Also known as
  • UW,
  • Wisconsin,
  • Madison,
  • UW-Madison
The University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison, Madison, or Wisconsin) is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW-Madison is the flagship school of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866. The 933-acre (3.78 km) main campus includes four National Historic Landmarks. Madison is organized into 20 schools which enrolled 28,999 undergraduate, 8,860 graduate, and 2,563 professional students and granted 6... full article at wikipedia