Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $78,974, at the 87th percentile. That is $13,364 above the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth places the return pillar in the 86th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $2,892 less than the model expects for similar students.
That puts the gap at the 44th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $13,004.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $15,896. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $2,603.
Azimuth ranks University of Wisconsin-Madison #56 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. That places the mobility pillar in the 96th percentile among the same cohort.
Mobility is the university's strongest pillar. Four years after completion, federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled record a median of $78,974.
That figure sits in the 87th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings cohort covers 5,270 completers.
The median for comparable institutions (same type and size) is $65,610, and University of Wisconsin-Madison sits above that level by $13,364. Earnings scenarios based on the program mix show a typical outcome of $78,974, a downside scenario of $56,127, and an upside scenario of $111,303.
An estimated 33.4% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure derived from the program mix.
Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $78,974, at the 87th percentile. That is $13,364 above the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth ranks University of Wisconsin-Madison #209 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $2,892 less than the model expects for similar students.
That result sits at the 44th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $13,004.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $15,896. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $2,603.
The university awards degrees across a broad set of fields, with the largest shares in business, biological sciences, and social sciences. Earnings scenarios estimated from this program mix show a typical figure of $78,974, a downside of $56,127, and an upside of $111,303.
An estimated 33.4% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
The earnings scenarios span from $56,127 to $111,303, a range that reflects variation across the university's program clusters. The typical earnings scenario lands at $78,974.
These scenario values are modeled from the program mix and do not represent observed graduate cohorts. Program-level medians illustrate the dispersion.
Computer and Information Sciences, the largest field by degrees awarded, records median earnings of $119,655 four years after completion. Finance shows a median of $107,207, while Economics completers earn $85,366.
Completers at University of Wisconsin-Madison who borrowed federally hold a median debt of $20,484, a level above the $20,076 peer median for comparable institutions (same type and size). If repaid over ten years, that median balance yields an estimated monthly payment of $233.
The median Parent PLUS debt, tracked separately from student borrowing, is $28,364. Graduates earn about $2,892 less than the model expects for similar students.
The average net price for aid recipients is $17,354, which sits above the $15,634 peer median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Aid covers about 39% of the published cost for the average aid recipient.
For the lowest income band, the average net price is $4,200, and the spread between the lowest and highest bands is $23,092.