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Viterbo University

Viterbo University is a private campus in La Crosse proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$15,779

family income
under $30k

$19,129

$30–48k

$20,165

$48–75k

$21,629

$75–110k

$26,575

over $110k

Average net price

$21,2602023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Viterbo University rose from $17,386 (2008) to $21,260 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$17,386
2009	$15,549
2010	$15,085
2011	$16,437
2012	$17,062
2013	$17,149
2014	$17,987
2015	$18,954
2016	$19,421
2017	$19,974
2018	$19,992
2019	$20,201
2020	$18,686
2021	$22,538
2022	$22,633
2023	$21,260

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$45,5582024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Viterbo University rose from $29,220 (2009) to $45,558 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$29,220
2010	$29,496
2011	$30,593
2012	$31,832
2013	$32,956
2014	$34,310
2015	$34,867
2016	$36,321
2017	$37,585
2018	$38,690
2019	$40,031
2020	$40,825
2021	$41,474
2022	$42,691
2023	$44,123
2024	$45,558

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$13,050
2001	$13,630
2002	$14,300
2003	$15,320
2004	$15,990
2005	$16,660
2006	$17,640
2007	$18,590
2008	$19,490
2013	$23,330
2014	$23,790
2015	$25,050
2016	$26,150
2017	$27,150
2018	$27,970
2019	$28,650
2020	$29,350
2021	$29,920
2022	$31,150
2023	$32,350

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $34,250 before grants and other attendance costs. At Viterbo University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,249 — Viterbo University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

68.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Viterbo University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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68.4%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Viterbo University rose from 45.8% (entered 1991) to 68.4% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	45.8%
1992 cohort	47.3%
1993 cohort	41.1%
1994 cohort	45.3%
1995 cohort	44.8%
1996 cohort	47.2%
1997 cohort	49.9%
1998 cohort	47.5%
1999 cohort	50.5%
2000 cohort	48%
2001 cohort	48.4%
2002 cohort	45.8%
2003 cohort	50.4%
2004 cohort	49%
2005 cohort	47.4%
2006 cohort	52.3%
2007 cohort	46.8%
2008 cohort	48.5%
2009 cohort	51.1%
2010 cohort	45.6%
2011 cohort	55%
2012 cohort	61.8%
2013 cohort	53.8%
2014 cohort	64.1%
2015 cohort	64.6%
2016 cohort	60.8%
2017 cohort	65.2%
2018 cohort	68.4%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$17,125	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$17,095	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$16,500	$8,910
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$15,266	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$15,900	$6,969
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,125	$7,523
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$5,755
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$4,880
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$18,277	$4,410
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$19,173	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$21,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,983	$7,569
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$25,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$26,000	$7,576
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$26,445	$8,616
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$8,658
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$9,363
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,231	$7,755
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$26,316	$7,781
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,000	$7,430

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$56,804

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$57,601

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$55,660

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Viterbo University admitted 1,256 of 1,734 applicants in Fall 2024. The 72.4% rate describes that application pool.

72.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $32,350 tuition · 2023–24 1,249 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Viterbo University received 1,734 applications and admitted 1,256 (72.4%), with 200 enrolling.

Viterbo University: scores were considered but optional in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
ACT Composite	22	24	26

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

72.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Read Viterbo University's change from 84.8% to 72.4% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	84.8%
Fall 2002	80.2%
Fall 2003	85.8%
Fall 2004	84.6%
Fall 2005	85.5%
Fall 2006	88.7%
Fall 2007	88.2%
Fall 2008	80.8%
Fall 2009	86.9%
Fall 2010	84.4%
Fall 2011	77.9%
Fall 2012	69.2%
Fall 2013	70.6%
Fall 2014	69.1%
Fall 2015	66.1%
Fall 2016	62.5%
Fall 2017	61.5%
Fall 2018	75.8%
Fall 2019	76.6%
Fall 2020	79.3%
Fall 2021	77.5%
Fall 2022	72.4%
Fall 2023	73.3%
Fall 2024	72.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1040–1380Fall 2023 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2014	910	1178
Fall 2015	1040	1160
Fall 2016	820	1020
Fall 2017	1020	1190
Fall 2018	1040	1400
Fall 2019	1050	1270
Fall 2020	1000	1170
Fall 2021	920	1290
Fall 2022	1060	1240
Fall 2023	1040	1380

IPEDS Fall 2014–2023, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

22–26Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	19	24
Fall 2002	19	25
Fall 2003	19	25
Fall 2004	19	24
Fall 2005	19	24
Fall 2006	19	24
Fall 2007	20	24
Fall 2008	20	24
Fall 2009	20	25
Fall 2010	20	25
Fall 2011	21	26
Fall 2012	21	25
Fall 2013	21	26
Fall 2014	21	26
Fall 2015	21	26
Fall 2016	20	26
Fall 2017	21	26
Fall 2018	21	26
Fall 2019	21	25
Fall 2020	20	25
Fall 2021	20	26
Fall 2022	22	27
Fall 2023	22	27
Fall 2024	22	26

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,249Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Viterbo University fell from 1,731 (Fall 2002) to 1,249 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,731
Fall 2003	1,822
Fall 2004	1,830
Fall 2005	1,778
Fall 2006	1,881
Fall 2007	1,922
Fall 2008	1,997
Fall 2009	2,109
Fall 2010	2,153
Fall 2011	2,154
Fall 2012	2,074
Fall 2013	2,052
Fall 2014	2,019
Fall 2015	1,852
Fall 2016	1,861
Fall 2017	1,767
Fall 2018	1,709
Fall 2019	1,722
Fall 2020	1,723
Fall 2021	1,639
Fall 2022	1,456
Fall 2023	1,392
Fall 2024	1,249

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

76%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Viterbo University rose from 64% (Fall 2002) to 76% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	64%
Fall 2003 cohort	71%
Fall 2004 cohort	68%
Fall 2005 cohort	76%
Fall 2006 cohort	74%
Fall 2007 cohort	69%
Fall 2008 cohort	66%
Fall 2009 cohort	71%
Fall 2010 cohort	71%
Fall 2011 cohort	76%
Fall 2012 cohort	81%
Fall 2013 cohort	71%
Fall 2014 cohort	78%
Fall 2015 cohort	80%
Fall 2016 cohort	71%
Fall 2017 cohort	77%
Fall 2018 cohort	83%
Fall 2019 cohort	77%
Fall 2020 cohort	74%
Fall 2021 cohort	76%
Fall 2022 cohort	70%
Fall 2023 cohort	76%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Viterbo University

26.3% of Viterbo University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Viterbo University as a primarily residential campus of 1,249 undergraduates — and 76.2% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Incoming students who submitted scores typically landed between 22 and 26 on the ACT composite. Put your own practice estimate on Viterbo University's range with the ACT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Viterbo University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Viterbo University72.4%

Wisconsin median81.3%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Viterbo University$34,250

Wisconsin median$33,396

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Viterbo University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Viterbo University$55,660

Wisconsin median$55,452

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Viterbo University, Wisconsin and national reference values
Metric & basis	Viterbo University	Wisconsin median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	72.4%	81.3%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$34,250	$33,396	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$55,660	$55,452	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Viterbo University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Viterbo University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 8 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$77,735
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$70,009
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$68,568
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$63,328
Accounting and Related Services	$60,949
Social Work	$57,159
Psychology, General	$52,596
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$31,051

These 8 fields listed for Viterbo University measure earnings after completion. The $55,660 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 35 additional Viterbo University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Viterbo University report?

The middle 50% of Viterbo University's enrolled Fall 2024 submitters reported ACT composites of 22–26; this dataset does not provide a GPA requirement.

What is Viterbo University's acceptance rate?

72.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,256 admitted from 1,734 applicants.

How much does Viterbo University cost?

At Viterbo University, tuition is $34,250. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Viterbo University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $55,660. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire — 82.3% admitted
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse — 75.5% admitted
Wisconsin Lutheran College — 78.2% admitted
University of Wisconsin-Parkside — 75.4% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.