Viterbo University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 140,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,096
Men / Women 30% / 70%
From State 69%
From Region 20%
Athletes 383 (36.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 79%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
Black 2%
International 2%
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
Viterbo University 367 23% 85% 1% 2% 5% 2% $69,645 43 -0.36 67 98% 5.1%
Engineering 7 — 57% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $95,885 48 -0.20 92 — — — — —
Computer Science 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $115,162 44 -0.29 98 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,810 13 -0.82 83 — — — — —
Mathematics — — — — — — — — $74,825 44 -0.40 75 — — — — —
Biochemistry 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,478 47 -0.09 68 — — — — —
Biology 10 — 30% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,743 72 +0.50 69 100% — — — —
Neuroscience 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $70,311 63 +0.29 68 — — — — —
Nutrition Sciences 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,401 44 -0.05 54 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,319 71 +0.55 60 — — — — —
Kinesiology and Exercise Science — — — — — — — — $62,267 53 +0.06 51 — — — — —
Nursing 128 — 7% 85% 2% 2% 3% 1% $87,579 35 -0.46 87 98% 4.7% — — —
Accounting 15 — 27% 87% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,776 9 -1.25 63 100% — — — —
Business Administration 14 +2 79% 50% 0% 0% 14% 36% $74,243 58 -0.18 74 95% 5.9% — — —
Business Administration, Management and Operations 23 — 30% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $74,243 58 -0.18 74 95% 5.9% — — —
Finance 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,918 26 -0.56 84 — — — — —
Health Administration 7 — 14% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $76,511 83 +0.52 77 90% 7.3% — — —
Marketing 7 +1 29% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $73,773 42 -0.30 74 — — — — —
Organizational Leadership — — — — — — — — $74,243 48 -0.13 74 95% 5.9% — — —
Sport Management 5 +1 80% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,099 55 +0.09 50 — — — — —
English 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,852 51 -0.07 23 — — — — —
Liberal Arts 7 — 43% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $59,040 67 +0.16 42 — — — — —
Religious Studies 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,935 90 +1.12 45 — — — — —
Spanish 5 — 20% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $59,941 59 +0.17 45 — — — — —
Psychology 20 — 25% 85% 0% 5% 5% 0% $55,598 57 +0.08 33 92% — — — —
Social Work 14 — 29% 79% 7% 7% 0% 0% $62,041 96 +1.04 50 100% — — — —
Business Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,258 16 -0.93 22 — — — — —
Elementary Education 43 — 9% 88% 2% 2% 5% 0% $47,766 21 -0.67 14 100% — — — —
Mathematics Education — — — — — — — — $50,155 15 -0.73 19 — — — — —
Science Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $50,151 15 -0.73 19 — — — — —
Social Studies Education 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,065 11 -0.91 19 — — — — —
Technology Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $50,194 15 -0.72 19 — — — — —
Art Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,544 66 +0.29 18 — — — — —
Music 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $34,443 6 -1.32 3 — — — — —
Music Education 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,999 59 +0.24 17 — — — — —
Music Performance 4 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $34,025 5 -1.37 2 — — — — —
Musical Theatre 16 — 38% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $32,020 4 -1.58 2 100% — — — —
Theatre 8 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $32,020 3 -1.48 2 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $63,504 73 +0.50 54 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $37,983
ROI Percentile 67th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 57%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
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
Health Sciences 36.0% 132 8% 86% 2% 2% 3% 1% $86,935 81 -0.43 87 98% 4.7%
Business & Economics 19.9% 73 41% 81% 0% 1% 7% 7% $72,492 34 -0.33 72 96% 6.1%
Education 12.5% 46 13% 89% 2% 2% 4% 0% $47,942 16 -0.69 14 100% —
Social Sciences 9.3% 34 26% 82% 3% 6% 3% 0% $58,251 49 +0.48 40 95% —
Arts 9.0% 33 36% 94% 0% 0% 3% 0% $33,970 2 -1.35 2 100% —
Humanities 4.6% 17 29% 76% 0% 0% 24% 0% $59,093 73 +0.38 42 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.8% 14 36% 93% 0% 0% 7% 0% $70,655 65 +0.36 69 100% —
Engineering 1.9% 7 57% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $95,885 20 -0.20 92 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.1% 4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,401 63 -0.05 54 — —
Professional 1.1% 4 75% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $63,504 40 +0.50 54 — —
Computer Science 0.5% 2 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $115,162 59 -0.29 98 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.3% 1 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,810 57 -0.82 83 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

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

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 60 $237K $228K $9K
Soccer 50 $190K $190K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 25 $38K $36K $1K
Track & Field (indoor) 22 $37K $35K $1K
Basketball 19 $241K $221K $20K
Volleyball 17 $263K $119K $144K
Bowling 12 $51K $51K $0
Golf 12 $98K $86K $11K
Cross Country 6 $38K $37K $536
Total 195 $1.2M $1.0M $188K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 43 $59K $56K $2K
Track & Field (outdoor) 43 $59K $56K $2K
Soccer 36 $185K $185K $473
Softball 28 $183K $167K $15K
Other Sports 27 $145K $129K $16K
Basketball 25 $293K $276K $16K
Volleyball 20 $263K $257K $6K
Cross Country 13 $51K $47K $4K
Bowling 8 $48K $48K $0
Golf 8 $50K $49K $711
Total 188 $1.3M $1.3M $66K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 86 $376K $376K $473
Track & Field (outdoor) 68 $97K $93K $4K
Track & Field (indoor) 65 $96K $92K $4K
Baseball 60 $237K $228K $9K
Basketball 44 $534K $497K $37K
Volleyball 37 $527K $377K $150K
Softball 28 $183K $167K $15K
Other Sports 27 $145K $129K $16K
Bowling 20 $99K $99K $0
Golf 20 $148K $136K $12K
Cross Country 19 $89K $85K $4K
Total 383 $3.3M $3.0M $255K

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 98%
Yield (non-ED) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 98% 98% 98%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 49%
SAT Range 1040 – 1380
SAT Math Range 540 – 640
SAT RW Range 550 – 640