Number of UW-Madison students: 41,000

Number of UW-Madison faculty and staff: 16,000

UW-Madison annual operating budget: $2.2 billion

Annual research dollars received by UW-Madison: $900 million (2nd overall in U.S.)

Chancellor John Wiley's annual salary: $327,400

Average amount Wiley's salary trails leaders of 11 peer public universities: $110,000

Regent-approved salary range for Wiley's successor: $370,000 to $452,000

Number of applications received: 150-plus

Others currently looking to fill chancellor/president positions include: Johns Hopkins University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Indiana Foundation, Georgia State University, University of South Carolina at Columbia, San Jose State University, Western Washington University, Old Dominion University (Virginia), Eastern Michigan University and Howard University (Washington, D.C.).