Being the smallest campus out of the UW System campuses hasn’t stopped UW-Superior from meeting big milestones. Total student enrollment for the Fall 2024 semester went up by 4% from last fall. According to a UW-Superior News press release, the total number of students currently enrolled at UW-Superior is 2,801 students based on the tenth day of enrollment data. This is the largest number of total enrolled students seen at UWS since 2011.
“UW-Superior has had five consecutive years of overall enrollment growth,” according to Jordan Milan, associate vice chancellor of enrollment and marketing. “We’re excited to see positive figures across student types – from on-campus first-year students to online graduate students. Students tell us that they are drawn to UWS because of our supportive, caring community of faculty and staff who truly want to see them succeed. We are thrilled to welcome more students to the Yellowjacket family.”
This semester 266 new freshmen enrolled on campus with 213 new transfer students joining the hive. This semester also saw the addition of 51 incoming international students, 38 of which are new Freshmen and 13 being new transfer students. This semester UWS has over 200 international students from 36 countries.
UWS also reported that it’s at an all-time high for graduate student enrollment and high school dual enrollment. Graduate student enrollment sits at 787 students. High school dual enrollment sits at 202 students.
Undergraduate on-campus student enrollment remains UW-Superior’s biggest population at 1,205 students, a five percent increase from last year.
Online graduate enrollment has seen the biggest increase in student enrollment. According to Jordan Milan, 787 online graduate students and 611 online undergraduate students are currently enrolled this fall. That is a 25% increase from last year according to a UW-Superior News press release.
