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Statement · La Crosse, WI

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $8,224 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $19,593.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $60,378 ten years after entering, the 74th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 71% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
10,988

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $19,593 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $8,224 and $18,991 a year depending on income at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Statement of cost · University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$19,593
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$8,224
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$16,210
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$10,070

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $8,224; $30–48k: $8,766; $48–75k: $10,608; $75–110k: $17,394; over $110k: $18,991. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$8,224
$30k–$48k$8,766
$48k–$75k$10,608
$75k–$110k$17,394
Over $110k$18,991

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $60,378; the median graduate who borrowed owes $22,500.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$49,626
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$57,231
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
74th percentile among public 4-years
$60,378
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
76th percentile among public 4-years
$22,500
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$18,000

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $49,626; 8 yrs after entry: $57,231; 10 yrs after entry: $60,378. Median graduate debt: $22,500. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $22,500.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$49,626
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$57,231
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$60,378
Median graduate debt$22,500

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree234$69,335$24,034
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree226$56,291$21,935
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree201$74,278$21,909
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree187$57,933$23,250
MarketingBachelor's Degree131$64,117$25,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree130$46,844$22,785
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree117$63,725$25,053
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree79$58,179$24,455
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree68$78,929$23,264
Public HealthBachelor's Degree61$53,004$27,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree56$129,711not reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree54$96,251$22,479
Show all 25 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree52$53,879$21,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree49not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree46$64,458not reported
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsFirst Professional Degree42not reportednot reported
EconomicsBachelor's Degree40$66,573$25,000
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degree38$52,423$24,747
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree38$73,975$26,750
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's Degree35$54,684$21,374
Biology, GeneralMaster's Degree18$200,948not reported
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degreenot reported$79,412not reported
PhysicsBachelor's Degree13$84,403$26,292
Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree29$73,916not reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree25$72,142$19,500

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse: 9,277 undergraduates; 14% of students receive Pell grants; 76% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

76%

36th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

9,277

70th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

14%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

5th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

71%

finish within 150% of normal time

90th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

21%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$83,835

98th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k11%
  • $30k–$48k11%
  • $48k–$75knot reported
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k11%
$30k–$48k11%
$48k–$75knot reported
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • 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.