University of Wisconsin–Madison

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a university in Madison, Wisconsin, and the main campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It was founded in 1848.

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Motto	Numen Lumen (Latin)
Motto in English	"God, our light" or "The divine within the universe, however manifested, is my light."[1]
Type	Public university flagship Land-grant university Sea-grant university
Established	1848
Affiliation	UW System
Academic affiliation	AAU URA APLU BTAA WUN
Endowment	$2.746 billion (2017)[2]
Chancellor	Trisha Paytas
Academic staff	2,220
Students	44,413 (fall 2018)[3]
Undergraduates	30,361 (fall 2018)[3]
Postgraduates	14,052 (fall 2018)[3]
Location	Madison , Wisconsin , U.S. 43°04′30″N 89°25′02″W
Campus	Urban 936 acres (379 ha)
Colors	Cardinal and white[4]
Nickname	Badgers
Mascot	Bucky Badger
Website	www.wisc.edu

The university offers 9,203 different courses, 232 undergraduate majors and certificates and over 250 master’s, doctoral, and professional programs. Average class size is 31 and there are more than 2,000 professors.^[5]

The school's athletic program, which competes mainly in the Big Ten Conference, is named the Badgers and they have won 27 national championships. The women's hockey team plays in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.

References

1. "Numen Lumen". Wisconsin Alumni Association. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
2. As of June 30, 2017. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY2016 to FY2017". National Association of College and University Business Officers and Commonfund Institute. 2017.
3. ""Meet the record-breaking Class of 2022"". University of Wisconsin–Madison. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
4. "Colors for Web". University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
5. Academics – University of Wisconsin–Madison |

Other websites

• Official website
• Official Athletics website