International Students - Overview
Welcome to University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Office of International Education!
The campus is almost 3 square kilometers, with its own golf course, bay-front Park, and 7 kilometers of hiking trails. The University has approximately 5,500 students, with about 30% of them living on campus. UW-Green Bay is home to the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts. Students can generally obtain tickets to most performances at discounted rates.
City of Green Bay
Green Bay is located in northeastern Wisconsin, with a population of about 100,000. The city is about 120 miles (193km) north of Milwaukee, the state's largest city and is 3 ½ hours to Chicago and 4 ½ hours to Minneapolis. The city is well known for its professional NFL football team, the Green Bay Packers and close proximity to beautiful Door County. There are plenty of entertainment opportunities such as camping, hiking, shopping, movies and more. Some of Green Bay's other attractions include:
- Weidner Center for the Performing Arts
- Neville Public Museum
- Tthe Green Bay Botanical Garden
- Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
- Heritage Hill living history museum
Average Temperatures
- July 81 degrees Fahrenheit (27 C).
- January - 28 degrees Fahrenheit (-2 C).
For more information on Green Bay, visit the city's web site at www.greenbay.com
International Students at UW-Green Bay
UW-Green Bay is home to approximately 70 international students from all over the world. Some of these students are exchange students, who study here for one or two semesters from one of our partner universities and some students are degree-seeking international students who complete their bachelors or masters degree at this university. UW-Green Bay also hosts visiting scholars, professors, and researchers from around the world. The Office of International Education (OIE) is responsible for orienting and advising international and exchange students who study at UW-Green Bay.
Orientation
Each semester, the OIE conducts a mandatory orientation program for all new incoming international and exchange students the week before classes begin.
Applying to UW-Green Bay
If you would like to know more about applying to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay as an international student, please check out our International Student 
Admissions page If your University has an exchange agreement with UW-Green Bay and you will be studying here for a semester or year, please check out the Exchange Student homepage . If you are interested in conducting research at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, please visit our Prospective Exchange Visitors page.
The OIE staff can help advise students and exchange visitors on immigration-related issues. Check out the OIE Immigration Information page for a quick reminder of the staying in good status with your student visa.
Other important links for international and exchange students:
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- US Department of State
- US Embassies Abroad
- Foreign Embassies in the United States