University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire operates as a public institution located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 8,895 students of which 10,123 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 82.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,220 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $16,550, with published in-state tuition of $9,642 and a Pell grant recipient share of 19.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,909, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 65.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 81.8%. Graduates earn a median of $58,561 ten years after enrolling, compared with $50,011 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 429200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 74.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.