Direct Admit Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Guarantee
The Wisconsin Guarantee
Wisconsin high school students in the top 5% to 10% of their graduating class may qualify for The Wisconsin Guarantee. A Universities of Wisconsin Application is required.
Direct Admit Wisconsin
Universities of Wisconsin will proactively offer admission to Wisconsin high school students participating in Direct Admit Wisconsin. Direct admission removes the traditional application process and instead uses data automatically provided by their high school to admit students to universities.
If you do not want your student to participate in Direct Admit Wisconsin, please complete this form before May 1st, 2025.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find more information and a list of Frequently Asked Questions at this link below.
First, you must be enrolled in a participating school district and opt to participate in the program. Then, you must be on track to graduate and complete the credits required for admission – 4 units of English, 3 units of approved math, 3 units of social science, 3 units of natural science, and 4 units of electives. – If you meet those requirements, your unweighted cumulative GPA at the end of your junior year will be reviewed and will determine which UW universities will offer you admission through Direct Admit Wisconsin.
They are agreeing to share information with the Universities of Wisconsin so that we can provide a streamlined admission acceptance process into participating UW universities. Participation also provides consent to receive communications about Direct Admit Wisconsin.
The high school will share the following student data with Universities of Wisconsin: High school and district information, student name, WISEid, high school student ID, graduation year, physical address, school email address, GPA, legal sex, and race/ethnicity. Federal guidelines require us to collect race/ethnicity information and will be used in aggregate for federal reporting. Demographic information is not a factor in the direct admission decision process.