University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is a public college in La Crosse, WI. Its average net price is $17,064 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$9,261
$30,001 to $48,000$8,758
$48,001 to $75,000$11,816
$75,001 to $110,000$17,804
$110,001 and up$20,410
$10,534Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$20,453Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$17,064Average Net Price
$9,022Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$120Books and Supplies
$2,220Other Expenses
17.1%Students on Pell Grants
41.5%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.

$8,924.88Tuition 2026-27, In-State
$19,042.32Tuition 2026-27, Out-of-State

Checked Nov 8, 2026.

Admissions

75.5%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
22 to 27ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$53,704
8 years after entry$60,542
10 years after entry$65,850
71.0%Graduation Rate
86.5%Retention Rate
$20,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

La Crosse, WILocation
Small citySetting
9,277Undergraduate 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$66,284 Small program - rough guide n=93$21,295 Small program - rough guide n=70
Biology$43,239 n=218$21,850 n=258
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$44,821 n=105$21,011 Small program - rough guide n=89
Computer Science$72,644 Small program - rough guide n=49$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=40
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Liberal Arts$44,646 Small program - rough guide n=59$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=81
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Psychology$36,476 n=159$21,250 n=264
Recreation Management$39,350 National median for this major n=2,661Not published
Sociology$45,638 Small program - rough guide n=48$23,599 Small program - rough guide n=46
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teaching$45,562 n=143$24,982 n=164

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