University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign vs University of Wisconsin - Madison

Overview Comparison
University of IllinoisUniversity of Wisconsin
Collegedunia Score6 Out of 106.8 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 35 US News 2024
# 42 Times Higher Education 2024
# 64 QS World University 2024
# 35 US News 2024
# 63 Times Higher Education 2024
# 102 QS World University 2024
Subject Strength# 11 for Engineering by US News 2024
# 48 for Medicine by Times Higher Education 2023
# 43 for Law by US News 2024
# 27 for Engineering by US News 2024
# 35 for Medicine by US News 2024
# 40 for Law by US News 2024
ProgramsUG Programs -163
PG Programs -104
Doctorate Programs -4
UG Programs -169
PG Programs -100
Doctorate Programs -66
Acceptance Rate66.0 %57.6 %
Exam ScoreIELTS - 6.5
SAT - 1340
TOEFL - 92
GMAT - 680
IELTS - 7
SAT - 1280
TOEFL - 100
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   43996
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  27323.63
[For PG Program]
Average Tuition Fees   38634
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  25540
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 17149 Per Year
placement (average package)

89% of graduates were employed or were working within 6 months of graduation. 5,700+ companies visited for campus recruitment. 

Degree                           Average Salary

PhD                                  $140,000 

Masters in Finance           $137,000 

Doctorate                          $127,000 

MBA                                  $94,000 

Bachelor (Other)               $85,000 

Bachelor of Science          $81,000


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)


application requirements

4 years of English and 3 to 3.5 years of Maths at high school level is required for UG admission; 300 to 400 words answer to Essay questions given by university; minimum 55% in bachelors for graduate admission

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.)

Campuses and B-SchoolsNAWisconsin School of Business
CollegeDunia Reviews7.7/10 Read 9 reviews8.0/10 Read 9 reviews
General Facts Comparison
General FactsUniversity of IllinoisUniversity of Wisconsin
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1867
1848
Student:Faculty Ratio21:1
18:1
Male:Female55% Male, 45% Female49% Male, 51% Female
Location Facts

UIUC is located a few hours from Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis in east-central Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana.


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


Library

UIUC Library is one of the largest public university collections with over 24 million resources. Consists of 14 million volumes in 37 unit libraries. 53,000,000 people visit the online catalog every year.


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.


Campus Life

Campus facilities include multipurpose State Farm Center (16,500 seats); Memorial Stadium (70,000 seats), site of Big Ten Conference football games; the Activities & Recreation Center (ARC), Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Krannert Art Museum & Kinkead Pavilion, Spurlock Museum, 4 theatres, 24 residence halls, etc.


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).


Hostel-#On campus - $1300
#On campus - $15849
Famous Alumni

One of the largest alumni networks in the USA with 470,000+ alumni. 30 Nobel laureates, 2 Turing Award winners, 1 Fields medalist, 29 Pulitzer Prizes.

John Bardeen (Nobel laureate);

Jawed Karim and Steve Chen (Co-founders of YouTube);

Jack Welch (former CEO of General Electric);

Sushanth (Indian actor)


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).


City Life

Illinois is located at the industrial belt and fertile agriculture land of USA; its economy is supported by manufacturing, agriculture, mining, transportation, and tourism sector; unemployment rate was 4.2% in March 2020; major attractions are Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Science and Industry, and Field Museum of National History


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).


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