University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
- Public
- City
- 8,895 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 82%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $16,133per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 63%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $62,43810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
UW-Eau Claire requires every student to complete an approved community-engaged learning project as a graduation requirement.
UW-Eau Claire expects students to live on campus for their first two years after graduating high school unless approved to commute from home.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 82%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 22–27Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
45% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.64. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1050–1280First-years who sent scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 22–28First-years who sent scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 20%49% were in the top quarter.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
Important
- Class rank
- Essay
- Showing interest in the school
Considered
- Test scores
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Not considered
- Recommendations
- Interview
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Religious affiliation
Where you'd stand
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Sources: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Common Data Set 2025–26; College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $16,133full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $21,956sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $10,207Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $20,272Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 63%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 82%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $62,43810 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 8,895Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 23%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 22%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI — admits 76%
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI — admits 87%
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI — admits 86%
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI — admits 92%
- University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI — admits 89%
- Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR — admits 82%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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