University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Eau Claire, Wisconsin · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Small

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The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $16,133. 62% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $62,438 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $19,500.

Average net price
$16,133
per year Verified data
Completion rate
62%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$62,438
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$19,500
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$10,207
Out-of-state tuition and fees$20,272
Average cost of attendance$21,956
Books and supplies$400
Room and board, on campus$8,968
Average net price, all aided students$16,133
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$10,174
Average net price, family income over $110,000$21,079

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
82%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
Data unavailable
ACT composite range, middle 50%
22 to 27
Undergraduate enrollment
8,895
Graduate enrollment
698
Students receiving Pell grants
23%
Student to faculty ratio
19 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time62%
Completion within normal time43%
First-year retention (full-time)82%
Median federal debt, graduates$19,500
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$222
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$14,242
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry83%
1 year after completion$48,732
4 years after completion$60,838
6 years after entry$54,233
8 years after entry$58,719
10 years after entry$62,438
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $62,438; the middle half earned $45,307 to $87,870. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

111 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (42)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
American Sign Language
CIP 16.16 · No credentials fully online
48Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Area Studies
CIP 05.01 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
25Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business/Corporate Communications
CIP 52.05 · No credentials fully online
31Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
CIP 04.03 · No credentials fully online
3Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Classical and Ancient Studies
CIP 30.22 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
7Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dance
CIP 50.03 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.03 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
CIP 23.99 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
CIP 52.18 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.05 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
CIP 51.32 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International Business
CIP 52.11 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Journalism
CIP 09.04 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Materials Sciences
CIP 40.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Religion/Religious Studies
CIP 38.02 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
45Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Southeast Asian and Australasian/Pacific Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.14 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sustainability Studies
CIP 30.33 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Visual and Performing Arts, Other
CIP 50.99 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Associate's degree (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · All credentials fully online
44Suppressed for privacy$8,625
Bachelor's degree (53)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
58$65,622$20,500
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Area Studies
CIP 05.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
18$50,331$11,967
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
104$38,980$19,500
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
CIP 14.05 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
147$57,536$21,438
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
25$51,524$22,496
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
94$27,966$24,250
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
29$42,219$20,500
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
62$73,984$23,125
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
61$44,654$19,500
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
16$39,516Suppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
18$49,696$17,625
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
58$38,226$23,125
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services
CIP 19.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
121$61,060$19,479
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
47$37,923$26,006
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
30$39,384$21,750
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacy$26,000
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.05 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
36$73,416$23,250
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
CIP 51.11
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
26$38,271$24,992
International Business
CIP 52.11 · No credentials fully online
18$62,923Suppressed for privacy
Journalism
CIP 09.04 · No credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacy$20,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · No credentials fully online
32$63,413$21,791
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
136$53,882$21,500
Materials Engineering
CIP 14.18 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Materials Sciences
CIP 40.10 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
29$54,746$19,926
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
48$44,633$19,500
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
CIP 26.15 · No credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
16$71,379Suppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
31$38,606$20,500
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
150$38,053$20,546
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
20$47,921Suppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · No credentials fully online
24Suppressed for privacy$25,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
125$73,156$21,625
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
33Suppressed for privacy$18,739
Religion/Religious Studies
CIP 38.02 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
35$42,326$16,500
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
58$47,164$20,105
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
8$39,557Suppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
63$44,896$25,667
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
80$44,572$25,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
88$45,887$22,439
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
30$41,755$19,661
Master's degree (10)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
109$144,701Suppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
25$61,416Suppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
44$58,101Suppressed for privacy
Data Science
CIP 30.70 · All credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Science
CIP 30.70 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
28Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38
$113,830Suppressed for privacy
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 240268, OPEID 003917. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.