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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Location La Crosse, WI
Population 140,000
Website https://www.viterbo.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 1,096
Men / Women 30% / 70%
From State 69%
From Region 20%
Athletes 45.5%

Racial/Ethnic

White 79%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
Black 2%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 25.1% 25.1% 2012 Men: 28.1% 28.1% 2013 Men: 28.0% 28.0% 2014 Men: 23.6% 23.6% 2015 Men: 25.6% 25.6% 2016 Men: 29.8% 29.8% 2017 Men: 28.5% 28.5% 2018 Men: 26.2% 26.2% 2019 Men: 23.0% 23.0% 2020 Men: 28.6% 28.6% 2021 Men: 26.1% 26.1% 2022 Men: 30.6% 30.6% 2023 Men: 31.7% 31.7% 2024 Men: 35.5% 35.5%

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: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2014 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2012 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2013 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2016 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2017 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2019 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2020 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Black: 1.0% 1.0% 2012 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2013 Black: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2016 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2017 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2018 Black: 0.7% 0.7% 2019 Black: 3.3% 3.3% 2020 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2021 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2022 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2023 Black: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2012 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2013 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2014 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6% 2015 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2016 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2017 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2018 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2019 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2020 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2021 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2022 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2023 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2024 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2011 White: 93.8% 93.8% 2012 White: 89.3% 89.3% 2013 White: 94.5% 94.5% 2014 White: 94.4% 94.4% 2015 White: 92.1% 92.1% 2016 White: 90.9% 90.9% 2017 White: 90.5% 90.5% 2018 White: 90.1% 90.1% 2019 White: 87.8% 87.8% 2020 White: 93.3% 93.3% 2021 White: 88.9% 88.9% 2022 White: 89.1% 89.1% 2023 White: 90.6% 90.6% 2024 White: 90.7% 90.7% 2011 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2013 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2014 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2015 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2016 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2017 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2018 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2019 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%

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: 0.1% 0.1% 2021 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2021 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2022 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2023 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2025 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2020 Black: 5.0% 5.0% 2021 Black: 5.2% 5.2% 2022 Black: 6.3% 6.3% 2023 Black: 3.2% 3.2% 2024 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2025 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2020 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2021 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2022 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1% 2023 Hispanic: 5.6% 5.6% 2024 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3% 2025 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7% 2020 White: 82.7% 82.7% 2021 White: 81.5% 81.5% 2022 White: 81.5% 81.5% 2023 White: 84.6% 84.6% 2024 White: 81.3% 81.3% 2025 White: 79.1% 79.1% 2020 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2021 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2022 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2025 International: 2.4% 2.4%

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
Viterbo University 367 23% / 77% 2% $69,045 74 98%
Engineering 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $88,992 92 —
Computer Science 2 — 50% / 50% 50% $93,033 94 —
Applied Mathematics 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $75,651 82 —
Mathematics — — — — $68,452 73 —
Biochemistry 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $65,928 69 —
Biology 10 — 30% / 70% 0% $65,007 67 —
Neuroscience 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $66,581 70 —
Nutrition Sciences 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $58,141 51 —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 4 — 25% / 75% 0% — — —
Kinesiology and Exercise Science — — — — $55,510 44 —
Nursing 128 — 7% / 93% 1% $83,285 88 100%
Accounting 15 — 27% / 73% 0% $67,745 72 89%
Business Administration 14 +2 79% / 21% 36% $66,952 70 93%
Business Administration, Management and Operations 23 — 30% / 70% 0% $66,952 70 93%
Finance 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $77,676 84 —
Health Administration 7 — 14% / 86% 0% $71,371 77 96%
Marketing 7 +1 29% / 71% 0% $66,743 70 —
Organizational Leadership — — — — $66,952 70 93%
Sport Management 5 +1 80% / 20% 0% $54,534 41 —
English 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,466 23 —
Liberal Arts 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $56,549 47 —
Psychology 20 — 25% / 75% 0% $54,691 41 96%
Religious Studies 4 — 25% / 75% 0% — — —
Social Work 14 — 29% / 71% 0% $57,061 48 100%
Spanish 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $56,264 46 —
Business Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Elementary Education 43 — 9% / 91% 0% $69,632 75 100%
Mathematics Education — — — — $64,973 67 —
Science Teacher Education — — — — $64,342 65 —
Social Studies Education 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $66,568 70 —
Technology Teacher Education — — — — $64,376 66 —
Art Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Music 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $33,012 3 —
Music Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $65,346 67 —
Music Performance 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% $32,955 3 —
Musical Theatre 16 — 38% / 62% 0% $32,021 3 100%
Theatre 8 — 25% / 75% 0% $32,021 3 100%
Criminal Justice 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $56,593 47 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $37,983
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 57%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
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: 47.4% 47.4% 2012 Graduated: 52.3% 52.3% 2013 Graduated: 46.8% 46.8% 2014 Graduated: 48.5% 48.5% 2015 Graduated: 51.1% 51.1% 2016 Graduated: 45.6% 45.6% 2017 Graduated: 55.0% 55.0% 2018 Graduated: 61.8% 61.8% 2019 Graduated: 53.8% 53.8% 2020 Graduated: 64.1% 64.1% 2021 Graduated: 64.6% 64.6% 2022 Graduated: 60.8% 60.8% 2023 Graduated: 65.2% 65.2% 2024 Graduated: 68.4% 68.4%

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: 37.8% 37.8% 2012 Men: 45.9% 45.9% 2013 Men: 42.2% 42.2% 2014 Men: 50.5% 50.5% 2015 Men: 41.5% 41.5% 2016 Men: 33.7% 33.7% 2017 Men: 50.6% 50.6% 2018 Men: 61.2% 61.2% 2019 Men: 45.2% 45.2% 2020 Men: 57.7% 57.7% 2021 Men: 55.6% 55.6% 2022 Men: 54.3% 54.3% 2023 Men: 55.6% 55.6% 2024 Men: 54.1% 54.1% 2011 Women: 51.2% 51.2% 2012 Women: 54.7% 54.7% 2013 Women: 48.8% 48.8% 2014 Women: 47.6% 47.6% 2015 Women: 55.1% 55.1% 2016 Women: 50.4% 50.4% 2017 Women: 56.5% 56.5% 2018 Women: 62.1% 62.1% 2019 Women: 57.1% 57.1% 2020 Women: 66.0% 66.0% 2021 Women: 67.8% 67.8% 2022 Women: 63.5% 63.5% 2023 Women: 68.9% 68.9% 2024 Women: 73.3% 73.3%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 White: 49.1% 49.1% 2012 White: 54.5% 54.5% 2013 White: 46.9% 46.9% 2014 White: 49.6% 49.6% 2015 White: 52.3% 52.3% 2016 White: 46.0% 46.0% 2017 White: 56.5% 56.5% 2018 White: 64.6% 64.6% 2019 White: 56.8% 56.8% 2020 White: 65.0% 65.0% 2021 White: 65.5% 65.5% 2022 White: 64.3% 64.3% 2023 White: 64.2% 64.2% 2024 White: 69.3% 69.3%

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
Health Sciences 36.0% 132 8% / 92% 1% $83,285 88 100%
Business & Economics 19.9% 73 41% / 59% 7% $66,962 71 92%
Humanities & Social Sciences 13.9% 51 27% / 73% 0% $55,709 44 98%
Education 12.5% 46 13% / 87% 0% $69,496 75 100%
Arts 9.0% 33 36% / 64% 0% $34,283 4 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.8% 14 36% / 64% 0% $65,317 67 —
Engineering 1.9% 7 57% / 43% 0% $88,992 92 —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.1% 4 0% / 100% 0% $58,141 51 —
Professional 1.1% 4 75% / 25% 0% $56,593 47 —
Computer Science 0.5% 2 50% / 50% 50% $93,033 94 —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.3% 1 100% / 0% 0% $75,651 82 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 98%
Yield (Unbound) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 98% 98% 98%

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: 69.2% 69.2% 2013 Acceptance: 70.6% 70.6% 2014 Acceptance: 69.1% 69.1% 2015 Acceptance: 66.2% 66.2% 2016 Acceptance: 62.5% 62.5% 2017 Acceptance: 61.5% 61.5% 2018 Acceptance: 75.8% 75.8% 2019 Acceptance: 76.6% 76.6% 2020 Acceptance: 79.2% 79.2% 2021 Acceptance: 77.5% 77.5% 2022 Acceptance: 72.4% 72.4% 2023 Acceptance: 73.3% 73.3% 2024 Acceptance: 72.4% 72.4% 2011 Yield: 28.6% 28.6% 2012 Yield: 26.7% 26.7% 2013 Yield: 25.2% 25.2% 2014 Yield: 28.3% 28.3% 2015 Yield: 29.7% 29.7% 2016 Yield: 28.2% 28.2% 2017 Yield: 26.8% 26.8% 2018 Yield: 28.3% 28.3% 2019 Yield: 29.1% 29.1% 2020 Yield: 28.7% 28.7% 2021 Yield: 26.3% 26.3% 2022 Yield: 23.2% 23.2% 2023 Yield: 24.6% 24.6% 2024 Yield: 15.9% 15.9%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,610 1,610 2012 Applicants: 1,655 1,655 2013 Applicants: 1,711 1,711 2014 Applicants: 1,643 1,643 2015 Applicants: 1,430 1,430 2016 Applicants: 1,770 1,770 2017 Applicants: 1,746 1,746 2018 Applicants: 1,372 1,372 2019 Applicants: 1,272 1,272 2020 Applicants: 1,325 1,325 2021 Applicants: 1,282 1,282 2022 Applicants: 1,401 1,401 2023 Applicants: 1,399 1,399 2024 Applicants: 1,734 1,734 2011 Admitted: 1,254 1,254 2012 Admitted: 1,145 1,145 2013 Admitted: 1,208 1,208 2014 Admitted: 1,136 1,136 2015 Admitted: 946 946 2016 Admitted: 1,107 1,107 2017 Admitted: 1,073 1,073 2018 Admitted: 1,040 1,040 2019 Admitted: 974 974 2020 Admitted: 1,050 1,050 2021 Admitted: 993 993 2022 Admitted: 1,014 1,014 2023 Admitted: 1,025 1,025 2024 Admitted: 1,256 1,256 2011 Enrolled: 359 359 2012 Enrolled: 306 306 2013 Enrolled: 304 304 2014 Enrolled: 322 322 2015 Enrolled: 281 281 2016 Enrolled: 312 312 2017 Enrolled: 288 288 2018 Enrolled: 294 294 2019 Enrolled: 283 283 2020 Enrolled: 301 301 2021 Enrolled: 261 261 2022 Enrolled: 235 235 2023 Enrolled: 252 252 2024 Enrolled: 200 200

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 49%
SAT Range 1040 – 1380
SAT Math Range 540 – 640
SAT RW Range 550 – 640

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2014 25th: 910 910 2015 25th: 1040 1040 2016 25th: 820 820 2017 25th: 1020 1020 2018 25th: 1040 1040 2019 25th: 1050 1050 2020 25th: 1000 1000 2021 25th: 920 920 2022 25th: 1060 1060 2023 25th: 1040 1040 2014 75th: 1178 1178 2015 75th: 1160 1160 2016 75th: 1020 1020 2017 75th: 1190 1190 2018 75th: 1400 1400 2019 75th: 1270 1270 2020 75th: 1170 1170 2021 75th: 1290 1290 2022 75th: 1240 1240 2023 75th: 1380 1380

SAT Math

25th 75th
200 350 500 650 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2014 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 490 490 2016 25th: 390 390 2017 25th: 510 510 2018 25th: 520 520 2019 25th: 510 510 2020 25th: 480 480 2021 25th: 410 410 2022 25th: 540 540 2023 25th: 520 520 2014 75th: 579 579 2015 75th: 520 520 2016 75th: 530 530 2017 75th: 570 570 2018 75th: 740 740 2019 75th: 630 630 2020 75th: 570 570 2021 75th: 660 660 2022 75th: 620 620 2023 75th: 710 710

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2014 25th: 470 470 2015 25th: 550 550 2016 25th: 430 430 2017 25th: 510 510 2018 25th: 520 520 2019 25th: 540 540 2020 25th: 520 520 2021 25th: 510 510 2022 25th: 520 520 2023 25th: 520 520 2014 75th: 599 599 2015 75th: 640 640 2016 75th: 490 490 2017 75th: 620 620 2018 75th: 660 660 2019 75th: 640 640 2020 75th: 600 600 2021 75th: 630 630 2022 75th: 620 620 2023 75th: 670 670

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: 96.0% 96.0% 2012 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2013 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2014 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2015 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2016 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2017 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 51.0% 51.0% 2022 Submitted: 43.0% 43.0% 2023 Submitted: 39.0% 39.0% 2024 Submitted: 49.0% 49.0%

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.