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University or college · Private nonprofit

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI520 online only

Viterbo University is a private nonprofit university in La Crosse, WI, with about 1,781 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,781
plus 520 studying only online
Admission rate
72%
lower than at 59% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$21,260
higher than at 56% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
68%
higher than at 75% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$55,660
higher than at 79% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Viterbo University?

72%

of applicants admitted

About 14 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

ACT
22–26

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1190.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $45,558 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $34,250Room & board $11,320Books & supplies $1,000

After grants, the average family on aid pays $21,260.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$16,463

About $65,852 over 4 years · 64% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
68%
within 6 years · Pell students 58%
Come back for year two
76%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$55,660
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$25,000
about $265 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

5.6%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$265 a month against about $4,734 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

70%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 87% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$51k
Middle income$30–75k
$57k
Higher incomeover $75k
$59k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 36%Business 16%Education 14%Visual & performing arts 8%Psychology 5%Liberal arts 4%Everything else 18%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing152 graduates a year · typical debt $26,983
$78k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods52 graduates a year
$39k1 yr out
Business Administration, Management and Operations34 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$70k4 yrs out
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft21 graduates a year · typical debt $22,814
$31k4 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services14 graduates a year
$61k4 yrs out
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services12 graduates a year
$63k4 yrs out
Social Work11 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$57k4 yrs out
Biology, General10 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,249 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 80%Hispanic 7%Black 3%Asian 2%Two or more 4%International 2%

Women and men

Women 71%Men 29%
10 : 1
students per teacher
26%
get Pell grants (lower income)
58%
take federal loans
21%
undergrads 25 or older
17%
study part time
The town around it

Living in La Crosse

22% of La Crosse’s 50,784 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ La Crosse pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Viterbo University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Western Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · La Crosse
0.8 mi2,814 students
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1.1 mi9,769 students
Minnesota State College SoutheastCommunity college · Public · Winona
24.1 mi1,273 students
Winona State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Winona
26 mi5,146 students
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28 mi2,666 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.