Higher Ed

The Collapse of Badger Football Is Not a Football Story

It is a budget story. WI competes in markets with a budget model built for a slower world. The state effectively constrains what the university can charge and directly limits what it…

UW–Madison’s In-State Tuition Is Too Damn Low

UW–Madison is a top research university charging a resident price that ranks 12th-lowest of the 38 public AAU universities, because for a decade that price was frozen by political decision.

NIL and Badger Football’s Decline

Wisconsin football posted back-to-back losing seasons (5-7, 4-8) for the first time since 1991-92. We trace the collapse to the NIL era’s structural transformation — and the economic effects are already emerging…

Three-Year (90-Credit) Bachelor’s Degrees at UW

College functions as both investment and consumption good. The report evaluates why 90-credit pathways deliver strong returns while respecting families who prioritize earnings over full residential experience.

Degrees of Deception: UW-Madison Leads Where Earnings Matter Most

Headline rankings got it wrong. UW-Madison crushes in majors that actually pay: #1 in Wisconsin in all 15 fields over $96k, and leads 48 of 72 overall.