It is part of the University of Wisconsin System and offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs to around 13,000 students each year.

It became the first school of this type in the nation to have a kindergarten; Professor Rose C. Swart introduced practice teaching in 1872.

Tuition was originally free to all who declared their intention to teach in Wisconsin public schools.

Led by Chancellor Andrew J. Leavitt, UW Oshkosh serves the region as the third largest university in Wisconsin with an annual on- and off-campus enrollment of nearly 13,000.

State legislators had imposed a tuition freeze through 2021, enrollment had declined, and state legislature cut the university system's budget by $32 million (the amount equal to what they believed was previously spent on diversity and equity programs and services throughout the system).

In response, the university has an $18 million deficit that it plans to address by eliminating 200 non-faculty jobs and requiring all remaining employees to take furlough days.

Swart Hall, completed in 1928, is used by the mathematics, social work, and sociology departments and houses the Center for Economic Education.

[14] The Thomas R. Wall Residence was built between 1898 and 1900 by the prominent local architect William Waters.

[16] Notable visitors have included President Jimmy Carter, United Nations ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick, and Edward Albee.

The entrance has an ornate semi-circular wrought iron door leading into a large foyer.

The front entry hall opens into a large living room and a smaller parlor.

The residence's exterior is framed by concrete planters and topped by a wrought iron balcony outside of the second-story French windows.

[16] Fraternities (as of Spring 2023) and Sororities (as of Spring 2023) Fraternities Sororities Among campus dormant chapters, Phi Sigma Kappa was present since 1925, first as the Periclean Club, which in 1965 renamed itself as a chapter of Phi Sigma Epsilon, closing with most other groups in the late 1970s.

Its national merged with the larger and older Phi Sigma Kappa in 1985, and its alumni remain active today.

[17] The school's newspaper is the award-winning[citation needed] Advance-Titan, a weekly publication produced by students.

Dr. Robert "Doc" Snyder founded the Radio-TV-Film program in 1964, with the aim of motivating students by fostering considerate and responsible communication.

Since 2003 the men's club volleyball team has finished in the top five every year except 2008 at the National Intramural Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) championships.

[24] There have been eight Titans players to play in Major League Baseball: Jim Magnuson, Dan Neumeier, Jim Gantner, Dorian "Doe" Boyland, Gary Varsho, Terry Jorgensen, Jarrod Washburn, and Jack Taschner.

In 2012, the Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans football team advanced to the NCAA Division III Semi-finals before falling to St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The Titans were 2016 national runners-up, losing to the University of Mary Hardin–Baylor in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, the NCAA Division III Championship game.

They were defeated in the semi-final game in Oshkosh by eventual national champions, the University of Mount Union.