The University of Wisconsin System

The Universities of Wisconsin is a statewide system of 13 public universities. According to its official About page, it serves more than 164,600 students and awards more than 37,000 degrees annually, and nearly 90% of in-state graduates stay in the state five years after earning a degree. The system includes two nationally recognized Research I universities in Madison and Milwaukee, 10 comprehensive universities, and Wisconsin's only polytechnic university. The statewide University of Wisconsin System was created with the merger of two public university systems under a single Board of Regents by Chapter 100, Laws of 1971, which went into effect on October 12, 1971.

The statewide University of Wisconsin System was created with the merger of two public university systems under a single Board of Regents by Chapter 100, Laws of 1971, which went into effect on October 12, 1971. The 1971 legislature set July 1, 1973, as the final date for completion of the merger.

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