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Learning Across the Globe

Study biology in Belize, relive history in Great Britain, or take classes right on Australia's Gold Coast. These global learning opportunities — and many more — are all available to you as a Blugold.

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Already admitted? Visit campus as an official Blugold and get ready to call this place home. Explore campus and get help with your next steps.
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Big-school resources with a small-school vibe. High expectations joined with exceptional support. A wildly beautiful campus in one of the coolest small cities in America. Got big dreams? UW-Eau Claire is the perfect place to make them real.
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Put your life in action

Get the opportunities of a national university with the personal attention and care of a small, elite school. Dig deep into the things that inspire you, with the one-on-one attention you need to succeed.

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Only at Eau Claire

You will find opportunities like nowhere else. Take part in groundbreaking research in every major. Get published as an undergrad. Dive into pioneering collaborative programs you can only find at UW-Eau Claire.

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Learning at Home and Abroad
UWEC's Intercultural Immersion Office offers a wide array of experiences, both domestically and internationally. Many Blugolds take advantage of these life-changing opportunities — and you can, too.
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One-of-a-Kind Healthcare Experiences
Are you ready to join the next generation of medical pioneers, improving lives and changing the world? Our powerful collaboration with Mayo Clinic Health System allows you to jump in and engage in groundbreaking research your first year.
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We hear it all the time: when you visit UW-Eau Claire, it just feels like home.
Join us on campus to get a taste of all we have to offer. We can’t wait to meet you!
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You Are Home Here

Four years goes fast when there’s so much to do. We put the world at your fingertips with popular study away programs, sports teams for all, and over 200 active student organizations.

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Study Away as a Blugold
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group of students posing in a city center in Guatemala
Student group in Antigua, Guatemala, in January 2025.
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Student having a cooking lesson with locals in Guatemala
January 2025 Guatemala immersion, cooking lessons in community of San Miquel Escobar.
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service day on Costa Rica
Costa Rica domestic immersion January 2025, community service project day.
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students listening to guide in rain forest tour Costa Rica
Tropical rain forest tour guide talking to students about banana groves in Costa Rica.
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student group at day tour of eco ranch in Hawaii
The Kualoa Ranch on the big island of Hawai'i is an adventure park with tours for the Cultural Preservation Through Tourism domestic immersion, seen here in 2023.
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students listening to local history expert in Hawaii
Local Hawai'ian experts use tools like elevation maps to guide Blugold students on the tours.
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busy street of New Delhi, India with Blugolds waving from a rickshaw
The 2025 India immersion program showed students the life and culture in major cities like New Delhi.
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Immersion group in front of Taj Mahal
No immersion program in India would be complete without a trip to Agra to see the Taj Mahal.
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