The University of Wisconsin-Madison (also known as the University of Wisconsin, "UW" or in the region as UW-Madison, Madison or just) is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States . Founded in Wisconsin achieved statehood in 1848, UW-Madison is the official College of Wisconsin, and the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It was the first public university established in Wisconsin and remains the oldest and largest state public university. It became a land-grant institution in 1866.The 933 acres (378 ha) main campus includes four National Historic Landmarks. UW-Madison is organized into 20 schools and colleges, which enrolled 29,302 undergraduates, 9,445 graduate and professional students and awarded 2,459 bachelor 6,659, 3,493 graduate and professional degrees in 2013-2014. [4] The University employs more than 21.796 teachers and staff. Its comprehensive academic program offers 136 degrees, plus 148 master's and 120 doctoral programs. The University of Washington is a Public Ivy universities in the United States, which refers to the best universities in the United States capable of providing a comparable university experience with the Ivy League. UW-Madison is also classified as a research university RU / VH (very high research activity) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. In 2012, research expenditure was over $ 1.1 billion, the third highest among the country's universities. Wisconsin is a founding member of the Association of American Universities. Wisconsin Badgers compete in 25 intercollegiate sports in Division I Big Ten Conference and the NCAA have won 28 national championships.