Considered America's Public Ivy for its capability to provide a collegiate experience that can much that of an Ivy league, UW- Madison is a Doctoral University that focuses on research. The University believes in building a community of lifelong kinship and support. The University believes that through research, internship and a variety of other opportunities offered by them, they can change individual perspective of the world and thus impact the community. The university spends a large amount on research with having the third highest research expenditure in the country at more than $1.1 billion in 2012. The campus located in Madison is spread across 933 acres with the area increasing to 10,600 acres if the research institutes are taken into consideration. the course offers a total of 9,203 courses and approximately 232 undergraduate majors and certificates and an additional 250+ doctoral, master's and professional programs with 2000+ members of faculty. The University is organized into 20 colleges and schools in which more than 44,000 students from 50 states and 127 countries enroll annually. The University offers a dynamic and comprehensive academic program and also contributes to the economy of the State of Wisconsin by being one of the largest recruiters in the state, by employing approximately 21,600 members of staff and faculty. The university also provides a unique experience that places equal importance on co-curricular activities, it boasts of having 23 Big ten Varsity Teams and having over 900 student run organisations on campus.