UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RICHLAND O-6

1200 Hwy. 14 West
Richland Center, WI 53581
Tel: (608)647-6186
Admissions: (608)647-8422
Fax: (608)647-6225
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://richland.uwc.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of University of Wisconsin System. Awards transfer associate degrees. Founded 1967. Setting: 135-acre rural campus. Total enrollment: 516. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 18:1. 3% from top 10% of their high school class, 13% from top quarter, 43% from top half. Full-time: 407 students, 55% women, 45% men. Part-time: 109 students, 55% women, 45% men. Students come from 4 states and territories, 15 other countries, 1% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% Hispanic, 0.2% black, 0.4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 4% international, 16% 25 or older, 35% live on campus, 6% transferred in. Retention: 55% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs. Off campus study at four-year campuses of the University of Wisconsin, other units of the University of Wisconsin Colleges. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, early admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, SAT or ACT. Recommended: ACT. Required for some: recommendations, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous until 9/1.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $4078 full-time, $170 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $12,777 full-time, $533 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $377 full-time. College room and board: $4630. College room only: $2890.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 15 open to all. Major annual events: Burlap Olympic Games, Roadrunner Road Rally. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. 120 college housing spaces available; 106 were occupied in 2003-04. Option: coed housing available. Miller Memorial Library with 45,000 books, 200 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 45 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.