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The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, part of the University of Wisconsin system, is nestled between the Mississippi River and its prominent bluffs. The school's about 10,500 students are spread among five schools and colleges, including one devoted to business administration and another to science and health. The most popular undergraduate majors are biology, psychology, elementary education, exercise and sport science, and finance, but the school also offers the UW System's only nuclear medicine technology program. Tuition is affordable -- below $10,000 for in-state students -- and the university also participates in the Midwest Student Exchange Program, which allows selected undergrads from seven Midwest states to attend for no more than 150% of Wisconsin resident tuition. UW-La Crosse offers 21 Division III teams, in sports including football, basketball, track and field, and swimming. New and returning students are treated to a luminous display during Welcome Week each year: the school's "Lighting of the L," a giant L shape on Grandad Bluff, which towers over the campus just east of the school. Students used rags and kerosene when the tradition began in 1935; today, the big letter is formed with LED rope lights.
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
FALL 2020 PLAN: UWL is offering 60% of its undergraduate courses in hybrid or in-person format, and the rest will be fully online, either in an asynchronous or synchronous format this fall. For in-person classes, the school will be reducing the capacity in each of the classrooms to allow proper distancing between students.
costs
Est. Full Price 2020-2021
$18,200
% of students who get any grants
41%
Est. price for students who receive aid
$13,000
Average price for low-income students
$8,600
admissions
Acceptance rate
71%
Median SAT/ACT Score
NA/25
SAT/ACT Required for Fall 2021?
no
Enrollment
9,520
Financial Aid
% of students with need who get grants
60%
% of need met
73%
% of students who get merit* grants
4%
Average merit grant
$1,630
student success
Graduation rate
71%
Average time to a degree
4.5 years
Average student debt
$22,610
Average salary within 5 years
$46,500
% earning more than $28,000
84%
key deadlines
Early decision application
N/A
Regular application
rolling
coronavirus update
FALL 2020 PLAN: UWL is offering 60% of its undergraduate courses in hybrid or in-person format, and the rest will be fully online, either in an asynchronous or synchronous format this fall. For in-person classes, the school will be reducing the capacity in each of the classrooms to allow proper distancing between students.
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