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Sites like University of Wisconsin–Madison

The 20 closest higher education alternatives to University of Wisconsin–Madison, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 12 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to University of Wisconsin–Madison? The closest matches are UC Davis, University of Arizona and University of Massachusetts Amherst. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.

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01 · Entity

About University of Wisconsin–Madison

University of Wisconsin–Madison wisc.edu

University of Wisconsin–Madison

The University of Wisconsin is a top-ranked research institution located in Madison, Wisconsin, providing exceptional education opportunities to undergraduates, graduate and professional students.

Wikidata: public research university in Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Top 10K · #1,077 English 12 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit University of Wisconsin–Madison

Summary by Claude

Official website of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, a public land-grant research university offering undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs, along with admissions information, research news and campus resources.

Who it’s for
Prospective and current students, faculty, researchers, alumni
Business model
Tuition, state funding and research grants

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to University of Wisconsin–Madison’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

University of MichiganUniversity of MarylandUniversity of MissouriOhio State UniversityPennsylvania State Universitywashington.eduWashUUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstUniversity of ArizonaUC Davis

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to University of Wisconsin–Madison

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to University of Wisconsin–Madison, thumbs down if it isn’t.

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  1. 01
    UC Davis ucdavis.edu Top 10K English

    University of California, Davis | UC Davis | UC Davis

    public university in the Davis, California area; part of the University of California system

  2. 02
    University of Arizona arizona.edu Top 10K English

    University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ

    The University of Arizona: Recognized for outstanding academics, and a student-first outlook filled with wonder. Interested in becoming a Wildcat?

  3. 03
    University of Massachusetts Amherst umass.edu Top 10K English

    public university in Massachusetts, United States

  4. 04
    WashU wustl.edu Top 10K English

    Home | WashU

    At WashU, we’re connecting learners, thinkers, leaders and doers who inspire each other to ask big questions and find real solutions — together.

  5. 05
    washington.edu Top 1K English

    UW Homepage – University of Washington

    public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States

  6. 06
    Pennsylvania State University psu.edu Top 10K English

    The Pennsylvania State University | Penn State

    Penn State is a Pennsylvania-based, top-ranked public university that educates students worldwide. Learn more about Penn State degree programs and research.

  7. 07
    University of Nebraska–Lincoln unl.edu Top 10K English

    University of Nebraska–Lincoln

    public university in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

  8. 08
    Washington State University wsu.edu Top 10K English

    Washington State University | Washington State University

    Washington State University —WSU is a top research university dedicated to solving problems and improving lives 6 campuses11 academic collegesExtension offices in all 39 Washington counties and on the Colville Reservation4 research and extension centers What's Happening At WSU A new approach to climatechange adaptation Communities on the frontlines of climate changeshould take the lead

  9. 09
    Ohio State University osu.edu Top 10K English

    Home | The Ohio State University

    Discover Ohio State, a mission-driven land grant university, home to the Wexner Medical Center and world-class graduate, undergraduate and research programs.

  10. 10
    University of Missouri missouri.edu Top 10K English

    Homepage | Mizzou

    public research university in Columbia, Missouri, USA

  11. 11
    University of Maryland umd.edu Top 10K English

    Our Research Changes Lives | University of Maryland

    At UMD, brilliant scholars and scientists come together to spark new ideas, pursue important discoveries, drive innovation and tackle humanity’s grand…

  12. 12
    University of Michigan umich.edu Top 1K English

    public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan

  13. 13
    University of Victoria uvic.ca Top 10K English

    Home - University of Victoria

    Inspired by and honouring place, we are a community-minded, globally engaged university where we transform ideas into meaningful impact.

  14. 14
    University of Iowa uiowa.edu Top 10K English

    The University of Iowa

    Join a global community of renowned artists, pioneering scientists, and faculty dedicated to student success at the University of Iowa.

  15. 15
    University of California, Berkeley berkeley.edu Top 1K English

    University of California, Berkeley: Home

    UC Berkeley pushes the boundaries of knowledge, challenges convention and expands opportunity to create the leaders of tomorrow.

  16. 16
    ku.edu Top 10K English

    Explore the home of the Jayhawks | The University of Kansas

    Excellence in academics and research at the University of Kansas powers the state and transforms the world.

  17. 17
    Iowa State University iastate.edu Top 10K English

    Welcome - Iowa State University

    Iowa State University — where innovation is in the making. Experience hands-on learning, cutting-edge research, and endless opportunities for your future.

  18. 18
    George Washington University gwu.edu Top 10K English

    private university in Washington, D.C., USA

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    Arizona State University asu.edu Top 10K English

    ASU Homepage | Arizona State University

    public university in Tempe, Arizona, US

  20. 20
    University of Connecticut uconn.edu Top 10K English

    University of Connecticut

    It's simple enough, UConn is a great university. But it's more than that. A top-ranked research institution, campuses across Connecticut built to inspire, the global community that is UConn Nation.

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to wisc.edu’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones University of Wisconsin–Madison uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What University of Wisconsin–Madison is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

Built with

Analytics
Tag managers
Cookie consent
  • OneTrust TXT onetrust-domain-verification=09dec2392aeb4de1839dd5c66c44b1be
CDN
  • Amazon CloudFront header x-amz-cf-id: 2C9dyaR-OqnYfSB2WE3v23Mz1Z8nHi2_CsFuek8Bl9OqLLEGAb357Q==
Hosting
Email hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=522ccfe1-897f-4b0b-877e-d2628e2f6153
  • Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=ytA3k//Ojg7IrqdEZpn57c/bHdPO/whwLrOiKh5…
  • DocuSign TXT docusign=eaef99ef-533a-4bbf-b2c9-2ca9cf48fe5d
  • Google Search Console meta google-site-verification: RMbAiDUDwAuPqOvQBfKoh_KSO6Wna91O5fURzU3oP6I
  • Zoom TXT ZOOM_verify_E78OLta6TIKRJNMD0Wgw5w

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