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The University of Wisconsin - Madison

Breakdown of “Friendliness” at WISC-Madison

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By Gender
MalesB+
FemalesB+
By Major
AccountingA+
Animal StudiesA+
AnthropologyA+
ArchaeologyC-
Art & Design DepartmentB
BiologyA-
Business - Management and AdministrationB+
Chemical EngineeringA+
ChemistryA-
Civil EngineeringA
CommunicationsA
Computer EngineeringC+
Computer ScienceB-
Cultures/CivilizationB
EconomicsA
EducationA-
Electrical EngineeringB
Engineering DepartmentB+
EnglishB+
FinanceC+
GeneticsB
Geography and GeosciencesA-
History/Histories (art history/etc.)B
JournalismB-
KinesiologyA
Language - French/Spanish/etc.A-
MathB-
Mechanical EngineeringA-
Music - Composition/TheoryA-
Natural ResourcesD
Neuroscience/Cognitive ScienceA
Nuclear EngineeringB
NutritionB
OtherB+
PharmacyA-
PhilosophyB+
Political ScienceB+
PreDent and DentistryA-
PreMed and MedicalB-
PsychologyB+
Social WorkA
SociologyA-
UndecidedB+
ZoologyA

Against similar schools

Friendliness compared with similar schools in class.

University of Wisconsin - Madison
 B+
Average of All Schools
 B
Average of schools in class
 B+

Harvard University
 B
University of California - Berkeley
 B
Cornell University
 B+
Stanford University
 B+
Yale University
 A-
Princeton University
 B
University of Southern California
 B+
F
A+

Friendliness

... UW Madison has great academics, endless opportunities and possibilities, a beautiful campus, and very friendly people ...Read full comment
... The classes are usually pretty organized and most people are friendly ...Read full comment
... University of Wisconsin itself is just perfectly blended institution for great academic programs, wonderful social life, extremely well qualifie...Read full comment
... Madison's campus has this unique charm and undescribable intellectual atmosphere that fosters new ideas and the constant pursuit of knowledge i...Read full comment
... Every single one of my professors is very friendly and helpful ...Read full comment
... They're friendly, but can be a bit xenophobic ...Read full comment
... Great school - top rate academics, beautiful campus and surroundings, fun and friendly people, party on, but get ready to work ...Read full comment
... I live in the Wisconsin dorms and have found everyone to be very friendly ...Read full comment
... Fellow students are very friendly and welcoming ...Read full comment
... Honestly, I've found the Wisconsin kids are much more friendly than the New Yorkers (this is not saying that ALL of them are unfriendly, but defi...Read full comment
... We found that the people were relatively friendly, the campus was beautiful, the campus was full of white people, and overall we enjoyed are sta...Read full comment
... If you want to find a student body filled with kids who are welcoming, friendly, open-minded, upbeat, etc ...Read full comment
... Everyone is friendly, the Greek scene isn't overpowering everything, and the men are attractive ...Read full comment
... Most of the students are friendly and it is really easy to make friends in your classes ...Read full comment
... UW-Madison is amazing-the campus is very alive and has much to offer, and the student body, for the most part, is very friendly and also very inte...Read full comment
... The general atmosphere is very friendly, and there are many different types of people both on campus and in the surrounding area, which combine ...Read full comment
... Great school - top rate academics, beautiful campus and surroundings, fun and friendly people, party on, but get ready to work ...Read full comment
... People are really nice and friendly if you are bold enough to strike up a conversation ...Read full comment
... Housing is relatively expensive, but if you're living in the right dorm making friends is EXTREMELY easy and most people are friendly ...Read full comment
... I couldn't relate with the midweaterners who are friendly but shy ...Read full comment
... In addition, every student is never going to be friendly at any university ...Read full comment
... If you're from a larger city, you'll probably find the city of Madison to be kind of small (but the locals are rather friendly) and very lacking...Read full comment
... The profs are friendly ...Read full comment
... The campus is too big and not personal enough for my taste but the people for the most part are very if not too friendly ...Read full comment
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