Editing University of Wisconsin System (section)

{{short description|System of public universities in Wisconsin}}
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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = University of Wisconsin System
 | image                  = Universities of Wisconsin seal.svg
 | image_upright          = 0.6
 | established            = {{start date and age|1848}}
 | type                   = [[Public university system]]
 | other_names            = UW System<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/uw-la-crosse-chancellor-fired-over-pornography-scandal-considering-litigation|title=UW-La Crosse chancellor fired over pornography scandal considering litigation|last=Goldbeck|first=Madison|last2=Carter|first2=Dylan Hunter|last3=Mackar|first3=Mariam|publisher=[[WTMJ-TV]]|date=December 28, 2023|accessdate=December 31, 2023}}</ref><br />University of Wisconsin<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee/news/2023/10/10/uw-system-universities-of-wisconsin-name-change|title=UW System gets a rebrand as the Universities of Wisconsin|last=Prouty|first=Aly|date=October 10, 2023|publisher=[[Spectrum News#Spectrum News 1 (Wisconsin)|Spectrum News 1]]|accessdate=December 31, 2023}}</ref>
 | former_name            = University of Wisconsin System (1974–2023)
 | endowment              = $738.5 million (2021)<ref>As of June 30, 2021. {{cite report |url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/research/2021-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--REVISED-February-18-2022.ashx?la=en&hash=FA57411CC4244B7D49C25377165FEC42FFBDEB56 |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2021 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY20 to FY21 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and [[TIAA]] |date=2022 |access-date=December 17, 2022}}</ref>
 | budget                 = $7.53 billion (2023–24)<ref name="2023-24 Budget">{{Cite web|url=https://www.news8000.com/news/education/uw-system-board-of-regents-approves-operating-budget-amid-some-campus-deficits/article_789c30f6-422d-11ee-a94f-4b5336f8e8b9.html|last=Kosirowski|first=Ken|title=UW System Board of Regents approves operating budget amid some campus deficits |publisher=[[WKBT-TV]]|date=August 24, 2023|access-date=October 17, 2023}}</ref>
 | president              = Jay Rothman<ref>{{cite web |title=UW System President |url=https://www.wisconsin.edu/president/ |website=UW System |date=31 May 2020 |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref>
 | city                   = [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]]
 | state                  = [[Wisconsin]]
 | country                = United States
 | enrollment             = 160,782<ref name="Enrollment">{{cite web|url=https://www.wisconsin.edu/education-reports-statistics/enrollments/|title=Enrollments|date=30 June 2020 |publisher=University of Wisconsin System|access-date=October 17, 2023}}</ref>
 | undergrad              = 135,263
 | postgrad               = 25,519
 | campus                 = {{plainlist|
*13 comprehensive universities
*12 branch campuses}}
 | colors                 = {{color box|#003447}} {{color box|#005777}} <br>(Navy blue and teal)
 | website                = {{url|https://www.wisconsin.edu/| wisconsin.edu}}
 | logo                   = Universities of Wisconsin wordmark.svg
 | logo_size              = 200
}}

The '''University of Wisconsin System'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM |url=https://doa.wi.gov/budget/SBO/2009-11%20285%20UWS%20Executive%20Budget.pdf |access-date=2025-05-31 |website=State of Wisconsin Department of Administration}}</ref> is a state public [[university system]] in the [[United States|U.S.]] state of [[Wisconsin]]. It is one of the largest public higher-education systems in the country, enrolling more than 160,000 [[university student|students]] each year and employing approximately 41,000 faculty and staff statewide.<ref name="Enrollment"/><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Faculty & Staff |url=https://www.wisconsin.edu/accountability/faculty-and-staff/ |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=Universities of Wisconsin |language=en-US}}</ref> The system is headquartered in the state capital of [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]].

The University of Wisconsin System comprises two major [[doctoral]] research universities, eleven other comprehensive universities, and eight two-year branch campuses. At its peak, the system had 14 two-year colleges, of which six have since been shut down. When comparing state and local funding per student given to two-year institutions, Wisconsin ranked 4th in the nation in 2023. This was in contrast to four-year institutions where Wisconsin ranked 42nd. <ref>{{Cite web |title=State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) Report|url=https://shef.sheeo.org/report/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=State Higher Education Finance |language=en-US}}</ref>