Admissions & Recruitment

Office of Admissions & Recruitment (OAR)

The Office of Admissions & Recruitment admits the undergraduate class and serves as the convening admissions team for UW–Madison. Each application is read thoroughly by two different readers. To find remarkable students, focus is placed on academic excellence and preparation as well as leadership, contributions to community, and achievements in the arts, athletics, and other areas. UW–Madison is particularly interested in building a class with students from a wide variety of lived experiences and diverse personal backgrounds who demonstrate strong potential for positive contributions to the Wisconsin community. A nationally lauded institution, UW–Madison has received accolades for best virtual campus tour in the Midwest from College Confidential and some of the highest admissions web traffic in the country as reported by University Business. Over the last several years, the university has set new records in numbers of applications, applicant pools, and enrolling class.

The priority for OAR is to be innovative leaders who center educational access and support for scholars of the wide diversity of identities, experiences, interests and beliefs who will embody the Wisconsin Idea.