The University of Wisconsin -- Green Bay offers 16 varsity teams, including men's and women's tennis, cross country and swimming, men's Nordic skiing and women's volleyball. The student body chose the name "Green Bay Phoenix" in 1970, and for many years UWGB was the only Division I school to claim the mythological bird as its emblem and mascot.
On legendary football coach Vince Lombardi's advice, UWGB crowned its soccer program as the school's primary fall sport in the 1960s. (Lombardi warned that a collegiate football team would inevitably languish in the shadow of the Green Bay Packers.) UWGB's women's basketball team leads the Horizon League with nine championship wins between 1998 and 2009.
Thinking of attending UWGB? If you're a Wisconsin native planning to study at the undergraduate level, you'll pay $6,600 for in-state tuition, according to Fall 2010 rates. Out-of-state-tuition was $14,180 for the 2010--2011 academic year. As of 2010, the university enrolled 5,726 students, with biological/biomedical sciences as the most popular major, according to the Princeton Review.
University of Wisconsin -- Green Bay
2420 Nicolet Drive
Green Bay, WI 54311-7001
920-465-2000
uwgb.edu
Varsity athletes at the University of Wisconsin -- Madison participate in one of 23 sports, including men's and women's basketball, soccer, rowing and hockey; men's football and wrestling; and women's volleyball and softball. The UW Badgers wear red and white, and their mascot, Bucky the Badger, has been stirring up school spirit since 1949. (His predecessor, a live badger, had a bad habit of escaping onto the playing field.)
As of 2011, the Badgers football team had 11 "Big Ten" titles and three Rose Bowl victories under its belt.
Thinking of becoming a Badger? You'll be joining an undergraduate student body of roughly 30,500 students. As of Fall 2010, in-state tuition and fees came to $8,983, while non-resident students paid $24,233. Popular majors at UW include social sciences, biology and business.
University of Wisconsin -- Madison
161 Bascom Hall, 500 Lincoln Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-1234
wisc.edu
The University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee is home to 13 Division I varsity sports team, including men's and women's basketball, track and field and swimming and diving; men's baseball and women's tennis. The UWM Panthers wear black and gold and have relied on mascot Pounce the Panther since 2007.
UWM boasts a top-ranking men's soccer program. The team consistently earns a spot in the country's top 25, and racked up four Horizon League championships in the 2000-2010 decade. Also of note: UWM offers the only Division I baseball team in Wisconsin.
If you choose to pursue a degree at UWM, you'll be joining a student body of about 25,000 undergrads. As of Fall 2010, residents of Wisconsin paid $8,151 for tuition and fees, while non-resident students paid $17,880. Top majors at UWM include business/marketing and healthcare.
Marquette University holds the distinction of being Wisconsin's largest private university and is home to 12 varsity sports teams, including men's and women's basketball and lacrosse, men's golf and women's volleyball. Marquette's teams play in the Big East Conference, wear navy and gold and are cheered on to victory by their mascot, the Golden Eagle.
In 2008, Marquette University earned its first Big East Championship, with a victory by the men's golf team.
Considering continuing an academic career as a Golden Eagle? You'll join a student body of roughly 11,000 and become a part of a campus with over 125 years of history in the Catholic Jesuit tradition, reports the Princeton Review. As of 2010, the cost of full-time tuition at Marquette University was $28,680.
Marquette University
PO Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
414- 288-7250
marquette.edu