Connecting to the Future
Talented students, an accomplished faculty, and successful alumni all
call UW-Stevens Point their university. Exceptional learning
opportunities, a Top Ten U.S. News ranking, and one of America's hottest
micropolitan communities—one of America's Dream Cities, according to
bizjournals.com, make us a great choice to be your university.
Come see for yourself, at the place Newsweek calls one of the nation's
Most Interesting Universities!
For more information or to arrange a visit and tour,
contact the
UWSP Admissions Office at 715-346-2441
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
2100 Main St., Stevens Point, WI 54481-3897
www.uwsp.edu
Campus Description
• Founded 1894
• 13 major academic and administrative buildings
• 14 residence halls and 3 residence centers
• The 400-acre campus with 35 buildings, includes a 275-acre nature
preserve and 24-acre lake
• Three off-site field stations at Amherst Junction, Tomahawk, and
Bayfield
• Located midway between Milwaukee and Minneapolis at intersection of
Interstate 39/Highway 51 and U.S. Highway 10
• Center for leadership Excellence & Economic Development in Wausau
University Mascots:
Stevie and Stephanie Pointer, and McKenzie, the live Pointer dog
University Colors:
Purple and Gold
University Identifiers:
Students
• Enrollment: Total 9,120
– men 47%
– women 53%
• 46 percent new freshmen in top 25 percent
of their high school class
• Average freshmen ACT score, 23;
• Freshmen retention rate, 76%
• Student/faculty ratio is 21 to 1
• Average class size is 28
Staff
• 593 faculty and teaching academic staff
• 228 nonteaching faculty and academic staff
• 419 classified support staff
• Highest percentage of undergraduate courses taught by regular faculty
in the UW System
Costs
(Undergraduate, per semester, fall 2008)
• Tuition:
$3,099.83 resident,
$6,886.31 nonresident
• Residence hall:
$1,574 double occupancy
• Meals: $1,016
Financial Aid
• 4,397 undergraduates awarded aid in fall 2007
• 69 percent of UWSP students receive some form of aid
• $45,709,863 (total dollars spent in all categories) was given in
financial aid
during the 2007-2008 school year
Foundations
• UWSP Foundation:
– Distributed $1,012,040 in scholarships in 2006-07
– $16 million endowment as of December 31, 2007, and total assets of
$21.4 million
• Paper Science Foundation:
– $1.9 million endowment
• American Suzuki Foundation
– $380,714 endowment
Post Graduation
• Overall 92% placement of 2007 graduates
• 15% of graduates pursue further schooling
Athletics
• National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III
• 9 men's varsity sports; 11 women's varsity sports
• 22 "club" sports and dozens of intramural offerings
• 13th out of 441 schools, U.S. Sports Academy
Academic Programs
• Over 100 undergraduate program choices within 51 majors and 78
minors
• 15 graduate programs including a doctorate in audiology and
cooperative programs with other UW Campuses
• Collaborative Degree Program with UW Colleges in Fond du Lac, Fox
Valley, Marathon County, Marshfield/Wood County and Marinette
• UWSP Continuing Education credit and noncredit offerings
International Programs
• Ranked 28th nationally for sending students abroad
• Over 20% of our bachelor's degree recipients have studied abroad
• Greater number of our students have studied abroad than other UW
regional universities
• Semester abroad opportinities in Australia, Britain, China, France,
Germany (Marburg), Hungary, Ireland,
New Zealand, Poland and Spain
• Summer and winterim programs in Austria, Belize, Britain, China, Costa
Rica, East Africa, Europe, Germany,
Poland, Iceland, Greece, Greenland, Japan, Mexico, Sri Lanka,
Thailand and Tibet
• Overseas internships in Britain and China
Our Four Colleges
• College of Fine Arts and Communication
The college includes, Art & Design, Arts Management, Theatre & Dance,
Music, Communication and
the Aber Suzuki Center.
• College of Letters and Sciences
The largest college at UWSP, it offers more than 50 majors,
minors, certification, emphases, and graduate degrees within the 13
departments.
• College of Natural Resources
The largest undergraduate natural resources college in North
America, with internationally
renown faculty and programs.
• College of Professional Studies
Enrolls about 1700 undergraduates and 1000 graduate students in
high-demand majors including health sciences and business.
Economic Impact
• $378 million to Central Wisconsin annually
• $78 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 and Communications, updated
September 2008)
