University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 150,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,370 (24%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (43%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,602
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 69%
From Region 29%
Athletes 753 (9.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 84%
Hispanic 4%
Asian 3%
Mixed 3%
International 3%
Black 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 766 40% 84% 3% 1% 4% 5% $66,062 32 -0.07 73 97%
Biomedical Engineering 16 — 44% 88% 0% 0% 6% 0% $90,196 23 -0.73 93 — — — — —
Materials Engineering 12 — 100% 58% 0% 0% 0% 42% $90,555 26 -0.44 93 — — — — —
Computer Science 67 +1 76% 63% 3% 0% 3% 28% $107,002 32 -0.52 98 98% — — — —
Chemistry 18 +1 33% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $68,153 33 -0.33 76 97% — — — —
Geology 18 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,121 57 +0.00 71 97% — — — —
Materials Science 9 — 89% 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% $67,817 31 -0.36 75 — — — — —
Mathematics 25 +5 60% 84% 4% 0% 8% 0% $76,259 47 -0.34 84 100% — — — —
Physics 14 — 79% 93% 0% 7% 0% 0% $87,031 66 +0.25 91 100% — — — —
Biochemistry/Molecular Biology 15 — 67% 87% 7% 0% 7% 0% $68,153 36 -0.30 76 97% — — — —
Bioinformatics 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,872 21 -0.50 72 — — — — —
Biology 90 +1 27% 88% 3% 0% 4% 0% $65,350 45 -0.13 72 98% — — — —
Molecular Biology 16 — 44% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,017 12 -0.84 66 100% — — — —
Neuroscience 11 — 27% 73% 9% 9% 0% 9% $64,707 33 -0.20 71 — — — — —
Economics 10 +2 40% 90% 0% 0% 0% 10% $79,765 27 -0.69 87 97% — — — —
American Indian Studies — — — — — — — — $55,943 45 -0.26 53 — — — — —
English 45 +2 22% 89% 2% 0% 4% 0% $50,581 45 -0.22 38 94% — — — —
French 1 +1 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $59,863 59 +0.16 62 96% — — — —
German — — — — — — — — $58,694 54 +0.06 59 — — — — —
History 20 +3 45% 85% 5% 0% 10% 0% $45,873 6 -1.08 26 96% — — — —
Latin American Studies 3 +4 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $55,562 44 -0.29 52 — — — — —
Philosophy 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,354 43 -0.31 56 — — — — —
Religious Studies 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,348 77 +0.43 48 — — — — —
Spanish 12 +14 25% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $59,863 59 +0.16 62 96% — — — —
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 3 — 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $52,488 31 -0.46 44 — — — — —
Communication 28 +2 29% 86% 4% 4% 0% 0% $59,751 47 -0.20 62 98% — — — —
Geographic Information Science 5 — 100% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $58,611 35 -0.40 59 94% — — — —
Geography 13 — 54% 92% 8% 0% 0% 0% $58,611 35 -0.40 59 94% — — — —
Journalism 8 +2 62% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $62,872 62 +0.06 67 94% — — — —
Political Science 34 +5 50% 82% 3% 0% 6% 0% $66,658 36 -0.41 74 100% — — — —
Psychology 110 +9 15% 90% 1% 0% 4% 3% $57,752 68 +0.41 57 98% — — — —
Sociology 7 — 29% 86% 14% 0% 0% 0% $43,747 2 -1.19 20 100% — — — —
Strategic Communication 20 +1 20% 85% 10% 0% 0% 0% $65,406 30 -0.57 72 — — — — —
Art 47 +1 23% 79% 4% 2% 6% 2% $50,518 70 +0.40 38 93% — — — —
Music 39 — 44% 90% 0% 0% 8% 0% $52,657 78 +0.64 44 98% — — — —
Theatre Arts 7 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,942 99 +2.26 62 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 38 +3 53% 92% 0% 0% 5% 0% $64,730 79 +0.67 71 99% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 530 62% 83% 4% 1% 4% 5% $84,637 83 +0.04 90 97%
Information Systems 26 — 81% 73% 12% 0% 8% 4% $101,830 66 +0.17 97 99% — — — —
Accounting 61 +2 59% 89% 2% 3% 2% 2% $89,650 61 +0.17 92 99% — — — —
Actuarial Science 22 +1 73% 82% 5% 0% 5% 0% $96,022 45 -0.08 95 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,590 62 -0.10 82 — — — — —
Finance 118 +26 79% 80% 5% 1% 2% 11% $91,439 44 -0.26 93 98% — — — —
Human Resources Management 7 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,192 54 +0.01 84 — — — — —
International Business 14 +2 21% 14% 7% 0% 0% 79% $69,309 31 -0.63 77 95% — — — —
Logistics 5 — 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,993 12 -1.06 82 98% — — — —
Management 144 +9 58% 88% 3% 0% 6% 0% $73,993 56 -0.19 82 98% — — — —
Marketing 130 +8 55% 87% 2% 1% 5% 1% $85,309 75 +0.60 90 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education and Human Sciences 466 23% 91% 2% 1% 4% 0% $57,973 6 -0.12 58 97%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 89 — 0% 89% 1% 1% 6% 0% $57,793 25 -0.56 57 96% — — — —
Kinesiology 65 — 54% 89% 3% 0% 3% 0% $69,063 79 +0.85 77 99% — — — —
Rehabilitation Science 47 — 23% 94% 2% 0% 2% 0% $70,582 52 +0.01 78 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 18 — 50% 89% 6% 0% 0% 0% $57,068 59 -0.02 55 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,962 49 -0.13 53 94% — — — —
Social Work 42 — 10% 81% 2% 2% 10% 0% $59,948 89 +0.79 62 95% — — — —
Elementary Education 87 — 14% 93% 2% 0% 2% 0% $51,993 53 -0.04 42 94% — — — —
English Education 6 — 0% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $50,201 24 -0.74 37 100% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,201 16 -0.72 37 100% — — — —
Physical Education 14 — 71% 93% 0% 0% 7% 0% $50,201 15 -0.93 37 100% — — — —
Science Education 6 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,201 16 -0.72 37 100% — — — —
Social Studies Education 26 — 73% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,201 12 -0.88 37 100% — — — —
Special Education 60 — 3% 95% 2% 2% 2% 0% $50,949 24 -0.75 39 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Nursing and Health Sciences 213 11% 92% 2% 0% 1% 0% $81,022 75 -0.59 88 97% 3.4%
Community Health Promotion 6 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,776 78 +0.62 80 100% — — — —
Nursing 156 — 7% 91% 3% 1% 0% 0% $80,923 6 -1.13 88 96% 3.4% — — —
Public Health 15 +2 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,776 78 +0.62 80 100% — — — —
Health Care Administration 36 — 22% 89% 3% 0% 6% 0% $86,846 95 +1.06 91 98% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,883
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $19,832
Est. In-State Cost $12,785
Est. Out-of-State Cost $25,655
ROI Percentile 79th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 44%
6-Year Graduation Rate 64%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 27.8% 550 58% 84% 3% 1% 4% 5% $83,881 61 +0.08 89 97% —
Health Sciences 19.1% 378 16% 91% 2% 1% 2% 0% $71,644 25 -0.41 80 97% 3.4%
Social Sciences 13.5% 267 25% 87% 3% 1% 4% 1% $59,859 55 +0.12 62 97% —
Education 10.1% 200 24% 94% 2% 0% 2% 0% $51,205 32 -0.47 40 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.8% 134 33% 88% 4% 1% 4% 1% $65,221 37 -0.24 71 98% —
Humanities 5.6% 110 31% 85% 4% 1% 6% 0% $52,446 34 -0.29 43 95% —
Arts 4.7% 93 30% 85% 2% 1% 6% 1% $52,124 53 +0.64 43 95% —
Computer Science 4.7% 93 77% 66% 5% 0% 4% 22% $105,556 41 -0.33 98 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.3% 84 58% 86% 1% 1% 4% 7% $73,026 34 -0.17 81 99% —
Professional 1.9% 38 53% 92% 0% 0% 5% 0% $64,730 44 +0.67 71 99% —
Engineering 1.4% 28 68% 75% 0% 0% 4% 18% $90,350 5 -0.61 93 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $1.9M #297 57% $0.1M — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.7M #362 49% $0.2M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.3M #426 55% $0.0M — — — —
Health Sciences $0.3M #325 47% $0.1M — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #364 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #465 0% $0.0M — — — —
Education $0.0M #413 0% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.0M #420 0% $0.0M — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $3.4M #432 52% $0.4M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 124 $971K $958K $13K
Track & Field (outdoor) 69 $155K $151K $3K
Track & Field (indoor) 63 $73K $71K $1K
Baseball 51 $356K $346K $10K
Wrestling 41 $345K $287K $58K
Soccer 35 $182K $166K $16K
Swimming & Diving 34 $182K $183K -$502
Ice Hockey 32 $440K $425K $15K
Cross Country 28 $107K $90K $17K
Basketball 20 $334K $307K $26K
Golf 14 $112K $109K $2K
Tennis 14 $41K $48K -$6K
Total 445 $3.3M $3.1M $158K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 65 $76K $74K $1K
Track & Field (outdoor) 65 $149K $145K $3K
Soccer 36 $213K $221K -$8K
Swimming & Diving 35 $189K $190K -$524
Ice Hockey 30 $233K $250K -$17K
Softball 28 $329K $356K -$26K
Cross Country 25 $95K $80K $15K
Lacrosse 22 $143K $165K -$21K
Volleyball 22 $243K $299K -$55K
Tennis 21 $47K $79K -$32K
Gymnastics 20 $127K $112K $15K
Basketball 18 $267K $307K -$39K
Golf 7 $68K $62K $6K
Total 308 $2.2M $2.3M -$158K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 134 $305K $297K $7K
Track & Field (indoor) 128 $150K $146K $3K
Football 124 $971K $958K $13K
Soccer 71 $395K $387K $7K
Swimming & Diving 69 $372K $373K -$1K
Ice Hockey 62 $674K $676K -$2K
Cross Country 53 $203K $170K $32K
Baseball 51 $356K $346K $10K
Wrestling 41 $345K $287K $58K
Basketball 38 $601K $614K -$13K
Tennis 35 $89K $128K -$38K
Softball 28 $329K $356K -$26K
Lacrosse 22 $143K $165K -$21K
Volleyball 22 $243K $299K -$55K
Golf 21 $180K $171K $8K
Gymnastics 20 $127K $112K $15K
Total 753 $6.8M $6.8M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 38%
Yield (non-ED) 67%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 39% 37% 71%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 41%
SAT Range 1050 – 1280
SAT Math Range 500 – 620
SAT RW Range 510 – 680