unitid 240329 · La Crosse, WI · public 4-year · city (small)
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
- enrollment 2023
- 10,988
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
76%
36th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
9,277
70th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
14%
undergrads on Pell grants
5th pctl among public 4-years
completion
71%
finish within 150% time
90th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$19,593
34th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$16,210
after aid, aided students
74th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$60,378
after entry, Title IV students
74th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$22,500
76th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $8,224 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k11%
- 30-48k11%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $83,835
- First-generation students
- 21%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,070
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.7× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. | 234 | $69,335 | $24,034 |
| Psychology, General. | 226 | $56,291 | $21,935 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 201 | $74,278 | $21,909 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 187 | $57,933 | $23,250 |
| Marketing. | 131 | $64,117 | $25,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 130 | $46,844 | $22,785 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 117 | $63,725 | $25,053 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 79 | $58,179 | $24,455 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 68 | $78,929 | $23,264 |
| Public Health. | 61 | $53,004 | $27,000 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 56 | $129,711 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 54 | $96,251 | $22,479 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.