University of Wisconsin-Stout

Location: Menomonie, Wisconsin (pop. 16,794)

Size: medium (between 5,000 to 15,000 students)

Description: Technology-forward. Industry-informed. People-focused. At UW-Stout, Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University, you’ll do more than earn a degree—you’ll do on day one. Through applied learning and research and career-focused experiences, our polytechnic education will connect you with the opportunities and employers to lead the future of business, industry, education, or the arts.

Your UW-Stout experience goes beyond books and lectures. Whichever degree programs you pursue, you’ll be amazed at how quickly and often you engage in applied learning, research and project-based opportunities, many of which will overlap with students in other programs.

Our Polytechnic Advantage provides you with a laptop and degree-relevant software included in tuition; 3x as many labs and studios on campus as traditional classrooms; and practical project-based experiences that result in the 99.4% employment/continuing education rate of our graduates. Our students are driven to do—with degrees that do more!

• Total student population: 7,226

• Population (undergraduate): 6,214

• Average high school GPA of admitted students: 3.0-3.5

• Average class size: 24

• Approximate cost: $18,860 (Tuition and Fees + Housing & Dining)

Popular majors: Art & Design, Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Construction, Psychology, Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management

New & improved: 

• UW-Stout continues to have no application fee & offers test-optional admission.

• New minors include Architecture, Luxury Management, Uncrewed Aerial Systems, Esports Coaching

• Exciting program changes have occurred for B.S. Fashion Design and Development and B.S. Graphic Communications.

What makes us special: We are Wisconsin's Polytechnic University! As one of only 126 polytechnic universities in the nation, our curriculum is a combination of practice and theory. With 3 times as many labs as lecture halls, our students are immersed in industry-relevant, hands-on learning. 

Visit us at: www.uwstout.edu | Virtual Tour