What Students Say?
Likes
- Great set of coursework for computer engineering. Professors in the past have done pioneering research work. Tuition and cost of living is very affordable plus Madison is a very safe city.
- Madison is a very safe city with good public transport and the cost of living is less compared to other major cities. Tuition is also very affordable. Great coursework with strong emphasis on research and is one of the best universities for systems (OS, distributed, data systems, etc) engineering. Plenty of opportunities for TA/RA/part time.
Dislikes
- Weather is not very friendly but is manageable with the right set of clothes. All graduate level courses require you to read research papers on a regular basis and the projects will also be research centered. It will be difficult at first but you’ll soon get used to it.
My experience has been very positive, got to learn so much from professors and peers and also have fun with other graduate students.
Course Curriculum
Coursework is very good, you’ll get the opportunity to learn from professors working on cutting edge research. ESP good for computer architecture. Plenty of opportunities for research, you can email professors and talk to them about your interests.
Exams
My scores GRE 328 (Q166, V 162, Writing: 5.5). TOEFL 117 Don’t need any other tests. SOP, 3 LORs and CV. If applying for research track, you’ll have interviews. For coursework masters, don’t have interviews.
Placement
Based on my knowledge, almost all students get offers from reputed companies like google, Facebook, apple, meta, Amazon, AMD, nvidia, arm, etc. Salary depends on where you live but it will be more than enough to lead a comfortable life.
Internship
Interning at AMD as a design verification engineer.
Fees
Tuition is ~$1200 per credit. Total would be around 40000 - 45000 with insurance. Cost of living depends on your lifestyle but you can get apartments with a private room for <$700.
Faculty
Grad classes are usually small with less than 40 students. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to interact with professors and ask questions in class.
Campus Life
Campus infrastructure is very good. Each department/school has clubs and organizations that hold meetings/game nights/social events to get to know each other and have fun. In addition, there’s also a lot of academic related events conducted by each professor.
Hostel
I live at Eagle Heights which is the university’s graduate student housing location. Infrastructure is very good and very safe neighborhood (exclusively grad students, PhD and post docs). It’s a bit far from campus but you have excellent public transport.
