University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is a public college in La Crosse, WI. Its average net price is $17,064 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$9,261
$30,001 to $48,000$8,758
$48,001 to $75,000$11,816
$75,001 to $110,000$17,804
$110,001 and up$20,410
$10,534Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$20,453Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$17,064Average Net Price
$9,022Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$120Books and Supplies
$2,220Other Expenses
17.1%Students on Pell Grants
41.5%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

75.5%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
22 to 27ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$53,704
8 years after entry$60,542
10 years after entry$65,850
71.0%Graduation Rate
86.5%Retention Rate
$20,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

La Crosse, WILocation
Small citySetting
9,277Undergraduate 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$66,284 Small program - rough guide n=93$21,295 Small program - rough guide n=70
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=31
Archeology$30,319 National median for this major n=144$18,250 Small program - rough guide n=34
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$43,239 n=218$21,850 n=258
Business Administration, Management and Operations$51,237 n=102$19,500 n=121
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communications$44,821 n=105$21,011 Small program - rough guide n=89
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Science$72,644 Small program - rough guide n=49$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=40
Data Analytics$66,895 National median for this major n=494Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$59,472 Small program - rough guide n=30$20,750 Small program - rough guide n=34
English Language and Literature, General$41,319 Small program - rough guide n=50$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=43
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$59,445 n=180$21,734 n=170
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geography and Environmental Studies$40,570 National median for this major n=35Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Insurance$67,182 National median for this major n=1,506Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
Liberal Arts$44,646 Small program - rough guide n=59$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=81
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$50,551 n=143$22,125 n=172
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$51,417 Small program - rough guide n=35Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physical Sciences, General$49,783 National median for this major n=276Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$45,394 Small program - rough guide n=50$20,950 Small program - rough guide n=56
Psychology$36,476 n=159$21,250 n=264
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Public Health$47,812 Small program - rough guide n=69$21,690 Small program - rough guide n=71
Recreation Management$39,350 National median for this major n=2,661Not published
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$49,912 Small program - rough guide n=79Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$43,346 Small program - rough guide n=42$25,719 Small program - rough guide n=37
Sociology$45,638 Small program - rough guide n=48$23,599 Small program - rough guide n=46
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$40,495 n=113$21,500 n=215
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$46,064 Small program - rough guide n=45Not published
Teaching$45,562 n=143$24,982 n=164

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