Minimum graduate stipend
$37,417/yr Official
Paid over 12 months · 2026-2027 · RA/PA annual minimum. 2025-26 annualized minimum was $35,636.
Official: published by the university · Source: UW-Madison Graduate School (Dec 2025) · Verified 2026-09-27
University profile
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Other stipend figures
Supporting detail: pay scales, specific schools or departments, and prior years. These are not the headline figure above.
- University-wide · Ta minimum $30,614 per 9-month appointment Official Paid over 9 months · 2026-2027 · TA academic-year minimum. Source: UW-Madison Graduate School (Dec 2025) · Verified 2026-09-27
Cost of living in Madison, WI
Rent is a city-level figure, not a near-campus price. Each line is labeled with its own source.
- Rent, 1-bedroom (city median) $1,550/mo Estimated City median 1BR Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
- Rent, 2-bedroom split two ways (city median) $935/mo Estimated City median 2BR, split two ways Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
- Utilities $270/mo Crowdsourced Basic utilities (electricity, heating, cooling, water, garbage). 85 m2 apartment, excludes internet; overstates a studio. Source: Numbeo (Americas table, Sept 27 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
- Public transit Free with student ID Official Metro Transit free student bus pass. Funded by a $48.81/semester segregated fee for full-time graduate students (Fall 2025/Spring 2026). Source: UW-Madison Bursar: segregated fees · Verified 2026-09-27
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Program profiles at University of Wisconsin-Madison
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