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Viterbo University Data & Information Overview

298 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
77% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Viterbo University Ranked?

#521 Best Colleges in Nation
#18 Best Colleges in WI
Reading Teacher Education Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

Viterbo University was awarded 298 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is reading teacher education.

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Overall Quality

Viterbo landed the #521 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Viterbo held the #667 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 46 colleges in Wisconsin, Viterbo is ranked at #18.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Viterbo?

77% Acceptance Rate
77% Of Accepted Are Women
3% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Viterbo University is 77%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Viterbo is a good fit for you.

Average Test Scores

About 3% of students accepted to Viterbo submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 630. Math scores were between 410 and 660.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Viterbo University  ( 510 to 630 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Viterbo University  ( 410 to 660 )
200
800
Viterbo received ACT scores from 48% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 20 and 26.

ACT Composite Scores for Viterbo University  ( 20 to 26 )
1
36

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Viterbo University Faculty

11 to 1 Student to Faculty
41% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Viterbo it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Viterbo University is 41%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  41 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Viterbo University

74% Freshmen Retention
41% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 74% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Viterbo University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  74 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Viterbo the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 41%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  41 out of 100
0
100

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Viterbo University.

Viterbo University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,443 Full-Time Undergraduates
14.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
74.3% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,736 undergraduates at Viterbo with 1,443 being full-time and 293 being part-time.

How Much Does Viterbo University Cost?

$20,201 Net Price
66% Take Out Loans
$31,316 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Viterbo is $20,201. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Viterbo

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$13,699 $14,905 $18,070 $19,559 $25,553

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Viterbo, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Viterbo, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $7,829 a year. That adds up to $31,316 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Viterbo is 2.6%. 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.

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How Much Money Do Viterbo Graduates Make?

$49,016 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Viterbo make around $49,016 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future Viterbo graduates since it is 15% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Viterbo University

Wisconsin State
1,443 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
Located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Viterbo University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

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Contact details for Viterbo are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 900 Viterbo Drive, La Crosse, WI 54601-8804
Phone: 608-796-3001
Website: www.viterbo.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ViterboUniversity/photos/a.389771243211.169184.45542183211/10152529820938212/?type=1
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Viterbo_Univ

Viterbo University Majors

37 Majors With Completions
432 Undergraduate Degrees
228 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 37 majors graduated from Viterbo University. Of these students, 432 received undergraduate degrees and 228 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing 180 $63,012
Business Administration & Management 33 $43,205
Accounting 23 $45,641
Social Work 18 NA
Marketing 16 NA
Drama & Theater Arts 15 NA
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 15 $47,085
General Psychology 13 NA
Teacher Education Grade Specific 13 $39,093
Teacher Education Subject Specific 11 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Viterbo University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Viterbo

51% Take At Least One Class Online
23% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 1,288 students took at least one online class at Viterbo University. This is a decrease from the 1,704 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 1,288 571
2019-2020 1,704 547
2018-2019 809 349
2017-2018 889 440
2016-2017 691 320

Learn more about online learning at Viterbo University.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

References

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