Admissions & selectivity
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Acceptance Rate & Admissions
What is the acceptance rate at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire?
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s reported acceptance rate is 82.3%.
- Acceptance rate · Fall 2024
- 82.3%
Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.
How to interpret the acceptance rate
Admission at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire was 82.3%, meaning the university admitted that share of applicants to the reported entering class. The rate was below the median of 85.9% for comparable institutions (same type and size).
What SAT and ACT scores do enrolled University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students report?
In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported that 41% of enrolled first-year students submitted ACT scores. The middle half of those submitters scored between 22 and 28, with a median of 25.
Among enrolled first-year students with a reported class rank, 20% finished in the highest tenth of their high-school class and 49% in the highest quarter. 86% graduated in the top half.
These shares describe the portion of the entering class that reported a rank, not every enrolled student. An applicant can place their own score against the university's 22 to 28 ACT range as one point of context.
Keep in mind that the range describes recent enrolled submitters rather than a minimum for admission.
The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle.
41% of entering students submitted ACT scores
- 25th percentile
- 22
- Median
- 25
- 75th percentile
- 28
CDS 2025-26 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.
Source: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Common Data Set 2025-26, C9 · Enrolled first-time, first-year score submitters.
Who enrolls at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire?
- Pell Grant recipients
- 19.6%
- Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group
- 15.2%
- First-year retention
- 81.8%
Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.
About these student measures
The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.
With 8,895 undergraduates, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire combines a largely direct-entry undergraduate population with a visible transfer pathway. Pell Grant recipients account for 19.6% of undergraduates, and an estimated 15.2% enter as transfers, so the campus includes students arriving through more than one route to a degree.
In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported 750 degree-seeking transfer applicants, 565 admitted, and 372 enrolled. Pell-eligible and transfer applicants should review aid estimates and transfer-credit information before applying, since both groups are part of the undergraduate mix.
The first-time, full-time cohort at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire completes at a rate well above the peer median. The six-year graduation rate is 63.8%, compared to a median of 49.1% for comparable institutions.
Pell Grant recipients in that cohort finish at nearly the same pace. Their six-year completion rate is 62.4%, just 1.4 percentage points below the overall rate.
The federal retention rate is 81.8%, against a peer median of 73.7%. In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported that 81% of the first-time, full-time fall 2024 entering class returned for a second year.
Enrolled students can expect completion rates that hold steady across income levels.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.
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