UToledo Advantage
Knowledge with Purpose
A strong foundation in your field, shaped by faculty expertise and connected to the world around you..
Experience That Counts
Put it to work through co-ops, internships, research, study abroad and more for every major.
Confidence and a Clear Path
Know where you’re going next and begin your career.
12
Months work experience for engineering co-op students
700+
Clinical and community health partners nationwide
100%
Job placement for future pharmacists
Experiential Learning Opportunities
UToledo offers experiences that help you build the resume employers want to see.
Meet Sampriti Senapati
'27 Neuroscience
“UToledo is probably the best place I could have chosen as a student. It’s a small community, which makes opportunities more accessible compared to larger schools. But I think the biggest thing is that it’s been really easy for me to get hands-on experience early on. I didn’t have to wait until I was a junior or senior here — having had literally no prior wet-lab research experience, I was able to get experience in very impactful research.”
Read MoreMeet Meredith Harrison
'24 Mechanical Engineering
"Learning how to do something in theory and in practice are very different. I'm grateful I was able to do both through my classroom and co-op experiences at UToledo."
Read MoreMeet Mohammad Almasri
'26 Professional Sales and Finance
Mohammad Almasri completed three internships during his time at UToledo, an outside sales representative at International Paper, a business development representative at Double A Solutions and an intern in the Sales Excellence Elite Program at CrowdStrike, noting, “I was able to build lots of different relationships throughout the career fair, I have been able to use these connections to create opportunities for internships.”
Read MoreUniversity Resources and Support
On-Campus Student Employment
On-campus student employment provides the opportunity to develop career-readiness skills while earning as you learn.
Undergraduate Research
Research opportunities for all students interested in undergraduate research and creative activity.
Tech Transfer
A place for students to transform innovative ideas and groundbreaking research into products and services.
Office of Competitive Fellowships
Clinical and health-profession experiencial learning experiential learning.
Ohio's only university to require and support experiences for all
ASCEND
Starting with the incoming 2026–27 class, every undergraduate — regardless of major — must complete an experience-based learning opportunity to graduate. The Board of Trustees endorsed ASCEND in June 2026, delivering on UToledo Advantage, one of the three "launchpads" President Holloway introduced in his October 2025 inaugural address.