UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MARSHFIELD/WOOD COUNTY J-7

2000 West 5th St.
Marshfield, WI 54449
Tel: (715)389-6500
Web Site: http://marshfield.uwc.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of University of Wisconsin System. Awards transfer associate degrees. Founded 1964. Setting: 71-acre small town campus. Endowment: $500,000. Total enrollment: 643. 322 applied, 93% were admitted. 8% from top 10% of their high school class, 17% from top quarter, 55% from top half. 2 National Merit Scholars, 1 class president, 10 student government officers. Students come from 2 states and territories, 1 other country, 1% from out-of-state, 2% Native American, 0.2% Hispanic, 1% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.2% international, 25% 25 or older. Retention: 99% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs. Off campus study at other units of the University of Wisconsin Colleges, four-year campuses of the University of Wisconsin. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, SAT or ACT. Required for some: essay, recommendations, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $3700 full-time, $154 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $12,400 full-time, $516.67 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $224 full-time, $11.22 per credit part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 10 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Nurses Association, student newspaper, literary magazine, Student Education Association, Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. Major annual events: Fall Picnic, campus plays, Spring Picnic. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, patrols by city police. College housing not available. Learning Resource Center with 35,000 books, 185 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $80,151. 60 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.