University of Wisconsin - Madison Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

The University of Wisconsin - Madison recorded an overall acceptance rate of 45.2% in the application year 2024, with 65,933 applicants and 29,784 admissions. This marks a slight increase from 43.3% in 2023, when they accepted 27,527 out of 63,537 applicants. Historical data shows that acceptance rates have fluctuated in recent years, peaking at 60.3% for 2021 and declining from 49% in 2022 to 45.2% in 2024. Overall acceptance rates have shown a downward trend over the last few years, indicating increasing competition among applicants.

Year	Total Applicants	Total Admits	RD Acceptance Rate	EA Acceptance Rate	Overall Acceptance Rate
2024	65,933	29,784	45.2%	-	45.2%
2023	63,537	27,527	43.3%	-	43.3%
2022	60,250	29,546	49%	-	49%
2021	53,829	32,466	60.3%	-	60.3%
2020	45,941	26,289	57.2%	-	57.2%
2019	43,921	23,287	53%	-	53%
2018	42,741	22,099	51.7%	-	51.7%
2017	35,615	19,150	53.8%	-	53.8%
2016	32,887	17,304	52.6%	-	52.6%
2015	32,780	16,121	49.2%	-	49.2%

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