Welcome to Madison, Wisconsin:

Economic Data

Strong/Stable Economy anchored by the University of Wisconsin and Federal, State, County and Local Government

  • Diversified and dynamic private sector marked by an fast growing trade and service industry
  • Low unemployment rate
  • Nearly 500 Greater Madison high-tech businesses with 28,000 employees and $5.5 billion in sales and/or government contracts.

City Facts

  • Regional Airport - 100 flight arrivals and departures daily
  • 12 Convention Hotels with nearly 3,000 sleeping rooms
  • 5,000 acres of parks
  • 5 connected lakes with 2,080 acres
  • 13 beaches
  • 11 boat launches
  • 4 public golf courses
  • 6 private golf courses
  • Overture Center for the Arts
  • Best City in the Nation for Business and Careers, Forbes, 2004
  • Best College Sports Town, Sports Illustrated on Campus, 2003
  • Best Small City to Live, Men's Journal, 2004
  • Best Places to Live and Work, BestJobsUSA.com, 2003
  • Best Small City for Creativity, Washington Monthly, 2002

Nearby Cities

  • Chicago, Illinois, 142 miles
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota, 256 miles
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 77 miles
  • Des Moines, Iowa, 292 miles

Local Businesses

  • American Family Insurance
  • Cuna Mutual Insurance
  • Oscar Mayer/Kraft Foods
  • Marshall Erdman & Associates
  • Sub-Zero
  • April Aire
  • General Casualty
  • Sonic Foundry
  • Sony
  • Land O Lakes
  • Sara Lee Bakery Group
  • Spectrum Industries
  • TomoTherapy
  • Covance
  • Promega
  • Epic Software
  • GE Healthcare
  • Third Wave Technologies
  • Danisco
  • ABS Global
  • Orbitec
  • Monsanto Agricetus
  • 4 Hospitals - UW Health, St. Mary's, Meriter and William S. Middleton Memorial Veteran's Hospital

UW Madison Data

  • The University of Wisconsin has the highest research budget of any university in the nation regarding non-classified research
  • The University of Wisconsin has the 3rd largest research expenditure of all universities in the nation
  • The University of Wisconsin currently holds the three top patents for human embriotic stem cells.

Post Secondary Schools

  • University of Wisconsin
  • Edgewood College
  • Madison Area Technical College (MATC)
  • Herzing College
  • Lakeland College
  • Upper Iowa University