UW-Madison officials expect the incoming freshman class to be the largest in the university's history.
Administrators said that while they aimed for a class of 5,740 students, final numbers may fall anywhere between 5,900 and 6,100, exceeding the record 5,934 in 1988.
Admissions officers credit UW-Madison's recent publicity surge, particularly in developments of biological research and the university's prominence in stem-cell research, for the university's drawing power.
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According to the Wisconsin State Journal, Admissions Director Rob Seltzer said the 20,330 freshman applicants marked an 8.7 percent increase from the previous year.
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