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 highest award offered at UW - Eau Claire is the doctor's degree.
• In 2019-2020, 78% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from UW - Eau Claire with a bachelor's degree make about $51,869 a year. That's 27% more than those who graduate from other schools.

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Rankings

We have ranked UW - Eau Claire as #174 out of 2,018 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #9 out of 41 schools in Wisconsin.

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 also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#85	Best Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#174	Best 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 Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best Biochemistry & Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#20	Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#29	Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#55	Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#75	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#81	Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#114	Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#121	Best Health Professions 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
#39	Best Special Education Schools	College Factual
#61	Best Nursing Schools	Nursing Degree Search
#71	Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools	College Factual
#78	Best English Language & Literature Schools	College Factual
#95	Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Schools	College Factual
#192	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire?

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?

The acceptance rate at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is 84%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

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.

Can I Afford University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire?

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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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

There are 10,310 undergraduate students at UW - Eau Claire, with 9,436 being full-time and 874 being part-time.

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.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

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.

This school is the 6th 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
Data Science	#5	#5
Computational Science	#7	#4
Communication Sciences	#19	#10
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	#67	#49

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 #1,157 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
Data Science	62%
Health Professions	7%
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	21%
Liberal Arts General Studies	21%
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	57%

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
Data Science	#6
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	#292

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.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	42	0	184	0	81	0	307
Nursing	0	0	141	0	0	20	161
General Psychology	0	0	153	0	0	0	153
Special Education	25	0	85	23	0	0	133
Marketing	5	0	122	0	0	0	127
Communication Sciences	0	0	75	0	42	0	117
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	112	0	0	0	112
General Biology	0	0	110	0	0	0	110
Social Work	43	0	65	0	0	0	108
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	89	9	0	0	0	98
Accounting	0	0	88	0	0	0	88
General English Literature	4	0	81	0	3	0	88
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	86	0	0	0	86
Computer Information Systems	6	0	71	0	0	0	77
Romance Languages	9	0	63	0	0	0	72
Management Information Systems	22	0	39	0	0	0	61
American Sign Language	61	0	0	0	0	0	61
Public Relations & Advertising	4	0	52	0	0	0	56
Communication & Media Studies	9	0	46	0	0	0	55
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	53	0	0	0	53
Mathematics	0	0	53	0	0	0	53
Health & Physical Education	0	0	53	0	0	0	53
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	52	0	0	0	52
Geography & Cartography	15	0	33	0	0	0	48
Music	2	0	46	0	0	0	48
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	47	0	0	0	47
Economics	13	0	31	0	0	0	44
History	17	0	19	0	5	0	41
Political Science & Government	13	0	26	0	0	0	39
Sociology	18	0	21	0	0	0	39
Business/Corporate Communications	29	0	0	0	0	0	29
Data Science	0	0	0	0	29	0	29
Ethnic Studies	19	0	8	0	0	0	27
Physics	2	0	25	0	0	0	27
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	26	0	0	0	26
Chemistry	0	0	26	0	0	0	26
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0	26	0	26
International Business	7	0	15	0	0	0	22
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	14	0	0	0	14
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	13	0	0	0	13
Area Studies	4	0	8	0	0	0	12
Allied Health Professions	0	0	12	0	0	0	12
Religious Studies	4	0	8	0	0	0	12
Dance	12	0	0	0	0	0	12
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	0	11	0	0	0	11
Journalism	1	0	10	0	0	0	11
East Asian Languages	10	0	0	0	0	0	10
Public Health	0	0	10	0	0	0	10
English Literature (Other)	9	0	0	0	0	0	9
Materials Sciences	0	0	9	0	0	0	9
Germanic Languages	2	0	6	0	0	0	8
Philosophy	5	0	3	0	0	0	8
Geological & Earth Sciences	1	0	7	0	0	0	8
Teaching English or French	7	0	0	0	0	0	7
Materials Engineering	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Southeast Asian & Pacific Languages	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Native American Languages	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Classical & Ancient Studies	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Ceramic Engineering	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Computational Science	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Anthropology	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	424	89	2,236	23	186	20	2,978

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.