Wisconsin ranks as the best public school in the country when combining football and academics

The Wisconsin way goes far beyond what gets done on Saturday afternoons at Camp Randall Stadium. Whether you are a Badger fan, Badger alum, or current Wisconsin student, you know that the UW way of life is to work hard and then play hard. Academics …

The Wisconsin way goes far beyond what gets done on Saturday afternoons at Camp Randall Stadium. Whether you are a Badger fan, Badger alum, or current Wisconsin student, you know that the UW way of life is to work hard and then play hard. Academics not only for students, but also for student-athletes, are held in the highest regard at Wisconsin.

Just yesterday, Wisconsin was given a perfect NCAA academic progress rating for this season, and a multi-year score that ranked them second in the Big Ten conference behind only Northwestern.

Today, the official Wisconsin football Twitter page released rankings that combined the best public colleges and universities with the best public school football programs. The criteria was[lawrence-newsletter] as follows: of the top 15 2020 public universities according to the US News and World Report, who has the most total wins, bowl wins, and bowl appearances over the past five seasons? The answer to all those questions were your Wisconsin Badgers.

The combination of academics and football at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is truly second to none.