University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Overview
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is a public institution located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Eau Claire is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.
What Is University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Known For?
- The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at UW - Eau Claire.
- For the 2017-2018 academic year, 76% of the faculty were full-time.
- A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UW - Eau Claire makes roughly $46,200 a year. This is 13% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
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University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Rankings
We have ranked UW - Eau Claire as #335 out of 2,320 colleges and universities in the country in our 2021 Best Colleges list. 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 |
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#247 | Most Popular 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.
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 |
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#1 | Best Value Colleges for Health & Medical Administrative Services | College Factual |
#8 | Best Value Colleges for Foreign Languages & Linguistics | College Factual |
#9 | Best Value Colleges for Physical Sciences | College Factual |
#38 | Best Value Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing | College Factual |
#39 | Best Value Colleges for Health Professions | College Factual |
#112 | Best Nursing Schools | Nursing Degree Search |
Where Is University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire?

Contact details for UW - Eau Claire are given below.
Contact Details | |
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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? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | required |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | required |
Recommendations | neither required nor recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into UW - Eau Claire?
Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 71%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.
Average Test Scores
About 0% of students accepted to UW - Eau Claire submitted their SAT scores.UW - Eau Claire received ACT scores from 99% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 26. Math scores were between 21 and 26. Composite scores were between 21 and 26.
Can I Afford University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire?
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 58% of students took out student loans averaging $7,378 a year. That adds up to $29,512 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UW - Eau Claire is 7.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 664 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 9,780 full-time undergraduates at UW - Eau Claire, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 307 |
Black or African American | 110 |
Hispanic or Latino | 336 |
White | 8,433 |
International Students | 286 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 308 |
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
The following chart shows how the online learning population at UW - Eau Claire has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 22nd most popular in Wisconsin for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.
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 16.1%. This is the #1,033 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UW - Eau Claire regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UW - Eau Claire majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Business Administration & Management | 12% |
Business, Management & Marketing | 6% |
Computational Science | 60% |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies | 60% |
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 | |
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Computational Science | #2 | |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies | #64 | |
Nursing | #205 | |
Business Administration & Management | #308 | |
Health Professions | #342 | |
Business, Management & Marketing | #388 |
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 Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Germon prez under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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