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What unites COPLAC institutions are the collective educational missions that commit to providing superior liberal arts and sciences education to their students, evidenced by the allocation of resources and outcomes achieved. The following is a list of COPLAC member institutions with links to the home pages.
The integration of Bloomsburg, Lock Haven, and Mansfield universities is a bold investment in the communities and people of Pennsylvania. Our mission is to expand high-quality, affordable academic opportunities to support the needs of all learners. Powerful ideas start here, carried by dynamic stories and voices, resulting in empowered students. Together, we provide financially responsible degree options that maximize experiential learning, career preparation, and efficient time to degree completion.
Founded in 1889 and located in northeastern Connecticut, Eastern Connecticut State University is predominantly an undergraduate, residential campus, serving more than 4,300 full-time undergraduates and approximately 5,300 total students. Eastern offers 39 majors and 58 minors, a strong liberal art foundation and an array of applied learning opportunities. The University draws students from 158 of Connecticut's 169 towns, from more than 24 other states, and from 23 foreign countries. In addition to a growing Study Abroad program, Eastern was named one of the Northeast's Top Colleges by the Princeton Review, while Peterson's Guide to Honors Programs lists Eastern's Honors Program as "among the most active in New England." Eastern was recognized in July 2016 by the Chronicle for Higher Education as a "Great College to Work For" for the seventh time, and moved up seven spots in the U.S. News and World Report 2017 rankings to be rated the 26th top public regional university in the North . Eastern has also been recognized as a Green College by The Princeton Review and the U.S. Green Building Council for the seventh year in a row.
Founded in 1909, Keene State College has a proud history of giving students access to the skills and tools they'll need for the rest of their lives. As a public liberal arts college, Keene State provides new ideas, new ways of thinking and connecting, and new kinds of interactions. Keene State has more than 5,000 students on its 170-acre campus and offers more than 40 majors as well as independent study, cooperative education, graduate studies in education, and international exchange opportunities. Keene State's four-credit curriculum and Integrative Studies program shape a strong sense of engagement and intellectual excitement. With an 18:1 student-to-faculty ratio, every student has access to professors, creating a scholarly community built on clear expectations and goals.
At Keene State, skills, values, and concepts are developed across disciplines, teaching students to ask questions and research answers on issues fundamental to today's world. Community service and academic service-learning bring concepts out of the classroom and into the community, where students learn the value of partnerships and collaboration.
At MCLA, we’re here for all — and focused on each — of our students.
Located in the Berkshires, our area is known for its mountain ranges, hiking trails, and panoramic views. Our home town of North Adams is brimming with young, creative energy and the regional economy is booming as a result.
Our classes are taught by educators who care deeply about teaching and about seeing their students thrive on every level; personally, academically, and professionally. We engage in the most relevant conversations of our time by bringing the most celebrated thinkers and speakers to campus through nationally known public lectures hosted by MCLA.
MCLA graduates excel in their careers, many advancing rapidly to earn competitive salaries in exciting fields, stemming in part from the professional opportunities available to them, such as internships in major cities, leadership programs that span the globe, and undergraduate research projects. Nearly 93% of our graduates land jobs or get accepted into some of the finest grad schools in the country.
Here for all — and focused on each — of our students, MCLA makes a lasting impression on people’s lives.
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Northern Vermont University-Johnson offers a hands-on, high-impact liberal arts experience, where students gain job-ready skills by conducting research alongside professors and completing internships in their areas of interest. Students graduate empowered and prepared to deal with complexity, diversity, and change through innovation — a critical career advantage in a globalized economy. The awareness and perspective students gain from coursework, internships, research, and extracurricular activities help expand their social awareness. Situated on 350 acres in the heart of the Green Mountains, Northern Vermont University - Johnson recognizes and supports the diverse starting points, backgrounds, and goals of students. NVU-Johnson is committed to sustaining high standards, active participation, vigorous debate, and mutual respect. With a 13:1 student faculty ratio and average class size of 17, students receive an individualized liberal arts education at Northern Vermont University - Johnson.
Ramapo's mission as the "college of choice for a global education" is guided by four strategic principles, including international and multicultural education, interdisciplinary, and experiential learning. These principles are supported by a commitment to liberal education and strong partnerships with schools, communities, universities, and businesses world-wide, which provide off-campus education at distant sites via telecommunications, cooperative education, internships, and study abroad. The college was founded in 1969 and rests at the foothills of the Ramapo Mountains in northern New Jersey, only 25 miles from New York City. Ramapo enrolls approximately 5,600 students.
Nonsectarian since its founding in 1840, St. Mary’s College enjoys a unique status in higher education as Maryland’s public honors college. St. Mary’s College offers an undergraduate liberal arts education and small-college experience like those found at exceptional private colleges. Its spectacular waterfront setting in the heart of the Chesapeake Bay region, 70 miles southeast of Washington, D.C. and 95 miles south of Baltimore, also enhances the College’s uniqueness. St. Mary’s success is rooted in its identity as a small, coed, residential community of scholars. About 1,700 men and women attend St. Mary’s College. It is a highly residential campus, with nearly 85% of its undergraduate students living on campus in townhouses, suites, apartments, and dormitories.
SUNY Geneseo is a premier public liberal arts college with academic strengths across more than 50 majors, including sciences and mathematics, humanities, natural and social sciences, and visual and performing arts, as well as professional programs in education and business. The College challenges and supports its 5,000 full-time undergraduates with strong faculty mentorship, a Phi Beta Kappa chapter, and an emphasis on integrative learning that sustains 25+ interdisciplinary minors and a high percentage of double majors. Students receive career preparation and real-world skill development through internships, undergraduate research projects, and professional certification requirements. The College cultivates global citizens with a robust study abroad program and is nationally recognized as a top producer of U.S. Student Fulbright scholars. Its contributions to the public good are nationally-ranked. Located on 220 acres in a historic village, SUNY Geneseo’s welcoming campus is situated in the picturesque Finger Lakes Region and offers easy access to the cities of Rochester and Buffalo.
University of Maine at Farmington—a nationally-recognized liberal arts college known for its commitment to student success—offers quality baccalaureate programs in teacher education, human services, arts and sciences and pre-professional programs, and a Master of Science in Education graduate degree program. A place where outstanding faculty work side-by-side with students, UMF offers many of the same advantages as New England’s most selective private colleges—yet at an affordable price. Small class sizes, a close student-to-faculty ratio, and valuable hands-on learning opportunities are the keys to its success. Limited to just 2,000 students, UMF is located in the heart of Maine’s four-season outdoor recreation region, featuring world-class skiing, kayaking, hiking and more. UMF has been named one of “America’s Best Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report for 16 consecutive years and is featured in “Student Success in College: Creating Conditions that Matter,” as a model of educational effectiveness.
The Evergreen State College: Think Beyond the Ordinary
Olympia, Washington
While most colleges teach the same things in the same ways, Evergreen stands apart.
Imagine studying art, science, history, writing and sociology in one integrated program focused on a central theme. Many students take just one 16-credit, team-taught interdisciplinary program per quarter (instead of four or five disconnected classes), studying with the same students and faculty for up to a year.
In a full-time interdisciplinary program, homework and tests for one subject don’t compete with another and students don’t have to miss other classes to take field trips, work at an internship, or study abroad.
Faculty give students feedback in narrative evaluations instead of reducing their hard work down to a letter grade. The focus is on learning and collaboration—often in small seminar groups—not competition for grades.
Evergreen doesn’t limit student options with formal majors. Students can tailor their education to meet their needs and explore areas of interest without worrying that credits won’t count toward graduation. Later in their studies, students can also create customized learning opportunities.
Evergreen is both a nationally acclaimed public liberal arts and sciences college and a Fiske Guides best buy. Total cost of attendance for non-resident students is less than tuition alone at many private institutions.
Evergreen is located in Olympia, Washington’s capital city. Our 1,000-acre forested campus has a beach on Puget Sound, miles of trails, an organic farm, a Native American longhouse, and easy access to Olympia’s vibrant downtown. The Pacific Ocean, three national parks, and the urban scenes of Seattle and Portland, Oregon are just an hour or two away.
Learn more at www.evergreen.edu.
Fort Lewis College is a selective public liberal arts college offering top-quality and accredited academic programs in the arts, business, humanities, music, sciences, and theatre. At FLC our focus is on undergraduate education, so our undergraduate researchers, performers, artisans, and authors make real and meaningful contributions to their fields. At Fort Lewis College, though, the best learning happens outside the classroom, with experiential learning opportunities utilize the Southwest's landscapes and peoples. Through field studies, undergraduate research, service learning, internships, and study abroad opportunities, students apply their coursework in meaningful, positive endeavors. Fort Lewis began as a federal Indian boarding school in 1892, and continues its historic mission by providing tuition-free education to Native American students.
Founded in 1922, MSU Texas has long been recognized for its strong arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences programs as well as its accredited professional programs in social work, nursing, radiologic science, respiratory care, athletic training, business, and mechanical engineering. MSU Texas is located halfway between Dallas/Fort Worth and Oklahoma City and boasts an 18:1 student-faculty ratio, which provides numerous undergraduate research opportunities to support learning skills and create mentor relationships between faculty and students. As MSU Texas nears its centennial celebration, it takes pride in the fact that it was the first of the 36 public institutions in Texas to establish a core curriculum. MSU Texas, the only COPLAC-member institution in Texas, offers a superb liberal arts education at an affordable price. The University features a vibrant student life with more than 100 organizations encompassing student government, recreational sports, and special interest programs. The highly competitive cost, the individual attention and quality instruction students receive from a dedicated faculty, and the beautiful campus make MSU a special place to attend, regardless of whether one is from the State of Texas, the Southwest, the United States, or from around the globe.
Western Oregon University, established in Monmouth in 1856, proudly stands as Oregon’s oldest public university. Hosting around 4,000 students, Western embodies a mid-sized, NCAA Division II institution, with approximately 80% of its students hailing from within the state. Notably, its diverse student body comprises individuals from underrepresented backgrounds, veterans, and non-traditional learners. Western stands as the preferred campus in Oregon for those pursuing an enriching education within a nurturing, student-focused environment, characterized by faculty-led instruction. Where YOU belong.
Founded in 1960 as a teacher education center for the North Bay, Sonoma State University is now a liberal arts and sciences institution dedicated to providing high-quality undergraduate education and selected professional graduate programs. The SSU educational experience fosters intellectual, cognitive, social and personal growth. The faculty and staff of Sonoma State provide close mentoring relationships and an education that fosters ethical exploration, civic engagement, social responsibility, and global awareness combined with a solid foundation in an academic discipline. Sonoma State University also serves as an educational and cultural resource for its region by offering courses, lectures, workshops and programs that are open to the public and by entering into partnerships with local businesses, industries, and cultural and educational institutions to enhance the quality of life in the North Bay and beyond.
Celebrating a century of service as Oklahoma’s only public liberal arts college, the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma—nationally ranked for quality and value—is a recognized leader and innovator in interdisciplinary studies. Like the best private liberal arts colleges, Science & Arts offers small classes, award-winning faculty committed to teaching (93 percent have the terminal degree), and a campus culture that fosters close faculty-student interaction and undergraduate research opportunities. Science & Arts dedicates itself to educating the whole student, encourages personal development through public service, and offers intercollegiate athletics. The college was founded in 1908 as a women's institution, the first college created by Oklahoma's first legislature. Besides the University of Oklahoma, Science & Arts has the oldest original mission of any state college or university in Oklahoma. Located in Chickasha, Science & Arts is the only Oklahoma college to be named a National Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.
The University of Alberta's Augustana Campus is COPLAC's first Canadian member. Founded in 1910 by Norwegian Lutheran pioneers, Augustana was incorporated into the province's public higher education system in 2004. Its picturesque campus, located in the small city of Camrose, is home to about 1000 undergraduate students in arts, sciences, music and management programs. As a distinctive, residence-based campus of one of Canada's leading universities, Augustana is committed to building on its reputation for rigorous, high-quality teaching in the tradition of the liberal arts and, in doing so, providing a memorable, life-changing academic experience for students. Its strengths include a cluster of innovative, interdisciplinary experiential learning opportunities in international and wilderness settings. Reflecting its Scandinavian heritage, its athletics program includes cross-country skiing and biathlon, and its athletes in those sports regularly form the core of Canada's World University Games team. In recent years, Augustana has taken seriously its mandate to serve its community. It has built active working relationships with civic government, health and cultural sectors, and has pursued new ways to serve the rural region in which it is located.
Located in Toronto, Canada’s largest metropolis, Glendon College offers the best of all worlds: a safe, human-scale park-like campus; a supportive, diverse and inclusive community; world-class professors and researchers; all this while being a part of York University, one of the world’s leading universities according to the 2023 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings. At Glendon, students prepare for in-demand careers while gaining global perspective, leadership capabilities and professional skills, in the exciting city of Toronto, Canada’s financial center, and North America’s 4th largest city. Enhanced with an immersive language learning environment where courses are offered in English, French, Spanish and other languages, numerous international exchange and hands-on learning opportunities and internships, Glendon programs will help you stand out in an increasingly competitive workplace. Finding your place in the world could start in Toronto!
Georgia College is Georgia's designated public liberal arts university. Located in the heart of historic Milledgeville, GC is committed to combining the educational experiences typical of esteemed private liberal arts colleges with the affordability of public higher education. Founded in 1889 as Georgia Normal & Industrial College, the campus appeals to those seeking a classic academic environment in which to pursue their education. Nearly 7,000 students are enrolled in more than 80 degree programs, at undergraduate and graduate levels. Classes are offered by a faculty dedicated to teaching and research while fostering excellence in the classroom and beyond. Academic requirements for degree programs are designed to prepare students for careers or advanced study and instill them with exceptional qualities of mind and character. Through GC Journeys, our students participate in transformative experiences both inside and outside of the classroom and have opportunities to integrate aspects of the liberal arts education through the study of problems and topics too broad to be fully addressed in any one discipline.
Kentucky State University, chartered in May 1886, is the only public historically black institution, the only Second Morrill Land-grant Act of 1890 institution, and the only college in the Commonwealth of Kentucky to ever be granted membership in the prestigious Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges.
The only institution of higher education located in Frankfort, Kentucky – the state capital – Kentucky State offers associate (two-year) degrees in three disciplines, baccalaureate (four-year) degrees in 24 disciplines, and master’s degrees in five disciplines. Kentucky State University is a public institution with an enrollment of approximately 2,200 students and 135 full-time faculty members.
Over the past 30 years, more than 43 new structures or major building expansions have enhanced Kentucky State University’s 882-acre campus, which includes a 311-acre agricultural research farm and a 306-acre environmental education center.
Kentucky State is one of the most diverse institutions among Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the nation. Kentucky State has nearly 50 percent African American students and 50 percent non-black students. Additionally, Kentucky State also has nearly 50 percent African American employees and 50 percent non-black employees.
The University’s student-faculty ratio is the lowest among public institutions of higher learning in Kentucky. During a typical academic year, the University’s student and faculty composition reflect one of the most diverse populations in the Commonwealth.
The W was founded on the idea that higher education is for everyone. Today, the mission is the same. The university is nationally recognized for low student debt, diversity, and social mobility by U.S News & World Report. Washington Monthly names The W as one of America’s Best Bang for the Buck Colleges. National rankings, small class sizes, and unique programs- like culinary arts, nursing, music therapy, and speech pathology- create a university that empowers you to BE BOLD. Maybe that’s why our students’ say, “It feels like home.”
Founded in 1884 as the first public college for women in the United States, The W is a tradition-rich university that has been home to such noted personalities as Pulitzer Prize-winning author Eudora Welty, among others. Forty years ago, The W opened its doors to men.
Today we offer men and women a distinctive education that features:
- Class-sizes designed to make education personal - almost 68% of our classes have fewer than 20 students
- Professors who are committed to mentoring students
- A curriculum that stretches intellect and instills leadership
- And a community that is as energetic as it is welcoming
The W features more than 70 outstanding majors and concentrations. Outside of class, more than 60 campus organizations make campus life dynamic, interesting, and fun.
The University of Mary Washington is a mid-sized, coeducational public institution that combines rich history and tradition with academic achievement and community service. Nationally ranked as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country, Mary Washington’s curriculum is rigorous, focusing on preparing students for successful careers.
UMW HIGHLIGHTS:
- Named to the Princeton Review’s 100 “Best Value Colleges for 2009”
- Full-time faculty, 90 percent of whom have doctorates or other terminal degrees
- Small class sizes, with an average 15:1 student/professor ratio
- More than 40 majors, with an option to design a program that meets career goals
- 76 percent graduation rate, making it among the best of colleges in the South
The University of Mary Washington campus is located in the picturesque, culturally diverse city of Fredericksburg, Virginia, only a short drive from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, Virginia.
Quite simply, the University of Montevallo has no equal in Alabama. As the only public liberal-arts university in the state, Montevallo enjoys its singular status as a draw for some of the state's brightest young minds. With an enrollment of some 3,000 students, Montevallo represents the triumphant fusion of tradition and progress. In its 2014 "America's Best Colleges" edition, U.S. News & World Report once again ranked the University as the No. 1 public master's-level university in Alabama, a distinction it has held each year since 2008. For 2014, Montevallo is listed as the 15th best public university in the South in its division and 36th overall in the South, up 23 spots from its 2007 ranking. Schools in 12 states make up the South geographic region.
The 160-acre campus features more than 50 buildings surrounded by lawns, groves and flowerbeds. The central portion of the campus is a National Historic District and 28 buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Four colleges - the College of Arts and Sciences, the Michael E. Stephens College of Business, the College of Education and the College of Fine Arts - make up Montevallo's broad fields of study. The current student/faculty ratio is 16 to one.
UNC Asheville’s national reputation for empowering human potential is rooted in its unique student-centric, relationship-rich mission. UNC Asheville thrives on close-knit connections among students and their faculty and staff mentors. The University’s 3,000 students are innovative, ethical, creative and resilient leaders who seek to understand complex global challenges and find creative, sustainable solutions that benefit our communities and the world. More than 65% of UNC Asheville students conduct applied research alongside faculty experts.UNC Asheville consistently ranks as a national top 10 Public Liberal Arts and Sciences University by U.S. News & World Report, and on its list of Most Innovative Schools. UNC Asheville regularly earns multiple national top 20 rankings in The Princeton Review’s “The Best 388 Colleges,” including Best Quality of Life, Town-Gown Relations, and on the Review’s Green Colleges list. For more information, please visit: www.unca.edu.
Founded in 1961, the University of South Carolina Aiken (USCA) is a comprehensive liberal arts institution committed to active learning through excellence in teaching, faculty and student scholarship, research, creative activities, and service. In this stimulating academic community, USCA challenges students to acquire and develop the skills, knowledge, and values necessary for success in a dynamic global environment. As a senior public institution of the University of South Carolina, USCA combines the advantages of a smaller institution with the resources of a major university system. Located in beautiful, historic Aiken, South Carolina, USCA is an institution of moderate size (2,500-5,000 students) that offers baccalaureate degrees in a number of disciplines, completion baccalaureate degrees at University of South Carolina regional campuses, and master's degrees in selected programs.
Located in the vibrant community of Wise, Va., and nestled amid the scenic Appalachian Mountains in southwest Virginia, our 396-acre campus is located 60 minutes from the Tri-Cities of Tennessee and Virginia. The only extended campus of the University of Virginia, UVA Wise was founded in 1954 and is home to Virginia’s only undergraduate degree program in software engineering. Enhanced by a robust student life program, UVA Wise offers 34 majors, 32 minors, seven pre-professional programs, and 24 teaching licensures.
At UVA Wise, we believe that a higher education can be a new beginning and we provide the resources to make a college degree attainable to students. After all, making college more affordable for more students is a part of our commitment to uplift our region through the power of education. And, our affordability initiatives have been recognized by U.S. News and World Report, Washington Monthly, and Great Value Colleges.
Indiana’s only COPLAC institution, IU Kokomo is committed to a highly personalized form of experiential education, embodied in the KEY (“Kokomo Experience and You”). Experience is at the heart of the KEY. It comes in a variety of forms, including project-based learning coordinated by the KEY Center for Innovation, internships, retreats, simulations, faculty-mentored research, and trips to Yellowstone National Park, Indiana Dunes, Disney, and dozens of museums, historic sites, businesses, and other educational sites in Chicago, Detroit, Cincinnati, Louisville, and more. All short trips are free to students, and many longer ones are discounted heavily for students.
IU Kokomo students earn a world-class IU degree in an intimate regional campus environment, where small class sizes afford students opportunities to build lasting relationships with professors, advisors, success coaches, other staff members, and, of course, one another. IU Kokomo offers more than 60 degrees and programs. Facilities include state-of-the-art classrooms, nursing simulation labs, a crime lab, a campus art gallery, and several science labs. Students can enjoy a variety of extracurricular opportunities such as 15 varsity sports (including a new eSports team), student government, and student productions and publications, including the undergraduate journal Field. Our message to students is simple and heartfelt: “Get ready to love learning, graduate on time, land a good job, and start changing the world. You have the KEY.”
Northern State University is a premier university recognized for excellence in the liberal arts. Located on a safe, welcoming campus, Northern offers students an affordable education taught by supportive professors in small classes. Students also gain real-world experience through hands-on learning opportunities – such as internships, study abroad and undergraduate research – to prepare them for their future career. Northern currently serves about 3,500 undergraduate and graduate students online and on its picturesque campus, located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, a thriving community of 28,000. With numerous opportunities to get involved in a diverse campus community, Northern is the perfect place for students to unleash their potential and have an outstanding college experience.
NSU also impacts the community and region through partnerships and outreach. A unique partnership with the S.D. School for the Blind and Visually Impaired was expanded and now has the potential to create one of the best training grounds for teachers of the blind and visually impaired, which could help lessen a national shortage of educators of the visually impaired. Northern undergraduate research projects have also impacted major health issues such as childhood cancer and Huntington’s disease – and research will only increase with the new, state-of-the-art Jewett Regional Science Education Center.
Truman State University, founded in 1867, is a nationally recognized public liberal arts and sciences university located in Kirksville, Mo. Truman is a residential university focused on providing broad liberal arts experiences and depth of study in 49 undergraduate majors and seven graduate programs.
For 21 plus years in a row, U.S. News and World Report has recognized Truman as the No. 1 public university in the Midwest region — master's category and they consistently rank Truman in the top ten overall in the Midwest region among both private and public institutions. The Washington Monthly consistently recognizes Truman as one of the top 5 master's university in the nation while Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine lists Truman in the top 20 among the best 100 best college values in the nation.
Truman has a long history of being recognized nationally by higher education experts for its assessment program and its commitment to providing a high-quality liberal arts and sciences education at an affordable price. Truman's 6,000 students benefit from a low student-to-faculty ratio and the highest retention and graduation rates of any public university in Missouri.
Founded in 1970 as Sangamon State University, the University of Illinois at Springfield provides an intellectually rich, collaborative, and intimate learning environment for students, faculty, and staff, while serving communities local to global. The academic programs at UIS emphasize liberal arts, interdisciplinary approaches, lifelong learning, and engaged citizenship. UIS serves its students by building a faculty whose members have a passion for teaching and by creating an environment that nurtures learning. Our faculty members engage students in small classes and experiential learning settings.
UIS uses technology to enhance its distinctive learning environment and extend that environment beyond the boundaries of the campus. As a leader in online learning, UIS broadens access to a liberal arts education. From its location in the state capital of Illinois, UIS shapes and informs public policy, trains tomorrow’s leaders, and enriches its learning environment through a wide range of public affairs activities, programs, and organizations.
The University of Minnesota, Morris makes its home on a 126-year-old campus. The first buildings housed an American Indian boarding school. In 1909, the campus was transferred to the state with the stipulation that American Indian students “shall at all times be admitted to such school free of charge for tuition,” a policy still proudly honored. In 1910, the University of Minnesota established the West Central School of Agriculture on the Morris campus, which educated area high school students. In 1960, the University of Minnesota, Morris opened its doors and began fulfilling its institutional vision to be an affordable, undergraduate, small, residential, public liberal arts campus. The Morris campus enrolls about 1,700 students and grants bachelor of arts degrees in 34 majors.
At Morris students are exposed to ideas, information, and ways of thinking that expand their minds and lives and lead them to their academic passion. Morris prepares them for advanced degree programs, for flexibility in their career, for lifelong learning, and for citizenship in communities around the globe. The University of Minnesota, Morris: a renewable, sustainable education.
University of Wisconsin-Superior has a proud history of educational innovation dating to its founding in 1893. The university provides its 2,500 students with quality academic programs, small classes and a friendly, supportive atmosphere on a campus offering easy access to the forested beauty of northern Wisconsin and the shores of Lake Superior. Learning opportunities include more than 60 program offerings, online learning and continuing education programs. UW-Superior is known for professors who work closely with individual students as well as its emphasis on hands-on experience, undergraduate research opportunities, and innovative educational programs. Students can broaden their experience through a wide range of study abroad and study away opportunities and an academic service-learning program. The Senior Experience enables each student to cap his or her education with a project of significant scholarly or creative work.