- The Wisconsin Alumni Association was founded in 1861, just 13 years after the first class was taught.
- Bucky Badger's full name is Buckingham U. Badger.
- Annual tuition in 1900 was $20.
- Graduating law students toss white canes over the goalpost at Homecoming. Legend has it that if they catch the canes on the other side, they'll win their first case.
- The Marching Band started wearing their caps backward after a Badger win in the 1920s to symbolize looking back at their victory.
- Freshmen were forced to wear green Eton caps in 1901 as part of a dress code.
- 17 Nobel Prizes and 30 Pulitzer Prizes have been awarded to UW faculty or alumni.
- More than 30,000 doctorates have been awarded by UW-Madison. Few institutions in the world can match that record.
