University of Wisconsin Madison(UW Madison) vs University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)

Overview Comparison
University of WisconsinUniversity of Illinois
Collegedunia Score6.8 Out of 105.4 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 35 US News 2024
# 63 Times Higher Education 2024
# 102 QS World University 2024
# 82 US News 2024
# 201 Times Higher Education 2024
# 323 QS World University 2024
Subject Strength# 27 for Engineering by US News 2024
# 35 for Medicine by US News 2024
# 40 for Law by US News 2024
# 73 for Engineering by US News 2024
# 58 for Medicine by US News 2024
# 159 for Law by US News 2024
ProgramsUG Programs -169
PG Programs -100
Doctorate Programs -66
UG Programs -84
PG Programs -50
Doctorate Programs -1
Acceptance Rate57.6 %73.6 %
Exam ScoreGMAT - 680
IELTS - 7
SAT - 1280
TOEFL - 100
GMAT - 500
GRE updated - 299
IELTS - 6.5
SAT - 1080
TOEFL - 80
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   38634
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  25540
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 17149 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   44758
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  24122
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 24479 Per Year
placement (average package)

Graduate Employability Rankings- #55 (QS 2020); Average salary- 72,492 USD; Top recruiters: UW- Madison, Target Corporation, Oracle, Mercer, Kohl's, Milliman, Epic, UW Health, 3M Company; Highest paid degrees: Doctorate (235,000 USD), PhD (168,000 USD), Masters in Finance (130,000 USD), Masters in Science (120,000 USD), Bachelor of Science (94,000 USD), Bachelor of Arts (92,000 USD), BS Nuclear Engineering (72,083 USD)


Graduate Employability: 161-170 (2020).
54.8% graduates were employed: Employed (2019 class). 
Top paying degrees: MS- $88,0000.
MBA: $80,000. BSc.: $70,000


application requirements

Academic transcripts, Resume, 2-3 LORs, SOPs/ Essays, Standardized test scores (ACT, GMAT, GRE), Proof of English proficiency, Additional documents (Design portfolio, research-based writing samples, etc.)

Applicants must have scores requirements: 66-91 (based on program). You are also required to fulfill country-specific requirements.

Campuses and B-SchoolsWisconsin School of Business
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General Facts Comparison
General FactsUniversity of WisconsinUniversity of Illinois
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1848
1867
Student:Faculty Ratio18:1
11:1
Male:Female49% Male, 51% Female49.5% Male, 50.5% Female
Location Facts

over 900 acres campus in Madison; lies along the southern shore of Lake Mendota. 


Located among culturally rich neighborhoods of Pilsen, Chinatown, Southloop, Little Italy, West loop, Greektown, is a 15-minute walk from downtown Chicago. It is highly accessible through public transport stops. 


Library

12th largest research library collection in North America; 40 libraries; 8.3 million volumes; 101,000 serial titles, 6.4 million microform items, and over 8.2 million items; Memorial Library (1st library at UW) holds 3 million volumes on 78.5 miles of shelving; over1.2 million Microform items.


Total ebooks: 504,341. Databases: 634. Journals:60,000 are all housed together in 5 university libraries.  The library also has a special and university archives collectiom.


Campus Life

Contains a hospital, botanical gardens, an on-campus dairy farm; music hall; Camp Randall Stadium; 23 Big Ten varsity teams; nearly 900 student organizations; WSUM 91.7 FM (University Radio); Geology Museum; Chazen Museum of Art; The Daily Cardinal and The Badger Herald (2 daily university newspaper); Memorial Union Terrace (hangout space for students).


Chicago’s only public university offers a pop-up pantry, wellness center, a gallery, theatre, student-run radio show, NCAA competing sports teams to indulge in. IT hosts free back to school concert, free comedy show during spring, The university has over 300 student organizations offering a number of opportunities to chose from. 


Hostel#On campus - $1300
#On campus - $15849
#Room and Board ( including meals ) - $12000
#Rooms - $8082
Famous Alumni

Living alumni: 451,142; 41 Pulitzer Prize winners; Dick Cheney (Businessman, Politician and 46th Vice President of USA); Laurel Clark (Medical doctor and NASA astronaut); Greta Van Susteren (Lawyer, commentator, and TV news anchor); Anders Holm (Writer, actor, producer, and comedian); Thomas J. Falk (CEO of Kimberly-Clark), Carol Bartz (CEO of Yahoo!), Keith Nosbusch (CEO of Rockwell Automation).


Carol Moseley Braun (Former US Senator), Bernard Shaw (American Journalist), Bobby Rush (US representative), Justin Hartley (actor), Joanne McCarthy (baseball player), Adrian Smith (architect), Azhar Usman (Comedian), James Thompson (former governor Illinois). 


City Life

Madison- Capital city of Wisconsin; home to historical sites, festivals and a fireworks display; growing technology economy; Famous attractions- Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin East, Wisconsin State Capitol, Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Monona Terrace, Henry Vilas Zoo; Unemployment rate- 2.8% (Feb 2020).


Chicago is the 3rd most populous city, 3rd largest gross metropolitan product and 2nd largest central business district in USA. Located on the shores of Lake Michigan. Home to several Fortune 500 companies (such as Boeing, McDonald's, Walgreens, Kraft Heinz, etc.). Famous landmarks include Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Science and Industry, Navy Pier, etc. The unemployment rate as high as 17.5% (April’ 2020).


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