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The University of Wisconsin - Madison

Breakdown of “Education Quality” at WISC-Madison

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By Gender
MalesA-
FemalesB+
By Major
AccountingA+
Animal StudiesA
AnthropologyA
ArchaeologyC-
Art & Design DepartmentC
BiologyA-
Business - Management and AdministrationA-
Chemical EngineeringA+
ChemistryA
Civil EngineeringB
CommunicationsA+
Computer EngineeringB-
Computer ScienceB-
Cultures/CivilizationB
EconomicsA
EducationB+
Electrical EngineeringA-
Engineering DepartmentA-
EnglishB+
FinanceB-
GeneticsA-
Geography and GeosciencesB-
History/Histories (art history/etc.)A-
JournalismB+
KinesiologyA
Language - French/Spanish/etc.B
MathC-
Mechanical EngineeringA
Music - Composition/TheoryB
Natural ResourcesC+
Neuroscience/Cognitive ScienceA+
Nuclear EngineeringA
NutritionB+
OtherB
PharmacyA
PhilosophyA
Political ScienceB+
PreDent and DentistryA+
PreMed and MedicalB+
PsychologyA-
Social WorkA
SociologyA
UndecidedA-
ZoologyA

Against similar schools

Education Quality compared with similar schools in class.

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

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

Education Quality

... There are plenty of clubs and opportunities for those that are serious about their education ...Read full comment
... While statistics do not encompass the entirety of a school's eseence they provide a solid foundation on which any type of educational comnparison...Read full comment
... The campus and the city of Madison are beautiful, the parties are out control, and the education is top notch ...Read full comment
... I have attended a few other college's before this and none of them compare to the level of education I have recieved here ...Read full comment
... The education is good but the way they treat minorities is hideous ...Read full comment
... I will say academic programs like Education and Social work, as well as other low intellect majors are EASY to get above 3 ...Read full comment
... The faculty are for the most part quite focused on what they are doing in terms of research -- often to the point that education is second to re...Read full comment
... However, if you actually want an education, go to a different school that isn't so messed up ...Read full comment
... You can get just as good of an education (if not better) at any other university ...Read full comment
... Quality of education is so so ...Read full comment
... Education level is good, great course choices ...Read full comment
... The only reason that I'm doing what I'm doing career-wise is because of the solid education I received at UW-Eau Claire ...Read full comment
... I was impressed by the facilities and resources available to students who had the moxie to seek out more than an average education ...Read full comment
... Do not go there if you desire an education ...Read full comment
... The education received here is only as good as the amount of work you are willing to put in to your studies ...Read full comment
... Quality of education is just below top UC schools and Ivy League schools ...Read full comment
... I honestly have never once regretted my decision because I believe a Wisconsin education is just as good as an Ivy League education at a lower pr...Read full comment
... I desired an Organized educational experience AKA "liberal arts college" that would lift me up and not be an exclusive preparation for the "re...Read full comment
... Don't necessarily confuse admission selectivity with quality of education here ...Read full comment
... For an undergraduate business education, PLEASE do yourself a favor and look elsewhere ...Read full comment
... I think UW-Madison is an amazing deal in terms of education quality and tuition ...Read full comment
... For the amount of money paid as an in-state resident (parents spent way more on my parochial high school’s tuition) you received a really grea...Read full comment
... If you want a stellar education, then Madison will give you one on a silver platter ...Read full comment
... This is a great school - the education is fabulous ...Read full comment
... I've met some life-long friends here and am receiving a top 25 education for my field of study ...Read full comment
... For most students, this is not a problem, but if you believe a good education cannot be so unless it includes all kinds of people, you will get ...Read full comment
... But, I chose to attend here because of great education at even more affordable price ...Read full comment
... But, I must admit that for the amount of money spent as an in-state resident I got a good education ...Read full comment
... There are many fine schools - including in the UW system - where this is not the case, and you receive a better education and a better educationa...Read full comment
... It was good for the bell curve (if you were taking your education more seriously compared to the rest), but it was rather annoying listening to ...Read full comment
... The workload can be stressful sometimes, but I feel like I'm receiving a great education ...Read full comment
... But, it sometimes seemed like my classmates were more interested in what party they were attending that weekend than in getting an education (th...Read full comment
... It was good for the bell curve (if you were taking your education more seriously compared to the rest), but it was rather annoying listening to ...Read full comment
... I'm an education major, and I've decided to leave UW and go to another university because I was not treated like a human being ...Read full comment
... But the reality is it doesn't matter where you go to school, and when you go and try to find a job, your employers probably aren't going to pick ...Read full comment
... I know it's cliche, but the most important education really does take place outside of the classroom walls ...Read full comment
... I was accepted into Columbia university and such elite schools and chose Madison because it is very highly ranked (in some polls even higher tha...Read full comment
... I cannot tell you how other think, but I am pretty sure this place has to be most worthy public education in your life ...Read full comment
... This is a great school - the education is fabulous ...Read full comment
... Though I love Madison dearly, the school is just too big to get a great education, even if you study really hard and get good grades -- it's stil...Read full comment
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