The University of Wisconsin–Parkside is a four-year public university located in Somers, Wisconsin. Part of the University of Wisconsin System, the school has 4,500 students, 125 full-time faculty, and 60 lecturers and part-time faculty. The university offers 33 undergraduate majors and 11 master's degrees in 22 academic departments. UW-Parkside is one of two universities in the UW System not named for the city in which it is located, the other being UW-Stout. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. During the 2018-2019 academic year, UW-Parkside is celebrating 50 years of serving southeastern Wisconsin, the state of Wisconsin, the U.S. and the world.