University of Wisconsin-Madison

University of Wisconsin-Madison awarded 57 bachelor's degrees in social work in the most recent reporting year, which ranks it #117 out of the 587 U.S. colleges that award the degree. That puts it among the larger BSW programs in the country — roughly 0.27% of every social work bachelor's degree awarded nationally comes from here.

83.1% of students here finish their degree, against a national median of 50.4% across the BSW colleges in this directory — a meaningful margin. Students who finish take a median of 5 years to do it. First-time entrants complete at 89.0% against 76.5% for transfers — worth checking how transfer credits map onto the practice sequence.

The average student pays $14,235 a year after grants and scholarships — about the same as the $15,707 median across the 16 BSW colleges in Wisconsin. 17.0% of first-time students receive Pell Grants. Net price is the number that matters when comparing programs, not sticker tuition — and because most social work roles are with government or nonprofit employers, graduates are typically eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.