Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University

Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University is a public four-year institution located in Hayward, Wisconsin, in a rural remote setting. The university enrolls 373 students (IPEDS 2023) and holds a quality score of 23.17 out of 100. Its completion rate is 13% (IPEDS 2023), and the retention rate is 50% (IPEDS 2023).

The university offers a Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse certificate program, providing a pathway to healthcare licensure for students in the region.

Located on the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe reservation in northern Wisconsin, the university serves Indigenous and local community members in a geographically isolated region, providing access to higher education and healthcare training where options are otherwise limited.