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Math & statistics at Wisconsin

Wisconsin graduates about 339 math & statistics majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 38th of 697 schools we score for math & statistics, a standout program at 89 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 61 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 72% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $101,000 four years out, 1.35× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $7 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

89/100Standout#38 of 697 for math & statistics →
Graduates a year3395% of the class
Courses in the catalog61more than 72% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$101,0001.35× the same major nationally
Research in the field$7Ma year, NSF
Admit rate45%whole school
SAT middle 50%1340–1510whole school

Around Wisconsin

Horticulture and Agricultural Physics and Soil Science Building
Horticulture and Agricultural Physics and Soil Science Building - panoramioPhoto: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0 · source
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

Where math & statistics happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Hanson Biomedical Sciences Building, Plant Sciences, Muscle & Meat Science Research Laboratory, Medical Sciences, Nutritional Sciences, DeLuca Biochemical Sciences Building, Animal Science Building, Materials Science and Engineering, Medical Sciences Center, Microbial Sciences Building, Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, Water Science & Engineering Laboratory.

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 math & statistics ranking

  1. Case Western Reserve University 91
  2. Middlebury College 91
  3. Pomona College 90
  4. Wesleyan University 90
  5. Georgia Institute of Technology 89
  6. Stevens Institute of Technology 89
  7. California Institute of Technology 89
  8. University of Maryland, College Park 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 math & statistics. 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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