
Welcome, Blugolds!
Where the curious belong.
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire cultivates spaces of discovery in every classroom, laboratory, residence hall, stage and field. Here, you will uncover new passions in more than 200 academic programs, find a sense of belonging through university housing and campus life events, and feel empowered to transform your future with UWEC's scholarships and financial aid opportunities.
Choosing to further your education is one of the biggest decisions — and investments — you can make. Here, your decision to advance your education will leap off the page. You’ll be encouraged to push boundaries and test limits. You’ll rewrite the written, achieve the unthinkable and invent the unimaginable. You’ll learn that when we have compassion for others, embrace our differences and work as a team, we’re a force to be reckoned with — anything is possible.

I knew that UWEC had a lot of undergraduate research opportunities, but I did not expect to leave the state, let alone the continent, for those projects.
What should I study?
Your opportunities abound in UWEC’s diverse undergraduate and graduate programs. Here, you’ll be at the center of collaborative classrooms, exciting research innovations, meaningful peer and professional networks, and world-changing ideas. Choose from a variety of academic programs, including majors, graduate degrees, minors, certificates and pre-professional programs that equip you to hone your interests and prepare for a thriving career.
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Admissions and Financial Aid
At UW-Eau Claire, you will be motivated and empowered to seize fresh opportunities, serve diverse communities and drive collaborative innovation. With the support of faculty mentors, perspective-shifting peers, and admissions and financial aid counselors, you will unlock a daring future. Even better: your ambitions will be in reach with UWEC’s affordable tuition and financial aid, grants and scholarships applications.
UWEC is ranked
Top 3 in Wisconsin
among all colleges and universities
Forbes' 2022 America's Top Colleges
Blugold Athletics Has Won
15 National Titles
Ranked a Best of the Best
LGBTQIA+ Friendly College
in 2023
by Campus Pride
Campus Life
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is more than a campus: it’s a community of curious minds, change-seeking adventurers, competitive athletes, dedicated leaders, thoughtful friends and ambitious go-getters. As a Blugold, you'll feel at home as you find your favorite study spots, connect with student orgs, learn where the best food is in town and so much more.
Blugold Discoveries
At UW-Eau Claire, it’s not a matter of if you’ll change the world but when. Many Blugolds take part in research during their time on campus — and those findings have the power to immediately impact the world around us. See how Blugolds are leading the way in research and innovation.

Three biology students conduct research with faculty in South Africa
Dr. Nora Mitchell, an assistant professor of biology, and three biology students spent a month in South Africa this summer collecting research data on plant pollination in one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots.
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Alumna’s computer science skills helped her develop CaringBridge
Sona Mehring’s early exposure at UW-Eau Claire to technology and the power of computers in the early 1980s helped her develop the communication platform that receives 300,000 visits per day.
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Blugolds bring language education to local classrooms
As a continuation of a program that originated in the 1980s, Blugold students once again shared languages and culture while improving their teaching skills at Lakeshore Elementary.
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