by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire was awarded 135 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is marketing.
Explore the best ranked schools for the programs you are most interested in.
College Factual ranked UW - Eau Claire as #456 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
UW - Eau Claire is also ranked #13 out of 46 schools in Wisconsin.
See all of the rankings for University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire.
When it comes to admittance, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 77%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
UW - Eau Claire received ACT scores from 51% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 21 and 27.
Learn more about University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire admissions.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, this rate is 19 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is 76%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire has a freshmen retention rate of 80%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at UW - Eau Claire for first-time, full-time students is 39%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 10,310 undergraduates at UW - Eau Claire with 9,436 being full-time and 874 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,652 | $10,459 | $14,286 | $18,689 | $19,990 |
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 UW - Eau Claire, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 50% of students took out student loans averaging $7,354 a year. That adds up to $29,416 over four years for those students.
Get more details about paying for University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire.
See which majors at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire make the most money.
Get more details about the location of 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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 279 | $46,254 |
| Nursing | 167 | $70,250 |
| General Psychology | 162 | $38,259 |
| Marketing | 152 | $51,621 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 137 | $58,812 |
| Communication Sciences | 136 | NA |
| Special Education | 121 | $46,508 |
| General Biology | 120 | $34,507 |
| Social Work | 101 | $40,562 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 95 | $44,178 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 4,463 students took at least one online class at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. This is a decrease from the 5,402 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 4,463 | 811 |
| 2021-2022 | 5,402 | 831 |
| 2020-2021 | 9,032 | 991 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,247 | 1,005 |
Learn more about online learning at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire.
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
More about our data sources and methodologies.