- The Inkwell
- Wisconsin
- Viterbo University
La Crosse, WICity: smallZIP 54601Founded 1890
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1890
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.viterbo.edu
WisconsinReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Viterbo University
Viterbo University is a private nonprofit university in La Crosse, Wisconsin, with 1,249 undergraduates. It admits 72% of applicants, graduates 63% within six years and costs $22,797 a year after aid.
63%graduate
Admission rate72%
Retention76%
4-year graduation53%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans57%
$22,797net price / year
72%admission rate
1190average SAT
63%graduate in 6 years
$65,641median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,350median debt
#548 of 1,704 for earnings#1,076 of 1,739 for lowest net price#575 of 1,738 for graduation rate#640 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $48,661tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $35,790
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $35,790
- Average net price
- $22,797national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$14,996
$30,001–48,000$16,597
$48,001–75,000$18,001
$75,001–110,000$19,030
$110,001+$28,216
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 72%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–26
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college72%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college63%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 63%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 53%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 70%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $64,802
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $65,641middle 50%: $47,254–$88,942
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,350
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$88,942
Median, Viterbo University$65,641
Lower quarter$47,254
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,249
- Part-time
- 17%
- Women / men
- 71% / 29%
- Average age at entry
- 23.7
- First-generation students
- 28%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 44%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,309 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,971
- Endowment, end of year
- $65,564,998
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White80%
Hispanic6.9%
Black2.6%
Asian1.8%
Two or more races3.5%
U.S. nonresident2.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Unknown2.6%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions36%
Business & management16%
Education14%
Visual & performing arts7.7%
Psychology5.1%
Liberal arts & humanities4.1%
Foreign languages & linguistics3.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 240107. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7937045.