University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education

Education School Admissions

Application

Director of admissions Judy Bauman
Application deadline rolling
Application fee $56

 
 
TOEFL

TOEFL required for international students Yes
Minimum TOEFL score required 550 paper test
80 internet-based test

Post-baccalaureate certificate programs

Applications N/A
Acceptance rate N/A
Enrollment N/A
Test requirements N/A

Master’s programs

Applications 797
Acceptance rate 36.4%
Enrollment 213 full-time
214 part-time
Test requirements GRE scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education Specialist programs

Applications N/A
Acceptance rate N/A
Enrollment N/A
Test requirements N/A

Ph.D./Ed.D. programs

Applications 514
Acceptance rate 30.0%
Enrollment 446 full-time
173 part-time
Test requirements GRE scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education School Academics

Degree and Program Offerings

Degree programs offered bachelor’s, master’s, Ph.D.
(12)
Categories of study offered to master’s students teaching track, counseling/psychology track, administration track, research/policy track, other
Categories of study offered to education specialist students N/A
Any programs in education offered off campus Yes
Any programs in education offered through distance education Yes

Program Specialization
100.0 percent of students reported specialty information. Totals may exceed 100% due to students with multiple specialities.

education administration and supervision 25%
student counseling and personnel services 8%
curriculum and instruction 31%
education policy 6%
educational psychology 12%
special education 3%
other 16%

Graduates (2010)

Certificate program graduates N/A
Master’s program graduates 183
Education specialist program graduates N/A
Doctoral program graduates 73

Faculty Resources

Full-time faculty 111
Part-time faculty 0
Full-time faculty with doctoral degrees 100%
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty who received awards or were editors of educational journals during 2009 and 2010 81.1%

Research Expenditures (2009-2010)

Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions) $25.6
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty engaged in externally funded research 96.5%

Education School Ranking

Education Ranking Scores

Score 82
Peer assessment score (out of 5) 4.4
Superintendent assessment score (out of 5) 4.3
Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral students 524 – Medium
Average GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral students 619 – High
Doctoral programs acceptance rate 30.0% – Low
Ratio of doctoral degrees granted to full-time faculty 0.6:1 – Medium
Student-faculty ratio 4.5:1 – High
Average amount of externally funded research expenditure per faculty member (in thousands) $226.9
Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions) $25.6

Education School Cost

Financial Aid Contact Information

Financial aid director Susan Fischer
Financial aid phone (608) 262-2087

Expenses

Tuition
Full-time: $10,941 per year (in-state)
Full-time: $25,108 per year (out-of-state)
Part-time: $686 per credit (in-state)
Part-time: $1,571 per credit (out-of-state)
Required fees $68 per credit
Room and board $7,690
Books and supplies $1,100
Miscellaneous expenses $3,840

Financial Aid Availability

Fellowships 46
Teaching assistants 199
Research assistants 20
Other appointments 203
Students receiving grants and/or scholarships 254