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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location La Crosse, WI
Population 140,000
Website https://www.uwlax.edu/
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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 9.2%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 40.5% 40.5% 2012 Men: 39.5% 39.5% 2013 Men: 38.4% 38.4% 2014 Men: 38.6% 38.6% 2015 Men: 40.0% 40.0% 2016 Men: 41.4% 41.4% 2017 Men: 59.7% 59.7% 2018 Men: 42.1% 42.1% 2019 Men: 41.1% 41.1% 2020 Men: 38.6% 38.6% 2021 Men: 39.7% 39.7% 2022 Men: 42.0% 42.0% 2023 Men: 41.1% 41.1% 2024 Men: 40.1% 40.1%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2012 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2019 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2024 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2011 Asian: 3.1% 3.1% 2012 Asian: 4.2% 4.2% 2013 Asian: 3.9% 3.9% 2014 Asian: 3.8% 3.8% 2015 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2016 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2017 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2018 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2019 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2020 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2021 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2022 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2023 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2024 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2011 Black: 1.0% 1.0% 2012 Black: 0.7% 0.7% 2013 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2014 Black: 1.2% 1.2% 2015 Black: 0.6% 0.6% 2016 Black: 1.0% 1.0% 2017 Black: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 Black: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 Black: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Black: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2022 Black: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 Black: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Black: 0.6% 0.6% 2011 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2012 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2013 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2014 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2015 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2016 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2017 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2018 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2019 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2020 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2021 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2022 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2023 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2024 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2011 White: 91.8% 91.8% 2012 White: 90.5% 90.5% 2013 White: 89.0% 89.0% 2014 White: 88.4% 88.4% 2015 White: 88.1% 88.1% 2016 White: 89.8% 89.8% 2017 White: 91.4% 91.4% 2018 White: 89.5% 89.5% 2019 White: 89.9% 89.9% 2020 White: 90.1% 90.1% 2021 White: 89.0% 89.0% 2022 White: 88.0% 88.0% 2023 White: 90.9% 90.9% 2024 White: 89.5% 89.5% 2011 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2012 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2014 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2015 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2016 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2017 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2018 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2019 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 International: 0.2% 0.2%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2021 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2022 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2023 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2024 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2025 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2020 Black: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Black: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Black: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Black: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Black: 0.6% 0.6% 2025 Black: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2021 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2022 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2023 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2024 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2025 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2020 White: 89.4% 89.4% 2021 White: 89.6% 89.6% 2022 White: 89.4% 89.4% 2023 White: 89.6% 89.6% 2024 White: 88.8% 88.8% 2025 White: 88.7% 88.7% 2020 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2025 International: 0.8% 0.8%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities 536 29% / 71% 1% $56,598 61 97%
Archaeology 16 +1 50% / 50% 0% $43,333 24 100%
Communication Studies 80 +4 25% / 75% 0% $61,556 71 98%
English 38 +2 21% / 79% 0% $50,951 47 92%
Ethnic and Racial Studies 5 +2 20% / 80% 0% $50,483 46 —
French 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $55,313 58 94%
Geography — — — — $52,228 51 100%
Geography 18 — 61% / 39% 0% $59,813 68 —
German 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $54,953 58 —
History 11 — 73% / 27% 0% $44,913 29 95%
Liberal Studies 53 — 42% / 58% 0% $57,820 64 97%
Philosophy 4 +1 75% / 25% 0% $49,557 43 —
Political Science 26 +4 77% / 23% 0% $56,828 62 95%
Psychology 202 +10 17% / 83% 1% $59,735 68 97%
Public Administration 6 +1 50% / 50% 0% $58,337 65 95%
Sociology 31 +3 19% / 81% 3% $53,817 55 100%
Spanish 16 +6 25% / 75% 0% $55,313 58 94%
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies — — — — $51,466 48 —
Art 14 +1 14% / 86% 0% $36,433 10 95%
Music 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $41,581 20 —
Theatre Arts 9 +2 11% / 89% 0% $45,320 30 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business Administration 587 62% / 38% 0% $73,620 85 98%
Information Systems 16 +2 94% / 6% 0% $78,564 89 100%
Accounting 63 +12 73% / 27% 0% $83,892 92 99%
Business Analytics 11 +1 82% / 18% 0% $79,487 89 —
Economics 20 +6 80% / 20% 0% $70,217 82 97%
Finance 177 +25 75% / 25% 1% $78,949 89 98%
International Business 5 +2 20% / 80% 0% $73,979 85 100%
Management 128 — 47% / 53% 0% $67,732 80 97%
Marketing 167 +5 50% / 50% 1% $68,149 80 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science and Health 751 39% / 61% 1% $69,873 82 98%
Computer Science 39 +1 77% / 23% 5% $100,991 98 96%
Chemistry 28 +3 39% / 61% 0% $73,361 85 100%
Mathematics 25 +2 48% / 52% 0% $76,686 87 100%
Physics 11 +1 82% / 18% 9% $89,547 95 97%
Statistics 23 +1 57% / 43% 0% $83,510 92 —
Biochemistry 29 +3 52% / 48% 3% $76,198 87 94%
Biology 192 +5 32% / 68% 2% $73,452 85 97%
Microbiology 15 +2 40% / 60% 0% $63,667 74 93%
Clinical Laboratory Science 14 — 14% / 86% 0% $76,547 87 100%
Exercise and Sport Science 246 — 47% / 53% 1% $61,205 70 99%
Nuclear Medicine Technology 19 — 16% / 84% 0% $78,492 89 100%
Radiation Therapy 27 — 11% / 89% 0% $78,492 89 100%
Health Information Management and Technology — — — — $69,152 81 —
Health and Wellness Management — — — — $68,963 81 —
Recreation Management 16 — 38% / 62% 0% $52,629 52 95%
Therapeutic Recreation 24 — 0% / 100% 0% $58,023 64 96%
Community Health Education 43 +2 9% / 91% 0% $56,240 61 100%
Computer Engineering Technology — — — — $82,999 92 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 116 17% / 83% 0% $50,585 46 96%
Health Teacher Education — — — — $54,373 56 —
Middle Childhood-Early Adolescence Education 100 +1 11% / 89% 0% $49,980 44 96%
Science Teacher Education — — — — $54,373 56 —
Social Studies Education 16 — 56% / 44% 0% $54,373 56 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%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 68.1% 68.1% 2012 Graduated: 69.8% 69.8% 2013 Graduated: 67.2% 67.2% 2014 Graduated: 68.4% 68.4% 2015 Graduated: 68.3% 68.3% 2016 Graduated: 67.8% 67.8% 2017 Graduated: 70.5% 70.5% 2018 Graduated: 70.7% 70.7% 2019 Graduated: 69.5% 69.5% 2020 Graduated: 70.9% 70.9% 2021 Graduated: 73.0% 73.0% 2022 Graduated: 69.8% 69.8% 2023 Graduated: 71.2% 71.2% 2024 Graduated: 71.0% 71.0%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 64.9% 64.9% 2012 Men: 70.9% 70.9% 2013 Men: 63.5% 63.5% 2014 Men: 66.2% 66.2% 2015 Men: 67.2% 67.2% 2016 Men: 61.9% 61.9% 2017 Men: 69.4% 69.4% 2018 Men: 68.4% 68.4% 2019 Men: 66.8% 66.8% 2020 Men: 69.6% 69.6% 2021 Men: 70.3% 70.3% 2022 Men: 67.7% 67.7% 2023 Men: 68.5% 68.5% 2024 Men: 66.8% 66.8% 2011 Women: 70.2% 70.2% 2012 Women: 69.1% 69.1% 2013 Women: 69.5% 69.5% 2014 Women: 69.8% 69.8% 2015 Women: 69.1% 69.1% 2016 Women: 71.7% 71.7% 2017 Women: 71.3% 71.3% 2018 Women: 72.2% 72.2% 2019 Women: 71.5% 71.5% 2020 Women: 71.8% 71.8% 2021 Women: 74.8% 74.8% 2022 Women: 71.3% 71.3% 2023 Women: 73.0% 73.0% 2024 Women: 74.0% 74.0%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Hispanic White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Hispanic: 54.8% 54.8% 2012 Hispanic: 55.6% 55.6% 2013 Hispanic: 72.0% 72.0% 2014 Hispanic: 51.4% 51.4% 2015 Hispanic: 61.1% 61.1% 2016 Hispanic: 53.8% 53.8% 2017 Hispanic: 58.5% 58.5% 2018 Hispanic: 69.2% 69.2% 2019 Hispanic: 57.6% 57.6% 2020 Hispanic: 62.7% 62.7% 2021 Hispanic: 63.5% 63.5% 2022 Hispanic: 51.6% 51.6% 2023 Hispanic: 60.6% 60.6% 2024 Hispanic: 63.2% 63.2% 2011 White: 69.9% 69.9% 2012 White: 71.9% 71.9% 2013 White: 70.4% 70.4% 2014 White: 71.6% 71.6% 2015 White: 70.5% 70.5% 2016 White: 69.5% 69.5% 2017 White: 71.9% 71.9% 2018 White: 72.3% 72.3% 2019 White: 71.3% 71.3% 2020 White: 72.7% 72.7% 2021 White: 74.3% 74.3% 2022 White: 71.5% 71.5% 2023 White: 72.2% 72.2% 2024 White: 71.6% 71.6%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 30.7% 611 58% / 42% 0% $72,329 84 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 25.6% 509 29% / 71% 1% $57,471 63 97%
Health Sciences 15.4% 306 41% / 59% 1% $64,506 76 99%
Life & Natural Sciences 11.9% 236 35% / 65% 2% $73,168 85 96%
Education 8.0% 159 15% / 85% 0% $52,115 50 97%
Physical Sciences & Math 4.4% 87 52% / 48% 1% $79,046 89 99%
Computer Science 2.8% 55 82% / 18% 4% $94,467 97 97%
Arts 1.4% 27 19% / 81% 0% $40,158 16 95%

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.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 77.9% 77.9% 2012 Acceptance: 76.5% 76.5% 2013 Acceptance: 72.0% 72.0% 2014 Acceptance: 76.3% 76.3% 2015 Acceptance: 80.0% 80.0% 2016 Acceptance: 74.2% 74.2% 2017 Acceptance: 73.4% 73.4% 2018 Acceptance: 70.6% 70.6% 2019 Acceptance: 73.0% 73.0% 2020 Acceptance: 75.2% 75.2% 2021 Acceptance: 73.9% 73.9% 2022 Acceptance: 74.3% 74.3% 2023 Acceptance: 73.2% 73.2% 2024 Acceptance: 75.5% 75.5% 2011 Yield: 38.8% 38.8% 2012 Yield: 39.9% 39.9% 2013 Yield: 37.7% 37.7% 2014 Yield: 42.1% 42.1% 2015 Yield: 42.8% 42.8% 2016 Yield: 42.8% 42.8% 2017 Yield: 43.0% 43.0% 2018 Yield: 45.0% 45.0% 2019 Yield: 46.2% 46.2% 2020 Yield: 45.8% 45.8% 2021 Yield: 42.5% 42.5% 2022 Yield: 43.0% 43.0% 2023 Yield: 43.0% 43.0% 2024 Yield: 43.2% 43.2%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 6,090 6,090 2012 Applicants: 6,477 6,477 2013 Applicants: 6,982 6,982 2014 Applicants: 6,184 6,184 2015 Applicants: 6,051 6,051 2016 Applicants: 6,588 6,588 2017 Applicants: 6,723 6,723 2018 Applicants: 6,855 6,855 2019 Applicants: 6,529 6,529 2020 Applicants: 6,214 6,214 2021 Applicants: 7,067 7,067 2022 Applicants: 7,290 7,290 2023 Applicants: 7,312 7,312 2024 Applicants: 7,136 7,136 2011 Admitted: 4,744 4,744 2012 Admitted: 4,953 4,953 2013 Admitted: 5,027 5,027 2014 Admitted: 4,718 4,718 2015 Admitted: 4,841 4,841 2016 Admitted: 4,891 4,891 2017 Admitted: 4,933 4,933 2018 Admitted: 4,843 4,843 2019 Admitted: 4,766 4,766 2020 Admitted: 4,670 4,670 2021 Admitted: 5,219 5,219 2022 Admitted: 5,413 5,413 2023 Admitted: 5,356 5,356 2024 Admitted: 5,388 5,388 2011 Enrolled: 1,840 1,840 2012 Enrolled: 1,978 1,978 2013 Enrolled: 1,897 1,897 2014 Enrolled: 1,986 1,986 2015 Enrolled: 2,071 2,071 2016 Enrolled: 2,093 2,093 2017 Enrolled: 2,119 2,119 2018 Enrolled: 2,179 2,179 2019 Enrolled: 2,203 2,203 2020 Enrolled: 2,141 2,141 2021 Enrolled: 2,217 2,217 2022 Enrolled: 2,326 2,326 2023 Enrolled: 2,301 2,301 2024 Enrolled: 2,325 2,325

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

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

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2012 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2013 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2014 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2015 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2016 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2017 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2018 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2019 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2020 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2021 Submitted: 73.0% 73.0% 2022 Submitted: 56.0% 56.0% 2023 Submitted: 37.0% 37.0% 2024 Submitted: 34.0% 34.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.