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<p>Based on the UW Madison [schedule</a> of classes](<a href=“https://portal.isispub.wisc.edu:7052/psp/public/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/COMMUNITY_ACCESS.CLASS_SEARCH.GBL]schedule”>https://portal.isispub.wisc.edu:7052/psp/public/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/COMMUNITY_ACCESS.CLASS_SEARCH.GBL), for fall 2011, they had 14 sections of precalculus math (courses titled intermediate algebra, algebra, trigonometry, algebra and trigonometry). It appears that each section has a capacity of 24, and most had enrollments of around 22 or 23. If we assume an average of 20, we get 280 students enrolled in remedial math courses. This appears to be between 4% and 5% of the freshman class, not 0.2% of the freshman class.</p>
<p>To get the 0.2% number, they must be defining “need remediation” to be a lower standard than being at grade level in math through completion of high school.</p>