Our Polytechnic Advantage

Applied Learning + Career Focus + Industry Collaboration
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100% graduate with applied learning experiences.

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99.4% employed or continuing education.

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100% programs advised by industry professionals.

Our Polytechnic Advantage

Polytechnic institutions are career-focused, technology-driven universities that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees based in applied learning and research. UW-Stout was designated “Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University” in 2007 by the UW Board of Regents. As Wisconsin’s Polytechnic, we are uniquely positioned to make you career-ready through our polytechnic education.

Applied Learning & Research

Learn by doing as early as your freshman year in our interactive learning environments. Unlike traditional universities, Stout has 3x as many labs and studios as traditional classrooms on campus! Get your hands-on experiential learning opportunities like undergraduate research and paid co-ops where you can earn while you learn.

Career-Focused Experiences

Choose from distinctive majors within six career clusters to discover your passion. Network at our career fairs—some of the largest in the Midwest—or with the 1,500 employers nationwide who actively recruit Stout students. 99.4% of our grads are employed within six months of graduation.

Collaboration with Business & Industry

Connect with the leaders in your field who are making a difference within and outside the classroom. UW-Stout is a recognized leader in creating partnerships with businesses and non-profit organizations that infuse their expertise into each of our programs. As a student, you'll collaborate with these partners and our award-winning faculty to solve real-world problems.

Applied Learning & Research in Action

The Polytechnic Blend

Among the 3% of Polytechnic Universities in the U.S.

Student & Faculty Research


Student & Faculty Research

All Student & Faculty Research News
Fermentation station: Microbiology students boost skillsets with pungent lab experiments Featured Image

Fermentation station: Microbiology students boost skillsets with pungent lab experiments

On a recent day in Jarvis Hall at UW-Stout, about a dozen pairs of students leaned against lab tables and dug into the results of fermentation experiments.
Food science graduate student Areeba Ali wins WiSys Quick Pitch state title, People’s Choice Featured Image

Food science graduate student Areeba Ali wins WiSys Quick Pitch state title, People’s Choice

Research into sustainable packaging made from milk protein inspired by Wisconsin’s dairy-rich identity
LAKES REU researchers combine interdisciplinary knowledge to analyze health of Red Cedar watershed Featured Image

LAKES REU researchers combine interdisciplinary knowledge to analyze health of Red Cedar watershed

Professors lead eleven students from around the U.S. in ‘helping to facilitate positive change in land use, water quality’