Fast Facts

By the Numbers

2,603: Total students enrolled

348: Graduate students enrolled

30,359: Community service hours worked by students last year

890: Online students

14:1: Student to faculty ratio

18: Average Class Size

Hallmarks

• Our size and 14:1 student-teacher 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
• Biology
• Social Work
• Psychology
• Transportation and Logistics Management 
• Legal Studies
• Interdisciplinary Studies
• Visual Art

Top Unique Programs

• Art Therapy
• Transportation and Logistics Management

Points of Pride

91: Percent entering the workforce or continuing their education within six months of graduating

2: Number of rankings UW-Superior received from U.S. News & World Report in 2019. The university received high marks in rankings for National Liberal Arts Colleges and Top Performers on Social Mobility.

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

120: Number of countries UW-Superior joins as a member of the United Nations Academic Impact

49: Number of countries represented in the student body

 

Note: Data is from Institutional Research and is updated yearly