About UWBS

Located in the cozy north woods of Wisconsin, UWBS first started out as a small trade school back in the late 1970’s and has since broadened its academic base to become an accredited, world-leader in liberal arts basket-weaving. Learn more about what UWBS has to offer for your future!

The History of UWBS

1979Ben Hansen, a world-famous basket-weaver, breaks ground on what would one day become the sprawling campus of UWBS.

1983The first graduates of UWBS earn their bachelors in basket-weaving.

1985A minor in CIS was proposed, but is ultimately rejected by the UWBS Board of Regents.

1988The average starting wage of UWBS grads tops $25,000 for the first time.

1992The UWBS Alumni Association is formed by a group of extremely bored graduate students.

1998UWBS graduation rate reaches 80% (within 6 years) for the first time.

1999UWBS achieves accredited status.

2000A minor in CIS was proposed, but is ultimately rejected by the UWBS Board of Regents.

2001After diving into the basket-weaving pool, a student drowns due to careless valve-checking procedures. An investigation later clears UWBS of any negligence in its oxygen tank maintenance program. A scholarship fund is established in honor of the deceased, as well as a memorial bench outside the newly-constructed student center.

2002A minor in CIS was proposed, but is ultimately rejected by the UWBS Board of Regents.

2003The 20-year reunion of the UWBS class of 1983 kicks off with a mad frenzy of malformed baskets and the needless burning of several bushels of industrial-grade bamboo. Some of the more peculiar-looking creations go on to be considered masterpieces of modern art.

2004Due to safety concerns, the underwater basket-weaving pool is permanently drained. An IT minor was proposed, but is ultimately rejected by the UWBS Board of Regents.

2005The average starting wage for a UWBS graduate tops $35,000 for the first time. The mayor awards Chancellor Hansen a key to the city for excellent leadership and for stimulating the local economy.

2006UWBS offers its new "cutting-edge" feline taxidermy program. Focus of study includes multiple techniques for the skinning of both large and small felines, as well as a multicultural emphasis on prehistoric methods of saber-tooth taxidermy.

2007The number of stray cats in the area surrounding UWBS plummets to an all-time low, threatening the future of the cat-skinning curriculum and causing the city animal shelter to close. Due to the loss of jobs at the now-defunct animal shelter, the mayor decides to take back the key to the city and calls for a boycott of UWBS.

2008The underwater basket-weaving pool is re-filled due to overwhelming demand in the program. A chemistry minor is proposed by a new member of the faculty and is added to the University Catalog for the Spring 2009 semester. An IT minor was proposed, but was ultimately rejected by the UWBS Board of Regents.

And now the Numbers

$37,500the average starting salary for UWBS graduates

$5,300tuition for in-state students for the Fall 2008 year.

2,000our enrollment rate of full-time students in Fall 2007 (we also have 450 part-time students)

90%our graduation rate (within 6 years) for all enrolled students

18:1ratio of students-to-faculty, a fact that we are proud of and aspire to improve

110%the dedication rate of our faculty