Established in 1894, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is a comprehensive regional university with approximately 8,400 undergraduate and 400 graduate students. The four academic colleges offer 95 program choices within 49 majors, plus 78 minors and 16 graduate programs. The picturesque campus includes the 275-acre Schmeeckle Reserve which enhances offerings of the College of Natural Resources, one of the largest undergraduate natural resources program in the country. All areas of campus are handicapped accessible. For more information or to arrange a tour, contact the UWSP Admissions Office at 715-346-2441.

Campus Description

• Founded 1894.
• 13 major academic and administrative buildings.
• 14 residence halls and 3 residence centers.
• The 400-acre campus includes a 275-acre nature preserve and 24-acre lake.
• Three off-site state field stations:
  • College of Natural Resources' Central Wisconsin Environmental Station, Amherst Junction
  • College of Natural Resources' Treehaven, Tomahawk
  • College of Letters and Science's Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility, Red Cliff
• Located midway between Milwaukee and Minneapolis at intersection of Interstate 39/Highway 51 and U.S. Highway 10.

Students (Fall 2006)

• Enrollment: Total 8,823; men 4,059 and women 4,764.
• 15 percent new freshmen in top 10 percent of their high school class.
• Average freshman ACT score, 23; average high school GPA, 3.4.
• Freshman retention rate, 76%.
• Student/faculty ratio is 20 to 1.
• Average lecture class size is 34.
• 1,530 bachelor’s degrees and 154 master's degrees awarded in 2005-06.

Staff

• 440 faculty and teaching academic staff; 78 percent of faculty and teaching academic staff have Ph.D. or terminal degree.
• 290 non-teaching faculty and academic staff.
• 370 classified support staff.

Academic Programs

• Over 100 undergraduate program choices within 50 majors.
• 75 minors.
• 16 graduate programs including cooperative arrangements.
• The School of Communicative Disorders has developed a joint Clinical Doctorate in Audiology (Au.D.) program with the UW-Madison Department of Communicative Disorders.
• Collaborative Degree Program with UW Colleges in Marathon County, Marshfield and Marinette.
• UWSP Extension credit and noncredit offerings.

International Programs

• Ranked 17th nationally for sending students abroad
• One out of 20 UWSP students studies abroad.
• Semester abroad opportunities in Australia, Britain, France, Germany (Magdeburg or Munich), Hungary, Ireland, Poland, Spain and New Zealand.

• Summer and interim programs in Austria, Belize, China, Costa Rica, Europe, Germany, Greenland, Guatemala, Italy, Japan, London, Mexico, Nicaragua, Poland, Scotland, Tanzania, Thailand and Tibet.

Computer Availability

• Wireless campus network and Internet connection in major campus buildings.
• Student labs in all major academic buildings.
• Computer labs in every residence hall.
• UWSP computer network connections in residence hall rooms.
• E-mail address for every student.

Costs (Undergraduate, per semester, 2006-07)

• Tuition: $2,917.10 resident/ $6,703.58 nonresident
• Residence hall: $1,472 double occupancy
• Meals: $944 

Financial Aid

• 63.7% of UWSP full-time undergraduates receive some form of aid (5,208 with some form of aid compared to 8,182 enrolled undergraduates
• $37,297,739 (total dollars in all categories) was given in financial aid during the 2004-05 school year (summer through spring)

Athletics

• National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III.
• 8 men’s sports;10 women’s sports.
• 22 "club" sports and dozens of intramural offerings.

Placement

• Overall 90% placement of 2004 graduates including
• 16% of graduates pursue further schooling.

Foundations

• UWSP Foundation
  • Distributed over $490,000 in scholarships in Fiscal 2006
  • Over $12.5 million endowment as of November 2006, and total assets of over $17 million
• Paper Science Foundation: $1.81 million endowment
• Suzuki Foundation: $385,670

Satisfaction

• Nearly 90% of students are satisfied with UWSP.
• Nearly 90% of alumni would recommend UWSP to family and friends.

Accreditation

• North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
• American Chemical Society
• American Dietetics Association
• American Speech, Language and Hearing Association
• Foundation of Interior Design Education Research
• National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science
• National Association of Schools of Art and Design
• National Association of Schools of Dance
• National Association of Schools of Music
• National Association of Schools of Theatre
• Society of American Foresters

Economic Impact

• $300 million to Central Wisconsin annually.

• $63 million spent annually by students.

• $25 million spent annually by visitors to UWSP.

• Graduates return more than $3 for every $1 invested in their education.

Compiled by UWSP University Relations & Communications, updated September, 2007

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