1.1 The Wisconsin Idea 1.2 World War II 1.3 Expansion

UW–Madison is organized into 20 schools which enrolled 29,153 undergraduate, 8,710 graduate, and 2,570 professional students and granted 6,040 bachelor's, 3,328 graduate and professional degrees in 2008.[8] The university employs 2,054 faculty members. Its comprehensive academic program offers 135 undergraduate majors, along with 151 master's degree programs and 107 doctoral programs.[9]
The UW is categorized as an RU/VH Research University (very high research activity) in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.[10] In 2010, it had research expenditures of more than 1 billion dollars.[11] In 2008, the University's R&D expenditures were ranked the third highest in the nation.[12] Wisconsin is a founding member of the Association of American Universities.[13]
The Wisconsin Badgers compete in 25 intercollegiate sports in the NCAA's Division I Big Ten Conference and have won 28 national championships.
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1 History
1.1 The Wisconsin Idea
1.2 World War II
1.3 Expansion
1.4 Student activism
1.5 Timeline of notable events
2 Academics
2.1 Rankings
2.1.1 International
2.1.2 National
2.2 Research
2.3 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
2.4 Letters & Science Honors Program
3 Campus
3.1 Bascom Hall
3.2 Music Hall
3.3 George L. Mosse Humanities Building
3.4 Van Hise Hall
3.5 Grainger Hall
3.6 The Wisconsin Union
3.7 Dejope Hall
4 Libraries
5 Museums
6 Effigy mounds
7 Athletics
7.1 Football
7.2 Men's basketball