University of Wisconsin Madison vs University of Texas Austin

Overview Comparison
University of WisconsinUniversity of Texas
Collegedunia Score6.8 Out of 104.1 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 35 US News 2024
# 63 Times Higher Education 2024
# 102 QS World University 2024
# 32 US News 2024
# 52 Times Higher Education 2024
# 58 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
# 7 for Engineering by US News 2024
# 50 for Medicine by Times Higher Education 2023
# 16 for Law by US News 2024
ProgramsUG Programs -169
PG Programs -100
Doctorate Programs -66
UG Programs -74
PG Programs -78
Acceptance Rate57.6 %40.0 %
Exam ScoreGMAT - 680
IELTS - 7
SAT - 1280
TOEFL - 100
IELTS - 6.5
SAT - 1220
TOEFL - 79
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   38634
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  25540
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 17149 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   44450
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  27216
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 12286 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)


QS Graduate Employability Rankings- #54;
Average Salary- 75,865 USD;
Top recruiters- UT Austin, Dell Inc., IBM Corp., Lockheed Martin Corp, Indeed Inc.;
Highest paying degrees- BBA (179,000 USD), MBA (165,000 USD), Executive MBA (155,000 USD), Masters in Science (107,000 USD)


Campuses and B-SchoolsWisconsin School of Business
McCombs School of Business
CollegeDunia Reviews8.0/10 Read 9 reviews7.6/10 Read 3 reviews
General Facts Comparison
General FactsUniversity of WisconsinUniversity of Texas
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1848
1883
Student:Faculty Ratio18:1
17:1
Male:Female49% Male, 51% Female47% Male, 53% Female
Location Facts

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


Main Campus in central Austin; J. J. Pickle Research Campus in north Austin. The main campus has 150 building with its main visible feature as Beaux-Arts main Building. Some of the nearby areas are Cameron Road, Hyde Park, Mueller, Tarrytown, Downtown Austin


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.


For more than 125 years, the University of Texas Libraries have committed to building one of the greatest library collections in the world. Maintaining more than 10 million volumes and providing access to the latest digital journals, databases and web resources, the Libraries collects and preserves the finest achievements of human knowledge in support of not only research and instruction needs, but also the exploration of ideas and intellectual innovation.


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).


1,300+ student organizations, Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, Harry Ransom Center, Texas Memorial Museum, Natural Science Center, UT Tower are all offered to students for indulging in their passion. There are over 10 dining halls within the campus. 


Hostel#On campus - $1300
#On campus - $15849
#Room & Board (including Meals) - $12286
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).


482,000+ alumni; Matthew McConaughey (American actor); Owen Wilson (American Actor), Rex W. Tillerson (Former United States Secretary of State), Neil deGrasse Tyson (American astrophysicist), Lady Bird Johnson (Former First Lady of the United States)


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).


The city bursts with an entrepreneurial spirit and has internationally renowned music, film and art scenes. The spring-fed waters of Barton and greenbelt trails make the city a perfect destination for outdoor creation. The unemployment rate of the city is 6.7 as of July 2020. Being one of the fastest-growing metros, it offers a great opportunities for students.


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