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And the US News and World Report's ranking of America's best colleges and universities is out, and UW-Madison has risen once again, climbing to 34th overall and 8th among public universities.

Now, this is the whole program.

This isn't CALS or just the ag school.

This is the whole university.

And of course, uh, those rankings climbing to 34th best overall and 8th best among public universities, that's up from last year when UW was 36th overall and 12th among public universities.

But digging a little deeper, you'll find something even more impressive.

US News has now placed UW 24th on its list of best value colleges, rising 23 spots from 2025.

And according to this news release from the, uh, well, the person in charge, that's Alyssa Robinson, who's president and CEO of the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association, and of course, all that helps recruit for the alumni.

It reinforces that UW-Madison both provides an education that's accessible and helps graduates succeed in the world.

To be ranked as a value school, an institution has to combine a high-quality education with a competitive cost, including the amount of financial aid that the university offers.

UW certainly gives students a high-quality education.

In fact, it's been named a New Ivy for its ability to attract, educate, and graduate the kind of talent that hiring managers are looking for.

Wonder if that applies to the football and basketball program to-

[laughs]

... attract the kind of, kind of students that, uh, put a college on the, uh, on the map as you... 'Cause, uh, unfortunately, but it's just reality, that, uh, sports is something that, uh, really and truly marks a university for better or for worse.

Academically, how good is Ohio State? But football-wise, we know how good they are.

So, uh, interesting ranks.

And of course, when you talk about best value university, and I don't know what tuition is now, and I, I would guess it's probably-

[laughs] Really expensive

...

I don't know.

And again, I'm guessing 6 or $7,000 a semester for in-state tuition.

Maybe that's low.

I don't know.

That is low.

And the US News and World Report's ranking of America's best colleges and universities is out, and UW-Madison has risen once again, climbing to 34th overall and 8th among public universities.

Now, this is the whole program.

This isn't CALS or just the ag school.

This is the whole university.

And of course, uh, those rankings climbing to 34th best overall and 8th best among public universities, that's up from last year when UW was 36th overall and 12th among public universities.

But digging a little deeper, you'll find something even more impressive.

US News has now placed UW 24th on its list of best value colleges, rising 23 spots from 2025.

And according to this news release from the, uh, well, the person in charge, that's Alyssa Robinson, who's president and CEO of the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association, and of course, all that helps recruit for the alumni.

It reinforces that UW-Madison both provides an education that's accessible and helps graduates succeed in the world.

To be ranked as a value school, an institution has to combine a high-quality education with a competitive cost, including the amount of financial aid that the university offers.

UW certainly gives students a high-quality education.

In fact, it's been named a New Ivy for its ability to attract, educate, and graduate the kind of talent that hiring managers are looking for.

Wonder if that applies to the football and basketball program to-

[laughs]

... attract the kind of, kind of students that, uh, put a college on the, uh, on the map as you... 'Cause, uh, unfortunately, but it's just reality, that, uh, sports is something that, uh, really and truly marks a university for better or for worse.

Academically, how good is Ohio State? But football-wise, we know how good they are.

So, uh, interesting ranks.

And of course, when you talk about best value university, and I don't know what tuition is now, and I, I would guess it's probably-

[laughs] Really expensive

...

I don't know.

And again, I'm guessing 6 or $7,000 a semester for in-state tuition.

Maybe that's low.

I don't know.

That is low.