Porter in numbers
| Number | What it means |
|---|---|
| 8,412 | Students this fall, 91% undergraduates |
| 17:1 | Students per faculty member; average class of 24 |
| 49 | Degree and certificate programs in seven colleges |
| 96% | Graduates who complete an internship, co-op or clinical |
| 91% | Class of 2025 employed or in graduate school within six months |
| $11,340 | Average net price for Wesconsin residents receiving aid |
| 58% | Graduate with no federal student debt |
| 12 | NCAA Division III Ironclad teams |
More in the fact book and on quick facts.
Six reasons students choose Porter
- You make things from the first semester. Engineering students are in the Founders Hall high bay in week one, nursing students in the simulation hospital in year one, and every major ends with an applied capstone or co-op.
- Employers know us. 140 employers came to this fall’s career fair, and 212 capstone projects last year had a real client.
- Your professor teaches your class. Not a video, and usually not a teaching assistant. The provost has taught Statics every fall for years.
- The price is the price. No application fee, no essay, flat resident tuition for two years running, and costs published down to the lab fee.
- First-generation students finish. About 28 percent of each entering class is first-gen, and they graduate within two points of everyone else, with a center built for them.
- It is a small town with a river through it. Porter Falls has a downtown you can walk to, a trail along the water, and traditions like First Forge and Millrace Week.
Programs by college
| College | Programs | A few to know |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering & Technology | 10 | Mechanical, Manufacturing, Plastics, Construction Management, Welding certificate |
| Computing & Information Sciences | 8 | Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Game Design |
| Business | 6 | Business Administration, Supply Chain, Entrepreneurship, M.B.A. |
| Health Sciences | 6 | Nursing (B.S.N.), Dietetics, Rehabilitation & Disability Services |
| Education | 5 | Elementary, Special, and Technology & Engineering Education |
| Arts, Design & Communication | 6 | Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Video Production |
| Applied & Technical Studies | 8 | Packaging Technology, Automotive & Diesel, Hospitality |
Not sure yet? About 200 students start as exploratory majors each year and choose by the end of their first year. Browse everything on colleges and schools.
Life in Porter Falls
Porter Falls is a town of about 17,000 on the Porter River. Campus is a ten-minute walk from the Depot District, where Main Street has coffee, cheap dinners and the Depot Plaza farmers market from May through October. The Riverfront Trail runs past Millwright Stadium, and the Porter Loop shuttle comes every 12 minutes. Lake City is 40 minutes east for the regional airport; the Cities are 75 minutes west by coach.
About 96 percent of first-year students live on campus, in halls from historic Heritage to the Depot Apartments; see residence halls. There are more than 300 student organizations, twelve Ironclad varsity teams, and a Forge Bowl against Chippewa Valley State that draws more than 4,000 fans every October. More about the town is on Porter Falls.
Cost and aid snapshot
| 2026–27, full-time undergraduate | Per year |
|---|---|
| Tuition, Wesconsin resident | $9,140 |
| Tuition, Midwest Student Exchange rate | $13,710 |
| Tuition, non-resident | $17,880 |
| Segregated fees | $1,420 |
| Housing (double) and standard meal plan | $10,100 |
| Full cost of attendance, resident on campus | $24,330 |
| Average net price, residents receiving aid | $11,340 |
About 72 percent of undergraduates receive grants or scholarships. What families at different incomes actually paid is on net price by income; every rate is on cost of attendance; and the net price calculator gives your own estimate in about ten minutes.
Come see it
- Daily tours Monday through Saturday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., about ninety minutes, led by students. Fridays add an admissions and aid session. See visit campus.
- Ironclad Preview Days on October 24 and November 14, with every college open, lunch at The Forge, and travel grants for families 60 or more miles away.
- Can’t travel? Take the virtual campus tour or meet your counselor on the road; see the travel schedule.
- Ready? Apply: no fee, no essay, and a decision in about two weeks.
Fictional information
UW–Porter Falls is a work of parody. This viewbook, its programs, prices, statistics and tours are invented; there is no campus to visit and no application to submit.