University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

La Crosse, 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 $17,064. 71% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $65,850 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $20,500.

Average net price
$17,064
per year Verified data
Completion rate
71%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$65,850
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$20,500
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$10,534
Out-of-state tuition and fees$20,453
Average cost of attendance$21,006
Books and supplies$120
Room and board, on campus$9,022
Average net price, all aided students$17,064
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$9,261
Average net price, family income over $110,000$20,410

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
76%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
Data unavailable
ACT composite range, middle 50%
22 to 27
Undergraduate enrollment
9,277
Graduate enrollment
945
Students receiving Pell grants
17%
Student to faculty ratio
20 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 time71%
Completion within normal time53%
First-year retention (full-time)87%
Median federal debt, graduates$20,500
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$233
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$21,000
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry84%
1 year after completion$47,859
4 years after completion$60,184
6 years after entry$53,704
8 years after entry$60,542
10 years after entry$65,850
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $65,850; the middle half earned $48,393 to $89,440. 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-La Crosse

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.

77 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 (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09
Suppressed 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
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 · No credentials fully online
51$37,405$13,000
Bachelor's degree (48)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
80$66,284$21,295
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
37$76,812$25,000
Archeology
CIP 45.03 · No credentials fully online
18$31,730$18,250
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
18$52,786Suppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
231$43,239$21,850
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
136$51,237$19,500
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
15$56,278$25,000
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10 · No credentials fully online
20$70,150$25,894
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
72$44,821$21,011
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
37$72,644$19,500
Data Analytics
CIP 30.71 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
14$26,022Suppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
31$59,472$20,750
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
31$41,319$25,000
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
181$59,445$21,734
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacy$22,375
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
5$39,718Suppressed for privacy
Geography and Environmental Studies
CIP 30.44 · No credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.05 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
CIP 51.00 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
11$36,472Suppressed for privacy
Insurance
CIP 52.17
$61,267Suppressed for privacy
International Business
CIP 52.11 · No credentials fully online
16$55,000Suppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
66$44,646$27,000
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · No credentials fully online
16$62,839$27,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
152$50,551$22,125
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
10$52,313Suppressed for privacy
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
CIP 26.05 · No credentials fully online
19$51,417$24,625
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management
CIP 31.03 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacy$19,500
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physical Sciences, General
CIP 40.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
9$63,488Suppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
32$45,394$20,950
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
204$36,476$21,250
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
50$47,812$21,690
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
35$49,912$23,250
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
38$43,346$25,719
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
35$45,638$23,599
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
203$40,495$21,500
Statistics
CIP 27.05 · No credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
129$45,562$24,982
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
17$46,064$26,250
Master's degree (19)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
67$117,817Suppressed for privacy
Applied Statistics
CIP 27.06 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
23Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
37$63,085Suppressed for privacy
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Science
CIP 30.70 · All credentials fully online
17$122,027Suppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · All credentials fully online
25$43,217Suppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · All credentials fully online
18$92,256Suppressed for privacy
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · All credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
CIP 26.05 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management
CIP 31.03 · No credentials fully online
11$61,955Suppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
34$69,381Suppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
26$52,145Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
36$56,053Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
10$54,926Suppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Data Science
CIP 30.70 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23
$77,998Suppressed for privacy
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (2)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · All credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
41Suppressed 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 240329, OPEID 003919. 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.