More than 28,000 students applied to be part of UW-Madison?s freshman class in the fall, a record number and the biggest increase in at least 20 years. It?s a bump of 3,214 students, or 12.6 percent, from last year?s 25,522 applications. Adele Brumfield, UW-Madison?s director of admissions, attributes the increase to a number of factors: an increased presence internationally with UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin?s trips to China, prestigious awards for professors, $1 billion in research expenditures and more recruiting trips.
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