45%whole school
SAT middle 50%1340–1510whole school

Around Wisconsin

By Babcock Hall at Linden Drive / Babcock Drive on the University of Wisconsin–M
Plaque about the first reliable test of milk quality (53939412283)Photo: Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States · CC BY 2.0 · source
Babcock Hall
Babcock Hall - panoramioPhoto: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0 · source
Hiram Smith Hall and Annex
Hiram Smith Hall and Annex - panoramioPhoto: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0 · source
Agricultural Heating station
Agricultural Heating station - panoramioPhoto: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0 · source

Where business & finance happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 145 · Dorm 28 · Student housing 23 · Athletics 12 · Arts 7 · Chapel 6.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Emory University 91
  2. Lehigh University 91
  3. Texas Christian University 90
  4. Yeshiva University 90
  5. University of Richmond 89
  6. Indiana University–Bloomington 88
  7. Baylor University 88
  8. Bentley University 88

Other strong majors at Wisconsin

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Wisconsin with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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