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Viterbo University

La Crosse, Wisconsin·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·viterbo.edu
6-yr Graduation
68%
+21.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
2,094
peer median 2,454
Avg net price
$21,260
-$534 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
1,734
1,734 candidates competed
Admitted
1,256
72.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
200
15.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
68%+21.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
57%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
68%
Full-time retention
76%

Pell equity

14.0pp gap
Pell recipients
58%42 of 73
Non-Pell (all)
72%157 of 218
Subsidized loan, no Pell
67%91 of 135
No Federal Aid
80%66 of 83

Non-Pell students graduate at a 14.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 65 Title IV programs, 14 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 50 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
65
Passing
14
21.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.5% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.5%
+0.9pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

65programs
  • Passing14 · 21.5%
  • No Data50 · 76.9%
  • Failing1 · 1.5%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
13
No data
50

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.

15
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-14.9%
$31,051 vs $36,491
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Graduate Certificate · Education
+23.9%
$57,482 vs $46,391
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+28.6%
$73,502 vs $57,169
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+29.9%
$60,254 vs $46,391
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+44.1%
$52,596 vs $36,491
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+56.6%
$57,159 vs $36,491
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+60.2%
$91,559 vs $57,169
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+67.0%
$60,949 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

8
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
48%
$25,202 debt · $52,596 earn
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
43%
$27,000 debt · $63,328 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
41%
$27,860 debt · $68,568 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
37%
$26,192 debt · $70,009 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
35%
$26,927 debt · $77,735 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
31%
$28,476 debt · $91,559 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Graduate Certificate · Education
30%
$26,494 debt · $88,297 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
22%
$17,430 debt · $77,958 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1954Next review Aug 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 9

Action history · 11

  1. Jul 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  2. Jun 2021Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  3. Oct 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  4. Oct 2020Initial Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  5. Feb 2019Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$13,657
$30–48k$16,927
$48–75k$16,463
$75–110k$20,847
$110k+$26,365

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$21,260
-$533vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $21,794
Federal loans
58.1%
In-state tuition
$34,250
Out-of-state
$34,250

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 484 students received $2.5M in Pell grants, alongside $15.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
484
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.5M
$2,490,411 total
Direct Loans
$15.2M
1,822 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.3M
556 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.7M
625 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$5.6M
356 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.6M
209 loan awards
Grad PLUS$843K
76 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 692 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (0.4%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.4%
-1.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
692
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.2%
2017
3.1%
2018
2.6%
2019
0.4%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Viterbo

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs68
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

631 total completions
01Health Professions
26041.2%
02Education
15825.0%
03Business
9615.2%
04Visual/Performing Arts
314.9%
05Psychology
203.2%
06Liberal Arts
162.5%
07Biological Sciences
142.2%
08Public Admin
142.2%
09Theology
121.9%
10Multi/Interdisciplinary
101.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
2,094
12-mo unduplicated
2,552
Undergraduate
1,471
Graduate
1,081

Gender split

Men
24%623
Women
76%1,929

Race / ethnicity composition

White
80.1%
Hispanic
6.9%
Two or more
3.5%
Black
2.6%
Unknown
2.6%
Non-resident
2.2%
Asian
1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
383
195 M · 188 W
Women athletes
49.1%
Athletic aid
$906K
Total student aid
Budget
$3.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$388K
$518K
Recruiting expense
$6K
$4K
Head-coach salaries
$24K
$26K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Soccer
50 M · 36 W
$376K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
25 M · 43 W
$93K
Track and Field (Indoor)
22 M · 43 W
$92K
Baseball
60 M · —
$228K
Basketball
19 M · 25 W
$497K
Volleyball
17 M · 20 W
$377K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 2,301 students

3-year trend

6.352 yrs ago2.851 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
23
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
12

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    1
    Dating violence
    3
    Stalking
    4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    • Race1

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons01
    Drugs611
    Liquor065

    Residence-hall fires

    • Bonaventure Hall1 fire
      CookingDamage $0-$99
    • Treacy Apartments1 fire
      CookingDamage $0-$99
    • McDonald Apartments1 fire
      CookingDamage $0-$99
    • Rose Terrace2 fires
      CookingDamage $0-$99
    • Rose Terrace2 fires
      CookingDamage $0-$99

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    10.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    99

    Viterbo vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Viterbo selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    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
    SubjectViterbo University
    		68%—2,094$21,260Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Carroll University
    		71%66.8%3,138$15,193Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Alverno College
    		51%85.7%1,317$22,540Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Lakeland University
    		42%86.3%2,813$24,212Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Mount Mary University
    		43%62.3%1,182$20,144Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Herzing University-Madison
    		22%94.3%5,274$22,327Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Peer group median47%85.7%2,454$21,794

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    Explore the federal data for institutions in Viterbo's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Viterbo Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research
    Reports to Institutional Effectiveness
    Email
    rjrussell [at] viterbo.edu
    Phone
    608-796-3194
    Address
    Murphy Center 503

    The Office of Institutional Research gathers, analyzes, and shares data to improve academic program quality, ensure student success, support institutional planning, and fulfill the Viterbo University mission.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    1 member
    • Ryan Russell
      Director, Institutional Research

    Common Data Set

    Viterbo's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

    Source publications

    Frequently asked questions about Viterbo University

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Viterbo.

    What is the graduation rate at Viterbo University?

    Viterbo University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 68% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Viterbo University?

    Viterbo University reports a total enrollment of 2,094 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Viterbo University?

    The average net price at Viterbo University is $21,260 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Viterbo University?

    Viterbo University's yield rate is 15.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Viterbo University located?

    Viterbo University is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601-8804.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Viterbo University?

    Viterbo University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Institutional Effectiveness.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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