We maximize each student’s academic achievement opportunities at a top-tier university through personalized learning strategies and development planning.
Our student-athletes are pursuing more than 90 demanding and diverse degree programs and consistently achieve excellence with a collective cumulative GPA over 3.0.
We Learn Together: Our Staff
The Academic Services staff provides individual academic support to each of our 750+ student-athletes in pursuing their academic goals. Together, we consistently maintain exceptional levels of eligibility and retention, as well as achieve remarkable graduation success rates.
- Advisors and Learning Specialists
- Our experienced staff of 13 advisors and learning specialists provide daily academic support through class and major selection, eligibility monitoring, personalized skill instruction, and organizational guidance.
- Tutors and Mentors
- To supplement our full-time staff, more than 50 tutors and mentors are available to all student-athletes. Our highly-skilled tutors provide course-specific support in both individual and group environments.
We Learn Together: Our Facilities
Two dedicated learning centers are available to student-athletes from all 23 sports for more than 100 combined hours per week. Student-athletes are welcome to drop in before or after practice, between classes, or in the evening hours to study, collaborate, and meet with staff.
The Fetzer Center for Academic Excellence, located at Camp Randall Stadium on the west side of campus, is a state-of-the-art facility consisting of 17 tutorial/study rooms, a computer lab, multiple quiet study areas, and the majority of our Academic Services staff.
The Kohl Fetzer Center is located at the Kohl Center on the east side of campus, and provides an additional 5000 square feet that houses additional Academic Services staff, mulitple tutorial/study rooms, a computer lab, and a quiet study environment.
“Coming into college, I did not have a clear vision of what I wanted to do; I was interested in economics, business, teaching, and engineering. With the help from the academic staff within Wisconsin’s athletic department, I discovered the many unique opportunities for future careers. I realized that I can craft my own path that I am passionate and proud of. The path can be daunting and fearful at times, but utterly worth it because of the great support I have. Currently, I am pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering with a certificate in computer science.”
- Mikayla Seigal,
Women's Swimming & Diving
