University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is a public college in Eau Claire, WI. Its average net price is $16,133 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$10,174
$30,001 to $48,000$9,721
$48,001 to $75,000$11,966
$75,001 to $110,000$17,033
$110,001 and up$21,079
$10,207Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$20,272Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$16,133Average Net Price
$8,968Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$400Books and Supplies
$3,366Other Expenses
22.9%Students on Pell Grants
43.1%Students With Federal Loans

2026-27 Tuition, From the College's Website

Posted tuition for the 2026-27 academic year, taken from the college's own site - separate from the federal figures above, which carry their own year labels. See the college's tuition page.

$8,494.56Tuition 2026-27, In-State
$18,761.18Tuition 2026-27, Out-of-State

Checked Nov 8, 2026.

Admissions

82.3%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
22 to 27ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$54,233
8 years after entry$58,719
10 years after entry$62,438
62.0%Graduation Rate
81.8%Retention Rate
$19,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Eau Claire, WILocation
Small citySetting
8,895Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$65,622 n=103$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=70
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biology$38,980 n=105$19,500 n=114
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597$22,496 Small program - rough guide n=30
Communications$42,219 Small program - rough guide n=49$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=54
Computer Science$73,984 Small program - rough guide n=85$23,125 Small program - rough guide n=48
Criminal Justice$44,654 Small program - rough guide n=67$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=95
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617$24,992 Small program - rough guide n=38
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Mathematics$54,746 Small program - rough guide n=52$19,926 Small program - rough guide n=36
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Psychology$38,053 n=148$20,546 n=200
Registered Nursing$73,156 n=170$21,625 n=152
Social Work$47,164 Small program - rough guide n=77$20,105 Small program - rough guide n=82
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Studio Art$37,923 Small program - rough guide n=59$26,006 Small program - rough guide n=54
Teaching$45,887 n=105$22,439 n=104

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