University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin

Established

1848

Location

Madison, WI

Nickname

Badgers

University of Wisconsin

About

Based in Madison, Wisconsin, the school was founded as the first university in Wisconsin when the state first achieved statehood. It enrolls over 40,000 students annually.

Trivia

In 1905, the school awarded the first ever PhD in chemical engineering to Oliver Patterson Watts.

#79 school

University of Wisconsin Past and Present Attendees

Yung Gravy

Yung Gravy, 28

1

Russell Wilson

Russell Wilson, 35

2

JJ Watt

JJ Watt, 35

3

Charles Lindbergh

Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974)

4

Jane Kaczmarek

Jane Kaczmarek, 68

5

James Lovell

James Lovell, 96

6

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)

7

Melvin Gordon

Melvin Gordon, 31

8

Joe Thomas

Joe Thomas, 39

9

Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates, 86

10

Alex Turcotte

Alex Turcotte, 23

11

Sam Dekker

Sam Dekker, 30

12

Frank Kaminsky

Frank Kaminsky, 31

13

Nigel Hayes

Nigel Hayes, 29

14

Montee Ball

Montee Ball, 33

15

Lance Kendricks

Lance Kendricks, 36

16

Devin Harris

Devin Harris, 41

17

Amelia Skye

Amelia Skye, 28

18

Popularity

Wisconsin School #1

Big Ten School #11

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