Madison & Dane County : Education

Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, ©Skot Weidemann

Academic Institutions in the greater Madison area.
With many first-rate educational institutions, such as the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Edgewood College, Madison Area Technical College, and the Madison Metropolitan School District, Madison is an intellectual center for Wisconsin. Thousands of students and the vibrant campus cultures contribute to the area's youthful spirit.

Following is a list of some of the accolades Madison area educational institutions have recently received:

• UW-Madison Ranked "America's Hottest Big State School" Kaplan/Newsweek "How to Get Into College Guide," Summer 2007


• UW-Madison Campus Rated Among Nation's Best LGBT-Friendly Campuses, The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students, August 2006


• Madison's Public Schools Ranked #8 in Nation by Expansion Management Magazine, May 2006


• UW–Madison rated #1 in non-federal research support at $329.5 million


• UW–Madison ranked #1 in Intellectual Property rights by a public U.S. educational institution (WARF: WI Alumni Research Foundation)

Education