Welcome home to UW-Marshfield/Wood County.  Our wooded, 114-acre campus is located in a quiet, residential area. The campus is just west of downtown Marshfield – a community recently named one of the nation’s best small cities.  Marshfield is also home to Marshfield Clinic – one of the largest clinics in the U.S. - as well as the Marshfield Medical Research Foundation, National Farm Medicine Center and St. Joseph’s Hospital-Ministry Health Care.

Student Body

Our campus offers something for everyone. Whether you’re an older student returning to the classroom or a recent high-school graduate, you’ll get a warm, friendly reception from our faculty and staff who are committed to seeing all of our students succeed.
    Our alumni include doctors, lawyers, engineers, teachers, actors, journalists, musicians, research scientists, bankers, accountants, business executives, pharmacists, college professors and more.  Our graduates go on to attend other prestigious colleges and universities, having received the best start to the life they want right here.

Our facilities

The UW-Marshfield/Wood County campus blends technology and art to provide a well-rounded, liberal arts education.

The campus features an art gallery, distance education classrooms, an arena-style Black Box Theatre, the 340-seat Helen Laird Theatre, enhanced space for drama, art and music, a full-size gymnasium, computer labs, the Hamilton Roddis Memorial Library, cafeteria, lounge and fitness center. Outdoor recreational facilities include lighted tennis courts, soccer and football fields, a baseball diamond and a 109.3-acre arboretum with a nature trail.

Academic Excellence

Our students enjoy individual attention, thanks to small classes, which average about 23 students, and a student-teacher ratio of 17 to 1.  Teaching is the top priority of our professors, who offer students personal attention and one-on-one advising.

Two of our professors are U.S. Fulbright Scholars. Dr. Julie Tharp, English, who taught literature and women’s studies at the National University in Singapore, and Dr. Jeff Kleiman, history, who taught American history at Poland’s University of Lodz, have gained international perspectives to share with our students.

UW-Marshfield/Wood County is part of the University of Wisconsin Colleges, a multi-campus institution that prepares students for success at the baccalaureate level of education, provides the first two years of a liberal arts general education that is accessible and affordable, and advances the Wisconsin Idea by bringing the resources of the University to the people of the state and the communities that provide and support its campuses.

We grant the Associate of Arts and Science degree, which satisfies the general education requirements of the baccalaureate campuses in the UW System.  Students who participate in the Guaranteed Transfer Program are guaranteed admission as juniors to their chosen UW campus.

Scholarships/Financial Aid

In 2004-2005, The University Foundation awarded 50 new and returning students merit scholarships totaling $47,000.  Individuals, businesses and foundations in the Marshfield and Wood County areas support student scholarships through their annual donations to the Foundation.  In addition, more than 55% of our students receive financial aid.