UW-Stout Overview
Lately, a lot of universities have been talking about "hands-on" and "career ready" education, but at UW-Stout, they've been the foundation our degrees since 1891. And what you'll be able to do here as a student says so much more.
Wisconsin's Polytechnic University offers more than 170 programs spanning engineering, technology, design, management, psychology, and more—all built around an applied learning model that connects your coursework to the problems your industry is actually trying to solve. Every program has an industry advisory board of working professionals who help shape the curriculum, ensuring what you learn in class reflects what employers need in the field. And our industry-aligned labs and studios outnumber traditional classrooms by three to one, so you'll be "doing" your education as soon as you arrive.
Named a "Best Value College in the U.S." by Money.com, Research.com, and U.S. News, UW-Stout delivers a high-quality education at a public university price that consistently beats comparable institutions in neighboring states. Full-time undergraduate students receive a laptop, industry-standard software, and textbook rentals included in their tuition, so the tools of your profession are part of your opportunities from day one.
What a Stout education produces is the real polytechnic value. Sustainable plastics research for John Deere. Automation and manufacturing solutions for Ashley Furniture. Furniture designs for Room & Board. Packaging for Pringles and Kraft. Engineering infrastructure solutions for villages in South Africa and Ecuador. 3D imaging solutions for international museums. AI efficiencies that address the nutritional needs of GLP-1 users. Solutions to space debris. Economic models on the impact of statewide conservation measures. These aren't case studies. They're the actual work Stout students do.
Nearly 30,000 students have moved through our award-winning Cooperative Education & Internship Program, placing them with more than 600 employer sites across the country—from Fortune 500 manufacturers and technology firms to healthcare systems, nonprofits, and government agencies. More than a third are hired each year before graduation by their internship sponsors. And our graduate employment rate has never fallen below 90% in more than 50 years—and it's been near perfect for the past 15. That's not a recruiting promise. That's proof.
