INTRODUCTION
This study aims to capture economic impact of UW-Superior on the local economy. Economic impact refers to activities created by the presence of UW-Superior. If UW-Superior did not exist, many of these activities would be lost from the local economy. The main question is – how important is UW-Superior to the local economy and its population and how does UW-Superior impact job creation, income generation, and output in the local economy. According to UW-Superior Common Data Set 2018-2019 (UW-Superior, 2018), there are 2,601 total numbers of students of which 2,294 are undergraduate students, while 307 are graduate students and 708 are online students. Almost half of the students come from the Midwest states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois and Ohio. UW-Superior is ranked second among UW schools in percentage of undergraduate international students. UW-Superior has an average class size of 18 and a student- to-faculty ratio of 14:1. The campus houses four world-class research centers. Forty-five percent of students are involved in solving community issues as service learners. UW-Superior offers on-campus as well as online courses and grants associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and specialist degrees.
According to the UW-Superior Human Resource Office, the university has 503 full-time and part-time employees.
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