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class="uw-column uw-row-header"> <h2>Highlighted Priorities</h2> </div> <div class="uw-column one-column"> <div class="uw-page-element uw-pe uw-pe-text_block" data-page-element="text_block" > <div class="uw-text-block"> <p style="text-align: center"><a class="uw-button uw-button-red" href="https://grad.wisc.edu/funding/fellowships/">Enhancing External Fellowships</a></p> <p style="text-align: center"><a class="uw-more-link" href="https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2023/04/Graduate-School-Strategic-Plan-2023-2028.pdf">Graduate School Strategic Plan for Graduate Education 2023-2028 >></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="uw-outer-row row-2 has_background-image has_text_block uw-outer-row-top-padding-default uw-outer-row-bottom-padding-default uw-row-default" style="background-image: url(https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2017/12/ice_trees_sun_flare08_8777.jpg); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover">  <div class="uw-inner-row"> <div class="uw-column one-column"> <div class="uw-page-element uw-pe uw-pe-text_block" data-page-element="text_block" > <div class="uw-text-block uw-content-box"> <h2 style="text-align: center">World-class Graduate Education</h2> <p style="text-align: center">Our graduate programs consistently earn high rankings from U.S. News & World Report. <a href="https://news.wisc.edu/most-recent-u-s-news-rankings-by-department/">See our most recent rankings.</a></p> <hr /> <figure id="attachment_20876" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="max-width: 120px;" aria-label="160+ master&#8217;s and specialist programs and 100+ doctoral programs"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-20876" src="https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2020/01/Columns.png" alt="" width="120" height="120" srcset="https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2020/01/Columns.png 500w, https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2020/01/Columns-300x300.png 300w, https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2020/01/Columns-150x150.png 150w, https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2020/01/Columns-400x400.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">160+ master’s and specialist programs and 100+ doctoral programs</figcaption></figure> <figure id="attachment_20877" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="max-width: 120px;" aria-label="11,000+ graduate students"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-20877" src="https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2020/01/People.png" alt="" width="120" height="120" srcset="https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2020/01/People.png 500w, https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2020/01/People-300x300.png 300w, https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2020/01/People-150x150.png 150w, https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2020/01/People-400x400.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">11,000+ graduate students</figcaption></figure> <figure id="attachment_20879" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="max-width: 120px;" aria-label="33% international students"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-20879" src="https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2020/01/World.png" alt="" width="120" height="120" srcset="https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2020/01/World.png 500w, https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2020/01/World-300x300.png 300w, https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2020/01/World-150x150.png 150w, https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2020/01/World-400x400.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">33% international students</figcaption></figure> <figure id="attachment_20875" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="max-width: 120px;" aria-label="2,500+ master&#8217;s degrees awarded annually"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-20875" src="https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2020/01/Cap.png" alt="" width="120" height="120" srcset="https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2020/01/Cap.png 500w, https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2020/01/Cap-300x300.png 300w, https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2020/01/Cap-150x150.png 150w, https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2020/01/Cap-400x400.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">2,500+ master’s degrees awarded annually</figcaption></figure> <figure id="attachment_20878" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="max-width: 120px;" aria-label="750+ PhD degrees awarded annually"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-20878" src="https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2020/01/Ribbon.png" alt="" width="120" height="120" srcset="https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2020/01/Ribbon.png 500w, https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2020/01/Ribbon-300x300.png 300w, https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2020/01/Ribbon-150x150.png 150w, https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2020/01/Ribbon-400x400.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">750+ PhD degrees awarded annually</figcaption></figure> <p><a class="uw-button uw-button-red" href="https://grad.wisc.edu/data/">Our Data >></a></p> <p><a class="uw-button uw-button-red" href="https://grad.wisc.edu/academic-programs/">Profiles by Program >></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="uw-outer-row row-3 default-background has_featured_content has_text_block has_latest_posts uw-outer-row-top-padding-default uw-outer-row-bottom-padding-default 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