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Located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is a public institution. The city atmosphere of Eau Claire makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

768 Undergraduate Degrees
81 Graduate Degrees
$25,145 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
84% Acceptance Rate

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University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Rankings

UW - Eau Claire landed the #174 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 1,477 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

UW - Eau Claire has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#150 Best Business Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#158 Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UW - Eau Claire.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#12 Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#17 Best Value International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#38 Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#39 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#43 Best Value Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#59 Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#75 Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#81 Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#96 Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#114 Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UW - Eau Claire has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#34 Best Management Information Systems Schools College Factual
#94 Best Marketing Schools College Factual
#160 Best Accounting Schools College Factual
#174 Best Schools Course Advisor
#191 Best Business Administration & Management Schools College Factual
#192 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools College Factual

Where Is University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire?

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Contact details for UW - Eau Claire are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 105 Garfield Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54701
Phone: 715-836-4636
Website: www.uwec.edu
Twitter: https://twitter.com/UWEauClaire

How Do I Get Into UW - Eau Claire?

You can apply to UW - Eau Claire online at: https://apply.wisconsin.edu/

Admission Requirements for UW - Eau Claire

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores considered but not required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UW - Eau Claire?

84% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
0% Submit SAT Scores
UW - Eau Claire has an acceptance rate of 84%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Average Test Scores

About 0% of students accepted to UW - Eau Claire submitted their SAT scores.UW - Eau Claire received ACT scores from 97% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 25. Math scores were between 19 and 26. Composite scores were between 21 and 26.

ACT English Scores for University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire  ( 20 to 25 )
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ACT Math Scores for University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire  ( 19 to 26 )
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ACT Composite Scores for University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire  ( 21 to 26 )
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Can I Afford University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire?

$25,145 Net Price
57% Take Out Loans
5.1% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of UW - Eau Claire is $25,145. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UW - Eau Claire, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $7,231 a year. That adds up to $28,924 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UW - Eau Claire is 5.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Undergraduate Student Diversity

9,436 Full-Time Undergraduates
62% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 10,310 undergraduate students at UW - Eau Claire, with 9,436 being full-time and 874 being part-time.

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There are also 707 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,436 full-time undergraduates at UW - Eau Claire, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 294
Black or African American 104
Hispanic or Latino 343
White 8,158
International Students 215
Other Races/Ethnicities 322

Geographic Diversity

Wisconsin students aren't the only ones who study at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 28 countries are represented at UW - Eau Claire. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Malaysia, China, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

991 Took All Classes Online
9,032 Took At Least One Class Online
16.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 9,032 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UW - Eau Claire has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 15th most popular in Wisconsin for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UW - Eau Claire

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire was $8,870 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $17,145. The following table shows how UW - Eau Claire is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Organizational Leadership #10 #21

Online Growth Rankings of UW - Eau Claire

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire was 16.8%. This is the #1,021 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UW - Eau Claire regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UW - Eau Claire ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UW - Eau Claire.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Organizational Leadership #168

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 42 184 81 307
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 5 122 0 127
Finance 0 112 0 112
Accounting 0 88 0 88
General Management Information Systems 22 39 0 61
Communication Management and Strategic Communications 4 52 0 56
General Economics 13 31 0 44
Business/Corporate Communications 29 0 0 29
International Business/Trade/Commerce 7 15 0 22
Actuarial Science 0 3 0 3
Organizational Leadership 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 122 646 81 849

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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