University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 140,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,370 (24%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (43%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 9,236
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 82%
From Region 17%
Athletes 647 (7.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 89%
Hispanic 4%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
Black 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities 536 29% 89% 2% 0% 5% 1% $57,583 5 +0.15 56 97%
Archaeology 16 +1 50% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,358 5 -1.13 23 100% — — — —
English 38 +2 21% 87% 3% 0% 3% 0% $53,701 60 +0.16 46 98% — — — —
Ethnic and Racial Studies 5 +2 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,160 50 -0.16 55 — — — — —
French 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,375 68 +0.48 68 94% — — — —
German 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,948 68 +0.44 67 — — — — —
History 11 — 73% 82% 9% 0% 0% 0% $51,760 32 -0.50 41 94% — — — —
Liberal Studies 53 — 42% 89% 0% 2% 9% 0% $57,818 63 +0.05 56 97% — — — —
Philosophy 4 +1 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,111 38 -0.40 52 — — — — —
Spanish 16 +6 25% 75% 0% 0% 19% 0% $63,375 68 +0.48 68 94% — — — —
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies — — — — — — — — $55,858 51 -0.05 51 — — — — —
Communication Studies 80 +4 25% 98% 1% 0% 1% 0% $59,204 44 -0.25 60 96% — — — —
Geography 18 — 61% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,455 11 -1.11 43 100% — — — —
Political Science 26 +4 77% 88% 0% 0% 8% 0% $56,658 9 -1.14 53 100% — — — —
Psychology 202 +10 17% 87% 2% 0% 6% 1% $60,155 81 +0.77 62 98% — — — —
Public Administration 6 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $69,728 45 -0.18 77 100% — — — —
Sociology 31 +3 19% 84% 3% 0% 3% 3% $54,740 48 -0.19 48 95% — — — —
Art 14 +1 14% 86% 7% 0% 0% 0% $50,979 72 +0.44 39 100% — — — —
Music 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,170 75 +0.58 42 94% — — — —
Theatre Arts 9 +2 11% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,319 68 +0.30 23 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business Administration 587 62% 91% 1% 1% 3% 0% $81,314 76 -0.21 88 98%
Information Systems 16 +2 94% 81% 12% 0% 6% 0% $95,073 47 -0.16 95 97% — — — —
Accounting 63 +12 73% 90% 0% 0% 3% 0% $93,462 68 +0.42 94 99% — — — —
Business Analytics 11 +1 82% 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,280 34 -0.47 89 — — — — —
Economics 20 +6 80% 90% 0% 0% 5% 0% $85,793 36 -0.46 90 95% — — — —
Finance 177 +25 75% 94% 1% 1% 3% 1% $86,885 37 -0.42 91 98% — — — —
International Business 5 +2 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,212 54 -0.20 86 100% — — — —
Management 128 — 47% 88% 2% 0% 5% 0% $71,261 46 -0.33 79 97% — — — —
Marketing 167 +5 50% 92% 1% 1% 2% 1% $76,545 52 -0.08 84 99% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science and Health 751 39% 89% 2% 0% 4% 1% $74,451 56 +0.58 82 98%
Computer Science 39 +1 77% 85% 3% 0% 3% 5% $106,335 31 -0.54 98 96% — — — —
Chemistry 28 +3 39% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,360 66 +0.17 81 100% — — — —
Mathematics 25 +2 48% 80% 0% 0% 8% 0% $63,084 15 -0.84 67 100% — — — —
Physics 11 +1 82% 91% 0% 0% 0% 9% $87,985 67 +0.32 91 96% — — — —
Statistics 23 +1 57% 96% 0% 0% 0% 0% $88,710 28 -0.63 92 — — — — —
Biochemistry 29 +3 52% 86% 0% 0% 7% 3% $77,223 71 +0.51 84 100% — — — —
Biology 192 +5 32% 87% 4% 1% 5% 2% $74,936 90 +0.98 82 98% — — — —
Microbiology 15 +2 40% 73% 7% 0% 13% 0% $88,649 97 +2.47 92 97% — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 14 — 14% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,341 53 -0.03 85 100% — — — —
Exercise and Sport Science 246 — 47% 90% 1% 0% 5% 1% $68,961 78 +0.84 76 99% — — — —
Nuclear Medicine Technology 19 — 16% 95% 0% 0% 0% 0% $87,347 80 +0.70 91 100% — — — —
Radiation Therapy 27 — 11% 93% 0% 0% 4% 0% $87,347 80 +0.70 91 100% — — — —
Health Information Management and Technology — — — — — — — — $69,760 72 +0.18 77 — — — — —
Health and Wellness Management — — — — — — — — $69,200 71 +0.15 76 — — — — —
Recreation Management 16 — 38% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $54,449 23 -0.55 48 98% — — — —
Therapeutic Recreation 24 — 0% 96% 0% 0% 4% 0% $63,525 67 +0.26 68 99% — — — —
Community Health Education 43 +2 9% 91% 5% 0% 2% 0% $62,988 67 +0.22 67 96% — — — —
Computer Engineering Technology — — — — — — — — $87,597 38 -0.09 91 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 116 17% 94% 3% 0% 3% 0% $52,172 2 -0.08 42 98%
Health Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $58,090 56 +0.04 57 95% — — — —
Middle Childhood-Early Adolescence Education 100 +1 11% 94% 3% 0% 3% 0% $51,226 45 -0.16 39 98% — — — —
Science Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $58,090 66 +0.03 57 95% — — — —
Social Studies Education 16 — 56% 94% 6% 0% 0% 0% $58,090 74 +0.42 57 95% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,579
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,763
Est. In-State Cost $13,685
Est. Out-of-State Cost $26,859
ROI Percentile 78th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 51%
6-Year Graduation Rate 71%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 30.7% 611 58% 91% 1% 0% 3% 0% $79,551 52 -0.20 86 98% —
Social Sciences 18.2% 363 26% 89% 2% 0% 5% 1% $59,009 50 +0.22 59 97% —
Health Sciences 15.4% 306 41% 91% 1% 0% 4% 1% $72,108 28 +0.78 80 99% —
Life & Natural Sciences 11.9% 236 35% 86% 3% 0% 6% 2% $76,089 89 +1.02 83 98% —
Education 8.0% 159 15% 93% 4% 0% 3% 0% $55,098 62 +0.00 49 97% —
Humanities 7.3% 146 38% 88% 1% 1% 6% 0% $55,575 54 -0.06 51 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.4% 87 52% 92% 0% 0% 2% 1% $76,314 45 -0.31 84 99% —
Computer Science 2.8% 55 82% 84% 5% 0% 4% 4% $103,059 37 -0.43 97 96% —
Arts 1.4% 27 19% 89% 4% 0% 0% 0% $49,269 39 +0.42 34 98% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.0M #315 21% $0.3M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $1.0M #326 58% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.5M #246 20% $0.3M — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.4M #459 42% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #454 38% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #403 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $2.9M #449 36% $0.6M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 115 $878K $751K $126K
Track & Field (outdoor) 61 $219K $167K $52K
Track & Field (indoor) 59 $219K $168K $51K
Baseball 37 $508K $474K $33K
Wrestling 35 $380K $321K $58K
Cross Country 27 $116K $127K -$10K
Swimming & Diving 27 $156K $158K -$1K
Basketball 17 $319K $429K -$110K
Tennis 12 $80K $100K -$19K
Total 326 $2.9M $2.7M $180K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 97 $175K $164K $11K
Track & Field (outdoor) 97 $175K $162K $12K
Swimming & Diving 46 $159K $158K $1K
Cross Country 33 $97K $116K -$19K
Soccer 29 $293K $293K $87
Gymnastics 25 $380K $321K $58K
Lacrosse 22 $169K $159K $9K
Volleyball 21 $246K $242K $4K
Softball 20 $219K $237K -$17K
Basketball 17 $241K $369K -$127K
Tennis 16 $90K $108K -$18K
Golf 15 $59K $55K $3K
Total 321 $2.3M $2.4M -$80K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 158 $395K $330K $65K
Track & Field (indoor) 156 $395K $332K $63K
Football 115 $878K $751K $126K
Swimming & Diving 73 $316K $316K -$467
Cross Country 60 $213K $243K -$29K
Baseball 37 $508K $474K $33K
Wrestling 35 $380K $321K $58K
Basketball 34 $561K $799K -$237K
Soccer 29 $293K $293K $87
Tennis 28 $170K $208K -$37K
Gymnastics 25 $380K $321K $58K
Lacrosse 22 $169K $159K $9K
Volleyball 21 $246K $242K $4K
Softball 20 $219K $237K -$17K
Golf 15 $59K $55K $3K
Total 647 $8.0M $7.4M $562K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 74%
Yield (non-ED) 43%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 74% 74% 74%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 34%
SAT Range 1100 – 1310
SAT Math Range 540 – 650
SAT RW Range 560 – 660