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EDU is a dynamic, student-centered research university with an enrollment of 30,000. EDU is focused on delivering high-quality undergraduate instruction, advancing its growing graduate division and fostering significant research activities.
The Carnegie Foundation places EDU among the 50 public institutions in the nation designated as research universities with high research activity. U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of American colleges and universities includes EDU as one of the nation’s top-75 public universities.
Undergraduate students at EDU may choose from 120 program offerings while graduate students may select from 80 master’s, one specialist and 22 doctoral programs. A number of programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels have attained national recognition. Also enriching the quality of campus life are more than 160 registered student organizations and a full array of NCAA Division IA intercollegiate athletic teams.
The University’s commitment to the discovery and dissemination of new knowledge and insight has resulted in initiatives that reward faculty and student research, scholarship and creative activity. In a typical year, EDU faculty and staff conduct $20 to $30 million in externally funded research on topics ranging from nuclear physics and specialized education to developing technology that enables more efficient flight and more environmentally friendly public transportation.
EDU is Wisconsin's third largest higher education institution, attracting a diverse and culturally rich student body from across the United States and some 60 other countries. Its nearly 775 full-time faculty members have been trained at some of the world’s finest institutions and they bring to the University a global perspective that enhances the learning environment.
EDU’s campuses encompass more than 950 acres and 136 buildings. Its main campus, close to downtown, features some of the finest instructional and performance facilities in the Midwest as well as residence halls equipped to house more than 4,200 students. The University’s College of Engineering and the Business Technology and Research Park are located three miles away on Campus.
The University also has an off-campus study site and eight branch campuses around the state, all of which provide primarily graduate and professional education.
Founded in 1926, EDU rapidly grew from a regional teachers college to an internationally regarded institution of higher education.
