Admissions & selectivity
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Acceptance Rate & Admissions
What is the acceptance rate at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse?
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s reported acceptance rate is 75.5%.
- Acceptance rate · Fall 2024
- 75.5%
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 to University of Wisconsin-La Crosse had a 75.5% outcome for the reported applicant pool. That rate is below the median of 85.9% for comparable institutions (same type and size).
What SAT and ACT scores do University of Wisconsin-La Crosse students report?
At University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, ACT results among enrolled score submitters cluster between 22 and 27, giving applicants a picture of the academic range represented in the entering class. Those figures mark the middle half of submitted ACT scores, from the twenty-fifth through seventy-fifth percentiles; they are not admission minimums and do not describe the entire class.
Applicants should set their ACT result beside 22 to 27, the university's range for enrolled score submitters, when deciding whether to apply. A score within or outside that span provides context for a recent enrolled group rather than a forecast of an admission decision.
The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle.
- 25th percentile
- 22
- 75th percentile
- 27
Enrolled students who submitted scores. This range is not an admission cutoff.
Figures cover fall 2024.
Who enrolls at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse?
- Pell Grant recipients
- 14.4%
- Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group
- 11.5%
- First-year retention
- 86.5%
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.
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse has undergraduate enrollment of 9,277, with Pell Grant recipients accounting for 14.4% of undergraduates. An estimated 11.5% enter as transfers or part-time students, so the undergraduate body includes both students beginning at the university and those continuing prior college work.
This mix suggests a campus with a primarily direct-entry population alongside a visible transfer presence, rather than one defined by a single route into undergraduate study. These figures describe the people enrolled, not admission priorities or an individual applicant’s prospects.
Students at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse return after their first year and finish within six years at rates above the comparable-institution medians. The first-year retention rate for full-time bachelor’s-seeking entrants is 86.5%, above the peer median of 73.7% for comparable institutions.
For the first-time full-time cohort, the six-year graduation rate is 71.0%, also above the peer median of 49.1%. Pell recipients in that cohort have a six-year completion rate of 67.0%, below the overall rate by 4.0 percentage points.
Enrolled students can expect retention and completion measures that sit above the peer benchmarks, with a lower completion rate reported for Pell recipients. The return and graduation figures point in the same direction against the peer medians.
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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