WI · reviewed 2026-07-09
No personal fridge allowed. Personal microwave allowed; no wattage cap published. Here’s the school’s exact wording, with a link straight to the source.
The school’s published wording
“Provided for Each Room: Compact refrigerator (3.1 cubic ft.)... Appliances — Allowed: Microwave, Rice cooker, Coffee pot... Please discourage high school graduation gifts of cooking appliances other than a microwave. Extensive food preparation is not allowed in resident rooms for sanitation and fire safety reasons.”
Source: UW-Madison University Housing — Inside Our Rooms · accessed 2026-07-09 · confidence medium.
From the same official source. Not exhaustive — read the full policy for your hall.
Compliant picks
No products on our current list fall cleanly within this school’s published cap. See the full comparison for the closest options.
Note: 5 product(s) are allowed here but the school publishes no numeric cap for that appliance type, so we can’t mark them within-limit. See the full comparison.
University of Wisconsin-Madison does not allow a personal mini-fridge in the cited source as of 2026-07-09; the school provides, requires, or restricts the unit.
University of Wisconsin-Madison allows a microwave but publishes no wattage cap in the cited source (it may cap by a different measure); confirm on the official page.
No. It means the product’s published spec is at or under the school’s published cap as of the source date. Halls vary, rules change, and enforcement differs. Always confirm on the official housing page.
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