UW-Madison Posse Program
Posse identifies public high school students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential who may be overlooked by traditional college selection processes. Focusing on four major cities, New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and Chicago, Posse extends to these students the opportunity to pursue personal and academic excellence by placing them in supportive, diverse teams—Posses—of 10 students. Posse partner colleges and universities award Posse Scholars four-year, full-tuition leadership scholarships.
No. 1
UW-Madison was the first large, public, flagship, Research 1 institution to join the Posse Foundation. UW's Posse Program is the only one to recruit from as many as four cities, making it the largest in the United States.
90% Graduation Rate
Within the last several years, six-year Posse scholar graduation rates have reached or exceeded 90% for multiple graduating classes.
500+ Alumni
Our program's reach extends far and wide, with over 500 alumni across the country and the world.
Posse In the News
Posse alum Jasmia Hamilton launches consulting firm, focuses on inclusion
Jasmia Hamilton, a Posse alumna of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison), is the founder of Innovative DEI, a boutique consulting firm that offers diversity, equity, and inclusion training and organization development. When Jasmia transitioned from high …
UW Posse scholar turns TikTok trend into research opportunity
Gráinne McDonagh, a sophomore Posse scholar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, recently presented academic work at the Promoting Research in Social Media and Health Symposium (PRISM) at the University of California, San Francisco. Her topic: …
Meet Posse scholar Albert Elston, one of UW’s exceptional graduates of winter 2021
Albert Elston, a personal finance major, has a goal: keep more venture capital in the Midwest instead of sending it to wealthy coastal economies. To that end, he co-founded ImpactVC, UW–Madison’s Venture Capital Club. The …
Campus Events
- September
- September 15
- September 15Delta Sigma Pi Recruitment KickoffIntended for Business or Pre-Business Students 5:00 PM, 1100 Grainger Hall
- September 16OPT Workshop: ISS Advising Workshop SeriesAdvising Workshop: hosted by International Student Services (ISS)4:30 PM, International Community Center (Suite 130), Pyle Center
Also offered online - September 16