
Experience Campus at Sunset
Register for a Summer Sunset Visit or explore other visit optionsWhere 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.
The faculty and staff are truly remarkable at UW-Eau Claire — they care about the students as individuals and want each of us to succeed in any task we are performing. Not only are they great people, but they are incredible professors who want us to learn the content and not just test us.
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 2022
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.

Tapping into the chemistry of brewing
In one of several recent area industry collaborations with UW-Eau Claire chemistry and biochemistry research teams, Altoona's Modicum Brewery is relying on Blugold student research to help solve quality-control issues through the power of chemistry.
Learn MoreEmbarking into research
Students in an animal behavior class recently visited emBARK, a local dog daycare, to analyze behavior patterns. They studied breeds and evaluated which elements of a dog's biology or environment can affect their behavior and relationship with humans.
Learn MorePreparing future teachers to instruct students with disabilities
Maura Laesser was instrumental in student-faculty research investigating preparation methods for general education teachers to be inclusive of students with disabilities. The project was a top submission across all education-related entries at NCUR.
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