University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is a public college in Eau Claire, WI. Its average net price is $16,133 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$10,174
$30,001 to $48,000$9,721
$48,001 to $75,000$11,966
$75,001 to $110,000$17,033
$110,001 and up$21,079
$10,207Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$20,272Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$16,133Average Net Price
$8,968Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$400Books and Supplies
$3,366Other Expenses
22.9%Students on Pell Grants
43.1%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

82.3%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
22 to 27ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$54,233
8 years after entry$58,719
10 years after entry$62,438
62.0%Graduation Rate
81.8%Retention Rate
$19,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Eau Claire, WILocation
Small citySetting
8,895Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$65,622 n=103$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=70
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$38,980 n=105$19,500 n=114
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$70,896 National median for this major n=5,750Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$57,536 n=206$21,438 n=145
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597$22,496 Small program - rough guide n=30
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$27,966 Small program - rough guide n=36$24,250 n=113
Communications$42,219 Small program - rough guide n=49$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=54
Computer Science$73,984 Small program - rough guide n=85$23,125 Small program - rough guide n=48
Criminal Justice$44,654 Small program - rough guide n=67$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=95
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$38,226 Small program - rough guide n=85$23,125 Small program - rough guide n=78
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services$46,320 National median for this major n=541Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$61,060 n=133$19,479 n=103
Geography and Cartography$39,384 Small program - rough guide n=42$21,750 Small program - rough guide n=33
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$73,416 Small program - rough guide n=70$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=51
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617$24,992 Small program - rough guide n=38
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$63,413 Small program - rough guide n=56$21,791 Small program - rough guide n=40
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$53,882 n=164$21,500 n=153
Materials Engineering$75,940 National median for this major n=1,055Not published
Materials Sciences$75,777 National median for this major n=112Not published
Mathematics$54,746 Small program - rough guide n=52$19,926 Small program - rough guide n=36
Music$44,633 Small program - rough guide n=58$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=59
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=47
Psychology$38,053 n=148$20,546 n=200
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Registered Nursing$73,156 n=170$21,625 n=152
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059$18,739 Small program - rough guide n=50
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$42,326 Small program - rough guide n=67$16,500 Small program - rough guide n=41
Social Work$47,164 Small program - rough guide n=77$20,105 Small program - rough guide n=82
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$44,896 Small program - rough guide n=98$25,667 n=106
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$44,572 Small program - rough guide n=64$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=95
Studio Art$37,923 Small program - rough guide n=59$26,006 Small program - rough guide n=54
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$41,755 Small program - rough guide n=34$19,661 Small program - rough guide n=41
Teaching$45,887 n=105$22,439 n=104

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