The 68-acre (28 ha) campus overlooks the Baraboo bluffs and is intersected by the Ice Age Trail.

[5] The university is jointly owned by the UW system, Sauk County, and City of Baraboo.

[4] Starting in 1974, the university provided college education to prisoners at the Federal Correctional Institution in Oxford.

The same year, with a donation from the Hill family, a new music center was built including practice rooms and a rehearsal hall.

[10] Prior to July 1, 2018, UW–Baraboo/Sauk County was one of 13 freshman-sophomore liberal arts transfer campuses of the UW Colleges, and offers a general education associate degree.

After beginning their studies at UW–Platteville Baraboo Sauk County, students transfer to other UW System institutions as well as to colleges and universities throughout the country to complete their bachelor's degrees.

The Lange Center houses athletic facilities, including a gymnasium, racquetball courts, fitness center, weight room, dance studio, and locker rooms.

The south side of campus is home to tennis courts and a field used for several sports.

The campus is also home to the 18 hole Baraboo Lions Disc Golf Course, which was built in 1996.

Previously, the university used to offer cross country, wrestling, golf and tennis.