UW-Madison applications rise as interest from international students increases
Wisconsin State Journal, February 5, 2010
About 26 percent more international students applied for admission to UW-Madison’s fall freshman class, causing a bump in overall undergraduate applications.
About 700 more international students applied to the university compared with a year ago.
The deadline for applications was Monday.
UW-Madison received 24,990 undergraduate applications, up 726 from a year ago, said Tom Reason, interim director of admissions.
Last year’s applicant pool of 24,264 was a five-year low.