College students scurried previous Bascom Corridor on the primary day of courses Sept. 8, 2022. Photograph: Bryce Richter

The College of Wisconsin–Madison is ranked second amongst nationwide public college and eleventh general in Washington Month-to-month’s 2023 Faculty Information and Rankings.

Final yr, UW was ranked third amongst public universities and sixteenth general.

Washington Month-to-month describes its rankings as a substitute for the U.S. Information & World Report rankings that “makes use of publicly out there knowledge to trace whether or not establishments are dedicated to enrolling college students of modest backgrounds, getting them by school, and serving to them into upwardly cellular careers.”

The rankings are based mostly on a college’s contribution to the general public good in three classes: social mobility, analysis, and offering alternatives for public service.

Wisconsin rose to sixth in public service, up from eighth final yr, maintained its analysis rating of seventeenth, and was 62nd general for social mobility (58th final yr).

“Whereas rankings are solely one in all many indicators of an establishment’s success, we’re proud to rank so prominently in a measure that highlights the success of our graduates and our dedication to the general public good,” says Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin.

UW–Madison ranked sixth in analysis expenditures, up from seventh final yr. Different rankings embody tenth within the variety of science and engineering PhDs awarded, thirtieth in college accolades (variety of college receiving prestigious awards and quantity who’re members of the Nationwide Academies, relative to the variety of full-time college) and forty first in variety of bachelor’s levels to PhDs.

UW–Madison additionally ranked twenty first within the Midwest, up from twenty fifth final yr, in Washington Month-to-month’s “Finest Bang in your Buck” rankings, an inventory of colleges ranked  based mostly on how effectively they assist non-wealthy college students attain marketable levels at inexpensive costs.

In web value of attendance for households beneath $75,000 earnings, it ranked thirty ninth general.

Examine different current UW rankings right here.