Our Polytechnic Advantage

Incredible employment rates. Guaranteed practical experience. Industry-aligned facilities. Minnesota tuition reciprocity.
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Technology-forward. Industry-informed. People-focused.

At UW-Stout, 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.

Do on Day One.

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.

  • Laptop and degree-relevant software included in tuition.
  • 3x as many labs and studios on campus as traditional classrooms.
  • 1,000+ internships throughout the U.S.
  • 99% of graduates are employed or continuing education within six months.

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Degrees That Do More. Minors That Matter.

Our degrees are organized by career area (rather than college), so it's easy to find what you’re looking for and discover opportunities you never considered. And majors can be paired with almost any minor from any area. Combine art and business, engineering with anthropology or cybersecurity and entrepreneurship. Create a bigger, broader career path that empowers you to do more of what matters to you.

Undergraduate Majors & Minors

Discover 45+ undergraduate degree majors and 60+ minors at UW-Stout, Wisconsin's Polytechnic University.
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Scholarships & Financial Support

UW-Stout offers $2M+ in scholarships each year for incoming and continuing students. As soon as you apply, you'll be automatically considered for every incoming and first-year and transfer scholarship we offer, and with a simply scholarship application, we'll consider you for hundreds of additional scholarships offered by our university foundation.

We're invested in helping you address the costs of college. 

  • 75% of first-year, full-time undergraduates receive an average of more than $11,200 in financial support. 
  • 70%+ of incoming transfer undergraduates receive an average financial aid package of nearly $10,000. 

Scholarships

You've worked hard in high school to earn a high GPA. You deserve to be recognized for your success!
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Tuition Reciprocity for Minnesota Residents

Through state reciprocity agreements, Minnesota residents can attend UW-Stout—the only polytechnic university in Wisconsin or Minnesota—and pay the same tuition that you would for a traditional Minnesota university. That means thousands of dollars in savings over your college career! (Trust us, your adult self will thank you later.)

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Campus Tours

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Student Highlights

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Polytechnic advantage: Graduates see average starting salary rise to $58,000 Featured Image

Polytechnic advantage: Graduates see average starting salary rise to $58,000

In pure dollars and cents, the value of a degree from UW-Stout has never been greater.
‘Dogfight’ spins cruel bet into love story: UW-Stout Theatre presents award-winning musical April 5-13 Featured Image

‘Dogfight’ spins cruel bet into love story: UW-Stout Theatre presents award-winning musical April 5-13

Tale of Vietnam veteran dives into mental health; Blackhawk helicopter to land on campus, pick up cadets April 11
Enjoying the ride: Gymnastics team excited about return to NCGA national meet Featured Image

Enjoying the ride: Gymnastics team excited about return to NCGA national meet

The 22 members of the UW-Stout women’s gymnastics team are ready to enjoy their ride to the national meet this week.