University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
About
The University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire is a public university in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System and offers bachelor's and master's degrees. As of 2024, the university had an enrollment of approximately 9,500 students.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 77 Title IV programs, 38 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 38 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing38 · 49.4%
- No Data38 · 49.4%
- Failing1 · 1.3%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 5
Action history · 7
- Mar 2021Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- Mar 2021Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
- Mar 2021Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
- Jan 2020Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
- Feb 2018Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 2,228 students received $12.2M in Pell grants, alongside $27.9M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 2,321 borrowers who entered repayment, 15 (0.6%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at UWEC
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 16
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus11
Includes 10 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
UWEC vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions UWEC selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectUniversity of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 64% | — | 10,049 | $16,948 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Appalachian State University | 75% | 90.1% | 21,570 | $16,487 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
College of Charleston | 66% | 60.0% | 11,926 | $19,518 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Florida Gulf Coast University | 57% | 63.4% | 16,612 | $10,319 | Doctoral/Professional |
Keene State College | 60% | 90.3% | 2,848 | $19,164 | Baccalaureate |
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 54% | 90.8% | 7,467 | $21,205 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 58% | 86.2% | 6,975 | $20,231 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Northern Michigan University | 53% | 84.0% | 7,409 | $17,485 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Radford University | 49% | 89.5% | 7,812 | $16,640 | Doctoral/Professional |
Ramapo College of New Jersey | 70% | 70.6% | 5,981 | $20,360 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Rhode Island College | 48% | 91.8% | 6,155 | $10,988 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Rowan University | 67% | 77.7% | 21,026 | $22,185 | R2 Research |
Salisbury University | 68% | 87.5% | 7,025 | $16,456 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 66% | 71.5% | 8,376 | $19,524 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Sonoma State University | 58% | 93.4% | 5,891 | $13,801 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Southeast Missouri State University | 58% | 73.5% | 9,501 | $14,532 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
SUNY at Fredonia | 50% | 77.7% | 3,179 | $15,644 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
SUNY College at Geneseo | 71% | 66.4% | 3,945 | $18,021 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
SUNY Oneonta | 69% | 69.6% | 5,337 | $18,833 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Towson University | 69% | 82.0% | 19,401 | $16,791 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Truman State University | 69% | 83.8% | 3,664 | $12,030 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
University of Minnesota-Duluth | 65% | 88.8% | 9,253 | $18,464 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
University of North Carolina Wilmington | 71% | 64.2% | 18,848 | $19,472 | R2 Research |
University of Northern Iowa | 68% | 92.7% | 9,278 | $14,609 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 71% | 75.5% | 10,446 | $15,374 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 57% | 91.8% | 8,233 | $13,726 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 63% | 85.7% | 11,746 | $14,785 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 71% | 78.4% | 17,171 | $22,673 | R2 Research |
Western Illinois University | 45% | 71.2% | 6,332 | $11,592 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Western Washington University | 65% | 93.2% | 14,710 | $18,680 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Winona State University | 56% | 75.5% | 6,045 | $18,148 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
| Peer group median | 65% | 82.9% | 8,233 | $16,948 |
UWEC Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research serves as a comprehensive source for information about UW-Eau Claire.
Visit IR office pageResearch funding
External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.
Common Data Set (5)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookUW-Eau Claire Factbook2025The UW-Eau Claire Factbook provides publicly available data dashboards regarding various institutional metrics, such as admissions statistics, freshmen profiles, enrollment trends, retention and graduation rates, and degrees granted. It emphasizes trends over the past 10 years and includes data on high impact practices and enrollment and alumni maps. The data is categorized by various demographics and status indicators. For further data not found within these dashboards, users are encouraged to submit a data request form to the Office of Institutional Research.uwec.edu
- Strategic planUWEC's Strategic Plan2024The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Strategic Plan aims to transform the university into a premier institution by 2030 through focused changes and growth strategies. Key pillars of the plan include ensuring academic excellence and belonging, establishing national leadership in healthcare education, and creating multiple pathways for student engagement. Objective metrics such as student enrollment, retention, and active-learning participation are outlined to measure progress and institutional impact.uwec.edu
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
Notable alumni of UWEC (10)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Justin VernonMusic
- Mark Andrew GreenGovernment
- Michael AndrewMusic
- Paul MenardAthletics
- Sona MehringBusiness and economics
- Mary LaschingerBusiness and economics
- Horacio D. RozanskiBusiness and economics
- Debra MonroeArts and entertainment
- T. Keith GlennanScience
- Victor ShoupScience
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