Today, UW-Superior takes pride in its designation as Wisconsin's Leading Public Liberal Arts College, and in providing its 2,900 undergraduate and graduate students with quality academic programs and a friendly, supportive atmosphere. A solid liberal arts program offers the skills needed to perform on the job and in society. Quality professional training provides specific skills to succeed in teaching, business, science, the arts, and in a host of other endeavors. We accomplish this by focusing on our strengths: A highly accountable academic experience in an intimate setting with first-rate faculty, in first-class facilities; and, an emphasis on active learning, and a supportive environment. As part of the University of Wisconsin System, UW-Superior advances the Growth Agenda for Wisconsin.

Our mission as an institution is focused on liberal education. We are members of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges and the Association of American Colleges and Universities and partners in the Liberal Education and America's Promise (LEAP) program. A liberal arts education means that we advance a set of learning outcomes essential for success in today's world.

Dr. Faith Hensrud
Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculties