Fast Facts

Connecting to the Future

With our roots in the heart of the state, Wisconsin's right-sized public university launches students on meaningful life journeys through transformational learning in the arts and sciences. Our open-minded, close-knit community - both on and off campus - inspires students to experience the world unfolding in new ways.

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
• 14 major academic and administrative buildings
• 13 residence halls and 3 student centers
• The 406-acre campus with 35 buildings, includes a 282-acre nature preserve and 25-acre lake
• Three off-site field stations - Central Wisconsin Environmental Station at Amherst Junction, Treehaven near Tomahawk and the Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility at Bayfield
• Located midway between Milwaukee and Minneapolis at intersection of Interstate 39/Highway 51 and U.S. Highway 10
• UWSP Center for Leadership Excellence & Economic Development in Wausau

 

Students

• Enrollment: Total 9,477
• men 47 percent
• women 53 percent
• Average class rank 74th percentile
• Average freshmen ACT score, 22.1
• Freshmen retention rate, 81 percent
• Student/faculty ratio is 21:1
• Average class size is 28
• 1677 degrees awarded in 2009-10
• 46 percent new freshman are first generation students

Staff

• 357 faculty and teaching academic staff
• 340 nonteaching faculty and academic staff
• 399 classified support staff
• 76 percent of undergraduate courses are taught by faculty, the highest percentage in the UW System

Costs

(Undergraduate, per semester, 2011-2012)

• Tuition:
  $3,573 resident
  $7,359 nonresident
  $3,840 Minnesota nonresident
• Residence hall:
  $1,776-$1,876 double occupancy
• Meals: $1,170-$1,275

Financial Aid

• 7,439 undergraduates awarded aid in 2010-2011
• 80.8 percent of UWSP students receive some form of aid
• $71,300,802 (total dollars spent in all categories) was given in financial aid during the 2010-2011 school year
• 36 percent of undergraduates are Pell Grant recipients
  

Foundations

• UWSP Foundation
• Distributed $520,771 in scholarships in 2011
• $16.3 million endowment and total assets of $20.4 million as of December 31, 2010
• Paper Science Foundation
• $2 million endowment as of 3/1/12
• American Suzuki Foundation
• $377,241 endowment as of 1/1/12
  

Post Graduation

• Overall 85 percent placement of 2008 graduates
• 19 percent 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
• 9th out of 450 schools, Learfield Sports Director's Cup
• Conference Affiliation: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC), Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA)
• 10 NCAA Division III National Team Titles
• 42 NCAA Division III Individual Titles 
• 14 straight top 25 finishes in the Directors’ Cup
  

Academic Programs

• Over 100 undergraduate program choices within 55 majors and 77 minors  in four colleges: College of Fine Arts and Communication, College of Letters and Sciences, College of Natural Resources and the College of Professional Studies
• 13 graduate programs including a doctorate in audiology and cooperative programs with UW-Madison and UW-Superior
• 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 31st nationally for sending students abroad
• Over 23 percent of our bachelor's degree recipients have studied abroad
• Greater number of our students have studied abroad than other UW regional universities
• Semester abroad opportunities in Australia, Britain, France (Caen), Germany (Marburg), Hungary (Szeged), Ireland, New Zealand (Christchurch), Poland and Spain
• Summer and winterim programs in Austria, Belize, Brazil, Britain, China, Costa Rica, Europe, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico (Oaxaca), Nicaragua, Nambia Poland, Switzerland and Thailand
• Internships in Australia, Britain and China
  

Economic Impact

• $407.8 million to Central Wisconsin annually
• $78 million spent annually by students
• $21 million spent annually by visitors to UWSP
• For every $1.00 of state tax investment in UWSP, there is $9.46 in economic activity in the state.

(Compiled by UWSP Policy Analysis & Planning and updated March 2012)