In the rugged and wild United States Southwest, UWC-USA unites students from 80 countries in an environment where diversity is embraced and conflict is approached with curiosity, not certainty. Because when young people learn to look at the world differently, differences are not obstacles, but catalysts for empathy, resilience, and innovative problem solving.
Applications are due January 1, 2026. Apply now.
Applications are due Feb 1, Apply now.
Your true potential is unlocked when education expands your perspectives, challenges your assumptions, and immerses you in real experiences. At UWC-USA, a future engineer from rural India collaborates with an aspiring activist from Brazil. A poet from a refugee camp debates global policy with a scientist from the United States.
At UWC-USA, you won’t just study global issues—you’ll engage with them firsthand. Learning extends beyond the classroom into conversations, projects, and immersive challenges that develop your critical thinking, adaptability, and ethical leadership. Here, challenges become real, solutions feel urgent, and our responsibility to act becomes undeniable.
It has been amazing to be able to actually share my feelings, opinions, and doubts on topics that people back home would rather shy away from.”
Fabio ’26, Mozambique
United World College-USA
P.O. Box 248
Montezuma, NM 87731
