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COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE

COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS

INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 240444PUBLIC

MADISON, WI

University of Wisconsin-Madison

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$17,354Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific

Completion rate89.4%150% of expected time · pooled

Median earnings$78,974working, not enrolled · 4 years after

Median graduate debt$20,484completers · suppressed below n=30

Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$78,974

Median earnings 5 years after completion$73,645

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income band	Average net price
$0–30,000	$4,200
$30,001–48,000	$4,101
$48,001–75,000	$8,134
$75,001–110,000	$17,763
$110,001+	$27,292

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion89.4%four-year institution · 150% time

Retention95.3%four-year institution · first-time, full-time

Pell recipients15.9%share of undergraduates

Federal loan share20.4%share of undergraduates

Borrower progress / paid48.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years

Borrower cohort5,674federal loan borrowers

Undergraduates36,902IPEDS enrollment field

Admission rate45.2%suppressed below n=30

04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$20,484

5,694 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

32 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Real EstateBachelor's Degree · 83 working graduates$120,483 earnings · $20,500 debt →Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 226 working graduates$119,655 earnings · $22,500 debt →Industrial EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 86 working graduates$110,711 earnings · $23,577 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 313 working graduates$107,207 earnings · $21,500 debt →InsuranceBachelor's Degree · 92 working graduates$105,992 earnings · $20,500 debt →MathematicsBachelor's Degree · 92 working graduates$101,438 earnings · $20,500 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 90 working graduates$101,390 earnings · $21,294 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 135 working graduates$100,005 earnings · $20,500 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 181 working graduates$96,148 earnings · $20,500 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 140 working graduates$95,114 earnings · $20,500 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 111 working graduates$87,691 earnings · $23,250 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 221 working graduates$85,579 earnings · $25,000 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 342 working graduates$85,366 earnings · $20,750 debt →General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsBachelor's Degree · 99 working graduates$82,081 earnings · $21,630 debt →JournalismBachelor's Degree · 143 working graduates$75,967 earnings · $23,250 debt →Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's Degree · 88 working graduates$72,988 earnings · $20,948 debt →Non-Professional Legal StudiesBachelor's Degree · 75 working graduates$70,123 earnings · $20,980 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 228 working graduates$69,005 earnings · $20,500 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 240 working graduates$66,148 earnings · $22,000 debt →International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's Degree · 83 working graduates$63,452 earnings · $20,469 debt →Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 78 working graduates$61,737 earnings · $25,952 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 220 working graduates$61,270 earnings · $23,250 debt →Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 179 working graduates$59,044 earnings · $21,250 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 280 working graduates$58,901 earnings · $21,215 debt →Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degree · 135 working graduates$58,565 earnings · $20,250 debt →HistoryBachelor's Degree · 105 working graduates$58,343 earnings · $20,909 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 93 working graduates$58,007 earnings · $17,802 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 83 working graduates$54,375 earnings · $21,398 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 111 working graduates$53,197 earnings · $20,500 debt →Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree · 124 working graduates$52,631 earnings · $19,500 debt →Zoology/Animal BiologyBachelor's Degree · 77 working graduates$50,080 earnings · $24,872 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 83 working graduates$49,640 earnings · $23,000 debt →

BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

Compare the cohort, the cost, and the fit.

Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.