Located in Kenosha, UW-Parkside's campus is in a 700-acre, largely natural setting along the Lake Michigan corridor between Milwaukee and Chicago. UW-Parkside offers 33 undergraduate majors and three masters programs, with a current enrollment of over 5000 students. UW-Parkside is committed to high-quality educational programs, scholarship, and services responsive to its diverse student population, and to its local, national and global communities.

Enrollment: 5,000 students.
19:1 student teacher ratio.
100% of classes are professor-taught

- The most diverse student body in the UW System: students of color comprise more than 20% of the total enrollment
- One of only 12 campuses from across the nation selected by the National Resource Center for the First Year Experience as founding members of a national project to enhance the first-year college experience; recognized nationally for creating a high quality learning environment
- Designated by the Carnegie Foundation as engaged in both Curricular Development, and Outreach and Partnership, one of only a handful of universities to receive dual designation in Community Engagement
- UW-Parkside School of Business and Technology is accredited by the AACSB-International, and was included in the 2005 edition of the Best Business Schools of the Princeton Review
- 90% placement rate into medical/professional schools

New on campus 2008/2009:
2008/2009: New Student Center Expansion Completed
Fall 2009: New all-suite style residence hall opens More information on new residence hall at: http://www.uwp.edu/departments/residence.life/newhousing.cfm


University Mission:
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside is committed to high-quality educational programs, creative and scholarly activities, and services responsive to its diverse student population, and its local, national and global communities.