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University of Wisconsin Superior

University of Wisconsin Superior

University of Wisconsin Superior

Introduction

About UW-Superior

More than just classrooms, labs, and big buildings, the University of Wisconsin-Superior has stood as a landmark in the City of Superior since 1893, impacting countless lives and careers along the way.

UW-Superior fosters intellectual growth and career preparation that emphasizes individual attention and embodies respect for diverse cultures and multiple voices. See the many ways we’re keeping that promise to our students, the community, and ourselves.

Mission

Throughout its history, the University of Wisconsin-Superior has committed to improving the lives and livelihoods of people in northwestern Wisconsin and beyond by seeking knowledge and spreading it to all who may benefit.

Such commitment is reflected in its mission statement:

"The University of Wisconsin-Superior fosters intellectual growth and career preparation within a liberal arts tradition that emphasizes individual attention, embodies respect for diverse cultures and multiple voices, and engages the community and region." (Approved by the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Feb. 6, 2015)

To accomplish these ends, the University will:

  1. Provide students with a carefully articulated and comprehensive foundation in liberal studies as a base for all degree programs.
  2. Award associate and baccalaureate degrees in selected fields in education, arts, humanities, sciences, social sciences, business, and pre-professional programs.
  3. Offer graduate programs in areas associated with its undergraduate emphases and strengths.
  4. Extend its undergraduate and graduate resources beyond the boundaries of the campus through alternative delivery of programs.
  5. Expect scholarly activity, including research, scholarship, and creative endeavor, that supports its programs at the associate and baccalaureate degree levels, its selected graduate programs, and its special mission.
  6. Maintain an inclusive campus community that challenges students to develop their intellectual, personal, cultural, and social competencies.
  7. Engage in appropriate inter-institutional relationships and community partnerships to enhance educational and service opportunities.
  8. Foster, with the University of Wisconsin-Extension, the development of cooperative and general outreach programming and the integration of the Extension function with that of this institution.

Vision Statement

The University of Wisconsin-Superior will be known as an institution that transforms learners, engages the community, and enhances the vitality of its region.

Values Statement

At the University of Wisconsin-Superior, we are committed to academic excellence, with an emphasis on student-focused learning, intellectual and personal development, continuous improvement, inclusivity, community partnerships, and global awareness.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to inclusive excellence; creating a space for all students regardless of background, economic status, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability, identity or spirituality to thrive and reach their fullest academic and personal potential. We provide individualized support for you throughout your educational journey.

Statistics

Fast Facts

By the Numbers

  • 2,559: Total students enrolled
  • 364: Graduate students enrolled
  • 16,000: Community service hours worked by students (2019-20)
  • 974: Online students
  • 12:1: Student to instructor ratio
  • 18: Average Class Size

Hallmarks

  • Our size and 12:1 student-instructor ratio give faculty members time to engage, challenge and mentor students.
  • Students apply academic knowledge to projects that meet real community needs in the Academic Service-Learning program.
  • Researchers at four institutes study Lake Superior's ecosystem and work to improve the transport and shipping industries in sustainable ways.
  • UW-Superior's graduates are regional and national leaders in government, education, business, the arts and the professions.

Top Programs

  • Elementary Education
  • Business Administration
  • Physical Education
  • Psychology
  • Biology
  • Communicating Arts
  • Social Work
  • Transportation and Logistics Management
  • Legal Studies
  • Writing

Top Unique Programs

  • Art Therapy
  • Transportation and Logistics Management

Points of Pride

  • 91: Percent entering the workforce or continuing their education within nine months of graduating
  • 3: Number of rankings UW-Superior received from U.S. News & World Report in 2021. The university received high marks in rankings for National Liberal Arts Colleges, Top Performers on Social Mobility, and Top Public Schools.
  • 10: Number of consecutive years G.I. Jobs Magazine has recognized UW-Superior as a Military Friendly® School
  • 127: Number of students hired by the Lake Superior Research Institute during the past decade
  • 4: Number of world-class research centers
  • 2: Rank among UW schools in percentage of undergraduate international students
  • 31: Percent of UW-Superior students involved in solving community issues and priorities through course work as service-learners
  • 145: Number of countries UW-Superior joins as a member of the United Nations Academic Impact
  • 35: Number of countries represented in the student body

    Locations

    • Superior

      Belknap St. and Catlin Avenue, 54880, Superior

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