Our Polytechnic Advantage

Incredible employment rates. Guaranteed practical experience. Industry-aligned facilities. Wisconsin's Polytechnic University.
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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 engineering, technology, business, design, and more.

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 50+ undergraduate degree majors and 70+ 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 simple 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

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Student Highlights

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‘Exceptional’: General Motors internships lead to job as engineer, national award

Julia Hellquist wasn’t sure at first if higher education was the right choice for her. No one in her family previously had gone to college.
Design Wisconsin coming to UW-Stout in 2025; student wins Merit Award during event at Milwaukee Tool Featured Image

Design Wisconsin coming to UW-Stout in 2025; student wins Merit Award during event at Milwaukee Tool

Design professionals from around Wisconsin representing some of the state’s biggest and best-known brands gathered May 18 for the third annual Design Wisconsin.
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Construction students, donor collaborate with nonprofit Sleep in Heavenly Peace to build beds for children

Women in Construction students organize effort to support the community