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University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Eau Claire, WI · Public · Small city · UW-Eau Claire · UWEC

Public institution in Eau Claire, WI · 8,995 undergraduates · 76% acceptance rate · $58,561 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$16,948822nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$9,277512th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$18,516749th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$21,014434th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$20,909743rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$58,561606th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$50,011539th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
67.6%512th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
81.9%570th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
76.1%769th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1190417th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
24420th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
8,995284th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
19.0:11,798th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
18.7%1,772nd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 85 mi (MSP)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$25
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 47 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$73,231$69,867
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors$63,600$61,350
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$62,198$62,012
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$58,985$58,796
Materials SciencesPhysical Sciencesbachelors$57,318—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$54,790$54,359
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$51,722$53,045
MarketingBusinessbachelors$46,519$45,435
PhysicsPhysical Sciencesbachelors$46,087$33,987
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$45,965$47,260
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$43,798$44,921
Public HealthHealth Professionsbachelors$43,128$44,189

Campus facts

Athletics — 16 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s 8,995 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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