By Sue Luse
Campus Overview
The University of Wisconsin Superior is located in Superior, Wisconsin, a city of 27,000 at the western tip of Lake Superior. Many students choose this institution because of its size, small classes, and the the student-to-faculty ratio of 18 to 1. UW Superior is considered a “hidden gem” in its ability to offer the attributes of a private education at public school costs.
Enrollment
- Over 2,800 students
- 900+ students live on campus
- Lots of international students (over 30 countries represented at UW-Superior)
- Plenty of first generation students
- Close knit and friendly student body
- 56% female
Academics
Student Union
- Average ACT score 21.5
- Average GPA 3.3
- Access Bridge Program for marginal students
- Top majors include Education (Elementary and Secondary), Biology, (Ecology, Aquatic, Fishery Science, and/or Cell/Molecular Focus), Business (Marketing, Management, International and/or Finance concentration), Communications, Psychology, and unique majors are Transportation and Logistics Management, Art Therapy, Digital Cinema, Interactive Media, and Forensic Chemistry
- Self-designed majors
- Pre-Vet, Pre-Med, and Pre-Pharmacy
- No Nursing
- Strong music, vocal and theater programs (as well as orchestra and band programs) – 1 in 3 students at UW-Superior are enrolled in a course offered by the Music Department
- UW Superior has four Research Centers:
- Lake Superior Research Institute – http://www.uwsuper.edu/lsri/index.cfm
- Transportation and Logistics Research Center – http://www.uwsuper.edu/tlresearchcenter/index.cfm
- Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute – http://www.uwsuper.edu/tlresearchcenter/glmri.cfm
- Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve – http://lsnerr.uwex.edu/
- UW Superior owns an Environmental Science Research Vessel
Athletics
- UW Superior offers NCAADIII Hockey and has the biggest Div. III arena in the West.
- Men’s Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Hockey, Soccer, Track and Field
- Women’s Sports: Basketball, Cross Country, Hockey, Soccer, Softball, Track and Field, Volleyball
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