Viterbo University
La Crosse, WI · Private · Small city · Viterbo
Private institution in La Crosse, WI · 1,392 undergraduates · 73% acceptance rate · $55,660 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 16%Median earnings, 6 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
- $22,6331,319th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $32,3501,403rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $32,3501,335th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $44,1231,316th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,246th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,660757th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $56,804307th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 65.2%584th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 69.8%1,248th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 73.3%704th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1184447th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23494th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,3921,160th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1794th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 22.5%1,589th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 123 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
- Free
- 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 45 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $63,550 | $65,052 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $63,005 | $54,322 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $56,415 | — |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $47,260 | $52,107 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $46,087 | $48,432 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $44,635 | $47,595 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $42,682 | $41,937 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $39,369 | $36,848 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $37,208 | — |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $33,993 | $32,563 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $23,538 | $18,401 |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 11 sports
NAIA Division II · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $906,496 (M $388,421 · W $518,075)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteviterbo.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 240107)
- Compare colleges in WIRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in WisconsinEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Viterbo University vs Lawrence UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 11 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
- How to read a school page end to endStats, standings, lists, athletics, news — one profile, many jobs. Know which panel answers which question.
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- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.