University of Wisconsin–Madison Facts for Kids

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University of Wisconsin–Madison

Motto	Numen Lumen (Latin)
Motto in English	"God, our light" or "The divine within the universe, however manifested, is my light."
Type	Public university flagship Land-grant university Sea-grant university
Established	1848
Affiliation	UW System
Academic affiliation	AAU URA APLU BTAA WUN
Endowment	$2.746 billion (2017)
Chancellor	Rebecca Blank
Academic staff	2,220
Students	44,413 (fall 2018)
Undergraduates	30,361 (fall 2018)
Postgraduates	14,052 (fall 2018)
Location	Madison , Wisconsin , U.S. 43°04′30″N 89°25′02″W / 43.075000°N 89.417222°W / 43.075000; -89.417222
Campus	Urban 936 acres (379 ha)
Colors	Cardinal and white
Nickname	Badgers
Mascot	Bucky Badger

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a university in Madison, Wisconsin, and the main campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It was founded in 1848.

The university offers 9,203 different courses, 232 undergraduate majors and certificates and over 250 master’s, doctoral, and professional programs. Average class size is 31 and there are more than 2,000 professors.

The school's athletic program, which competes mainly in the Big Ten Conference, is named the Badgers and they have won 27 national championships. The women's hockey team plays in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.

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An early illustration of the campus, from the 1885 edition of the Wisconsin Blue Book.
Bascom Hall fire that destroyed the dome in 1916
"Sifting and winnowing" plaque on Bascom Hall, UW–Madison tribute to academic freedom
A view of UW Health University Hospital, the Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC), and the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research rising above Lake Mendota, on the western edge of the UW–Madison campus. The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, housed in the HSLC, accounts for 40% of UW–Madison's research grants.
Overhead view of central campus in the 1920s
Bascom Hall atop Bascom Hill at the heart of the campus
Music Hall
Van Hise Hall seen from Linden Drive
Grainger Business Hall and Conference center
The Memorial Union as seen from the Library Mall on the UW–Madison campus
Hoofer Badger Sloops on Lake Mendota behind Memorial Union
Dejope Residence Hall
A view of the Wisconsin State Capitol from atop Bascom Hill. The Mosse Humanities building is on the right, Wisconsin Historical Society (fore) and Memorial Library (rear) on the left.
Wisconsin Historical Society
Willow Drive Effigy Mounds
Camp Randall Stadium
Men's hockey game played at the Kohl Center
Badgers celebrate their win by carrying Paul Bunyan's Axe around Camp Randall after the 2009 game.
John Muir - Naturalist, founder of the Sierra Club, instrumental in preserving Yosemite National Park
Frank Lloyd Wright - Architect known for designing the Guggenheim Museum and Fallingwater among other works
Elmer McCollum - Biochemist, discoverer of Vitamins A, B, and D
Charles Lindbergh - Aviator and military officer, remembered for the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean
Robert M. La Follette - Politician and lawyer, Progressive Era leader, former Congressman, Senator, 20th Governor of Wisconsin and Presidential candidate
John Bardeen - Physicist, only person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics twice
Joyce Carol Oates - National Book Award-Winning Author of plays, poetry, short stories, and nonfiction
Laurel Clark - Medical doctor and NASA astronaut, flew aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia
Jim Lovell - Astronaut, one of the first humans to fly to and orbit the Moon, commanded Apollo 13
Dick Cheney - Politician and businessman, 46th Vice President of the United States of America
Tony Evers - Politician and educator, 46th current Governor of Wisconsin
Jim Jordan - US Representative for Ohio's 4th Congressional District and founding member of the House Freedom Caucus
Manu Raju - Television journalist, Senior Congressional Correspondent for CNN
Greta Van Susteren - Commentator, lawyer, and television news anchor for CNN, Fox News, and NBC News
Joan Cusack - Actor, Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee
Anders Holm - Actor, writer, comedian, and producer
Bud Selig - 9th Commissioner of Major League Baseball
Jeffrey Sprecher - Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange, founder and CEO of Intercontinental Exchange
Russell Wilson - Super Bowl XLVIII champion and Seattle Seahawks quarterback
J.J. Watt - Defensive end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League
Virgil Abloh - Fashion designer and founder of Off-White
Steve Miller - Guitarist, singer and songwriter, leader of the Steve Miller Band, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee

University of Wisconsin–Madison facts for kids

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