by our College Data Analytics Team
College 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 434 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general special education.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, UW - Eau Claire is ranked #323 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.
Out of the 46 colleges in Wisconsin, UW - Eau Claire is ranked at #5.
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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 63% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 21 and 26.
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The student to faculty ratio at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is 20 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
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 78%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire has a freshmen retention rate of 78%. 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 40%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,547 | $10,658 | $14,737 | $18,816 | $19,798 |
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 51% of students took out student loans averaging $7,550 a year. That adds up to $30,200 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.
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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 |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 184 | $43,100 |
| General Psychology | 153 | $28,407 |
| Nursing | 141 | $62,517 |
| Marketing | 122 | $45,583 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 112 | $51,707 |
| General Biology | 110 | $28,058 |
| Accounting | 88 | $55,270 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 86 | $38,530 |
| Special Education | 85 | $40,643 |
| General English Literature | 81 | $33,465 |
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 2020-2021, 5,402 students took at least one online class at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. This is a decrease from the 9,032 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 5,402 | 831 |
| 2019-2020 | 9,032 | 991 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,133 | 652 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,247 | 1,005 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,566 | 691 |
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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.
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