“Wisconsin public university with bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs on a 174-acre campus.”
The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (UWO) is a public regional comprehensive university on the western shore of Lake Winnebago in Oshkosh, Wisconsin — a lakefront city of about 66,000 roughly 85 miles north of Milwaukee and 50 miles south of Green Bay. Founded in 1871 as the Oshkosh Normal School to train teachers, UWO is Wisconsin's third-largest public university and the flagship of three 'access campuses' (Oshkosh main plus Fond du Lac and Fox Cities). The university enrolls about 14,000 students across four colleges — Letters and Science, Business, Education and Human Services, and Nursing — and offers almost 200 academic majors and minors alongside 17 master's programs. The Titan marching band, the 'Titan' nickname taken from Greek mythology, and a lakefront Reeve Memorial Union define the campus's visual identity. Academically, UWO is known nationally in two areas: its AACSB-accredited College of Business, which consistently produces Wisconsin's largest undergraduate business graduating class, and its College of Nursing, one of the largest suppliers of new Wisconsin RNs. The university's Model United Nations team, founded in the 1960s, has won more international awards than any other collegiate Model UN program in the world — a remarkable distinction for a regional university. UWO participates in the University of Wisconsin System, which means Wisconsin residents pay some of the lowest public-university tuition in the Midwest ($8,864/year), and out-of-state and international students pay $16,773/year — less than half the price of many comparable U.S. public research universities. International applicants receive generous automatic merit consideration, and UWO maintains a WESLI partnership for conditional-admission English pathways. Student life revolves around the lakefront, the Reeve Memorial Union, Division III athletics (the Titans have 52 national championships across all sports, including a recent 2025 NAIA-level Women's Gymnastics title), and campus traditions like Titan Welcome and Winter Celebration — a 50-year-old week of ice sculpting, trivia, and pride events. UWO maintains the Intensive English Program and conditional-admission pathways, and the International Student Services office provides dedicated F-1 advising to students from more than 70 countries. Oshkosh itself is an international-airshow host (EAA AirVenture brings 500,000+ visitors each July), a walkable waterfront city with low cost of living, and within 90 minutes of Milwaukee, Madison, and Green Bay's Packers games.
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Official SourceFall (International First-Year)
Recommended complete-by date for I-20 issuance and visa processing before August start.
Spring (International First-Year)
Recommended complete-by date for Spring 2026 intake.
Scholarship Application (incoming students)
Academic Works deadline for students admitted for Fall 2026.
The deep admissions playbook beyond the headline acceptance rate — round-by-round breakdowns, nationality data, requirements, and contact paths.
Domestic
$8,532
/yr
Out-of-State / Intl
$16,446
/yr
Beyond the sticker price — every named scholarship, the financial aid policy, need-aware notes, and a personalized net-cost estimate.
How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
AACSB-accredited business college producing Wisconsin's largest undergraduate business graduating class; strong employer pipelines to Oshkosh Corp, Kohler, Kimberly-Clark, and Fox Valley financial firms.
One of Wisconsin's largest BSN programs with a state-leading number of RN graduates and accelerated pathway options for post-baccalaureate students.
Home to UW Oshkosh's world-renowned Model UN program, plus strong biology, chemistry, computer science, and political science tracks.
Prepares Wisconsin's largest cohort of elementary teachers and offers Human Services Leadership, Social Work, and Educational Leadership graduate tracks.
4 years
One of the largest BSN programs in Wisconsin, with clinical rotations across Fox Valley, Milwaukee, and Green Bay health systems and consistently high NCLEX-RN pass rates.
4 years
AACSB-accredited BBA with concentrations in accounting, finance, marketing, management, and supply chain; includes internship integration with Fox Valley employers.
4 years
Paired with the world's winningest collegiate Model United Nations program, which has represented UW Oshkosh at global competitions since the 1960s.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $16,446
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
