Viterbo University

Name: Viterbo University Common Data Set 2025-26
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Common Data Set 2025-26

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Acceptance Rate

97.6%

Applications

1,313

Admitted

1,281

Enrolled

197

ACT Composite

21-26

§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reportedNo Early Action reported

§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants

Applicants1,313reported count

Admits1,28198%

Class seats19715% yield

Exact admission data

Admission flow data
Path	Applicants	Admitted	Admit rate	Class seats	Note
All applicants	1,313	1,281	98%	197	School-reported totals.

Overall yield: 15%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.

§ Factors this school weighs

First generation: Important

§ Demonstrated interest

This school marks applicant interest as Considered. Read yield and wait-list behavior with that policy in mind.

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Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings

$55,660

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

68%

6-year completion

Average net price

$21,260

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$25,000

federal loans only

All Extracted Fields

§ Extraction462fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

8 TABLES

Respondent Information

First Name:Carol

Last Name:Geszvain

Title:Research Specialist

Office:Institutional Research

Country:US

Phone:608-796-3485

Email Address:cjgeszvain@viterbo.edu

If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.viterbo.edu/institutional-research/reports

Other

City:La Crosse

StateWI

Address Information

Name of College/University:Viterbo University

CityLa Crosse

StateWI

Zip54,601

Country:US

Main Phone Number:796-3000

WWW Home Page Address:https://www.viterbo.edu/

Admissions Office

Admissions Phone Number:796-3010

Admissions Email Address:admission@viterbo.edu

If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:https://www.viterbo.edu/apply-viterbo-university

Institutional Control

Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)

Classification

Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college

Academic Year

Academic year calendar:Semester

Degrees Offered

CertificateX

AssociateX

Bachelor'sX

Postbachelor's certificateX

Master'sX

Post-master's certificateX

Doctoral degree research/scholarshipX

Doctoral degree – professional practiceX

Enrollment And Persistence

6 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	61	135	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	34	62	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	212	461	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	307	658	0	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	0	0	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	307	658	0	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	2	4	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	4	31	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	21	104	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	27	139	0	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	8	39	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	35	178	0	Not reported
Total undergraduates	342	836	0	1178

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Total full-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total part-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Grand total all students	507	1393	0	1900

All

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	99	377	0	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	66	180	0	Not reported
Total graduate students	165	557	0	722

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	4	21	21
Hispanic/Latino	17	89	121
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	6	30	30
White, non-Hispanic	160	886	896
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	2	9	9
Asian, non-Hispanic	2	21	21
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	4	37	38
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	4	37	38
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	2	38	42
Total	197	1131	1178

Persistence

B3 degrees awarded

Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.

B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
Measure	Number awarded
Certificate/diploma	15
Associate degrees	9
Bachelor's degrees	373
Postbachelor's certificates	136
Master's degrees	238
Post-master's certificates	122
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship	6
Doctoral degrees, professional practice	36
Doctoral degrees, other	0

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	93	114	76	283
Did not persist	1	1	Not reported	1
Final cohort	93	113	76	282
Completed in less than four years	36	65	48	149
Completed in less than five years	11	7	8	26
Completed in less than six years	1	0	1	2
Total completers	48	72	57	177
Six-year graduation rate	52%	64%	75%	63%

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	73	136	83	292
Did not persist	0	1	0	1
Final cohort	73	135	83	291
Completed in less than four years	36	76	55	167
Completed in less than five years	5	12	10	27
Completed in less than six years	1	3	1	5
Total completers	42	91	66	199
Six-year graduation rate	58%	67%	80%	68%

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates

Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates. Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
Measure	Current cohort	Previous cohort
Initial cohort	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	Not reported	Not reported
Final cohort	0	0
Completed program in less than two years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than two years at 150% time	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years at 150% time	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers out	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to two-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to four-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported

Retention Rates

B22 first-year retention

First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.

B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
Measure	Value
Entering cohort	Not reported
Still enrolled next fall	Not reported
Retention rate	75%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

6 TABLES

Entrance Exams

SATX

ACTX

APX

CLEPX

Institutional ExamX

Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?Yes

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown sex	Total
Applied	424	886	3	1313
Admitted	407	871	3	1281
Enrolled	61	135	0	197
Enrolled full-time	61	135	0	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	1	0	0	Not reported

Other extracted fields

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled128

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled64

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled5

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled0

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units16

English4

Mathematics3

Science3

Social studies3

History3

Basis for Selection

C7 basis for selection

Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.

C7 basis for selection. Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
Measure	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Rigor of secondary school record	Yes	—	—	—
Class rank	Yes	—	—	—
Academic GPA	Yes	—	—	—
Standardized test scores	—	—	Yes	—
Application essay	—	—	Yes	—
Recommendations	—	—	Yes	—
Interview	—	—	Yes	—
Extracurricular activities	Yes	—	—	—
Talent or ability	Yes	—	—	—
Character and personal qualities	Yes	—	—	—
First generation	—	Yes	—	—
Alumni relation	—	—	Yes	—
Geographical residence	—	—	Yes	—
State residency	—	—	Yes	—
Religious affiliation or commitment	—	—	—	Yes
Volunteer work	Yes	—	—	—
Work experience	Yes	—	—	—
Level of applicant interest	—	—	Yes	—

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	2	4
ACT	41	78

C9 test-score percentiles

Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.

C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
SAT math	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT composite	21	24	26
ACT math	19	23	26
ACT English	20	23	27
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other extracted fields

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total0

SAT Math: Total0

SAT Composite: Total0

ACT Composite: 30-368.5

ACT Composite: 24-2943.9

ACT Composite: 18-2342.7

ACT Composite: 12-174.9

ACT Composite: Total100

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class15

Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class48

Percent in top half of high school graduating class79

Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class21

Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class4

Percent who had GPA of 4.012

Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9938

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7416

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4913

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2411

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.998

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.491

Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.991

Percent who had GPA below 1.00

Total100

Total0

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.57

Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:96

Admission Policies

Does your institution have an application fee?No

Does your institution have an application closing date?No

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes

Yes, by:X

Date: Month7

Date: Day1

Must reply by May 1st or within____weeks if notified after2

Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD):Month5

Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD): Day1

Amount of housing deposit:100

Refundable if student does not enroll?X

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes

If yes, maximum period of postponement:1 Semester

Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)No

Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?No

Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?No

Transfer Admission

4 TABLES

Fall Applicants

D2 transfer admissions

Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.

D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Applied	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	287
Admitted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	285
Enrolled	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	132

Application for Admission

FallX

SpringX

SummerX

High school transcriptRequired of Some

College transcript(s)Required of All

Essay or personal statementNot Required

InterviewNot Required

Standardized test scoresNot Required

Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:CDS-D Page 16 Common Data Set 2025-2026

Fall Closing Date: Month9

Spring Closing Date: Month12

Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:##

Other

Fall Closing Date:Day1

Spring Closing Date: Day1

Transfer Credit Policies

Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:98

Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:credit

Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:98

Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:credit

Number45

Unit Typecredit

Number45

Unit Typecredit

If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:https://www.viterbo.edu/military-student-success/credit-and-program-information

Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:CDS-D Page 18 Common Data Set 2025-2026

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES

Special Study Options

Accelerated programX

Cross-registrationX

Distance learningX

Double majorX

Dual enrollmentX

English as a Second Language (ESL)X

Honors ProgramX

Independent studyX

InternshipsX

Liberal arts/career combinationX

Student-designed majorX

Study abroadX

Teacher certification programX

Undergraduate ResearchX

Weekend collegeX

Required Course Work

Arts/fine artsX

English (including composition)X

HistoryX

HumanitiesX

MathematicsX

PhilosophyX

Sciences (biological or physical)X

Social scienceX

Student Life

4 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)33%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing86%

Percent who live off campus or commute14%

Percent of students age 25 and older1%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)27%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing44%

Percent who live off campus or commute56%

Percent of students age 25 and older20%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students18

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18

Average age of full-time students21

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)23

Activities Offered

Campus MinistriesX

Choral groupsX

Concert bandX

DanceX

Drama/theaterX

International Student OrganizationX

Literary magazineX

Music ensemblesX

Musical theaterX

Student governmentX

Student newspaperX

Housing

Coed residence hallsX

Apartments for single studentsX

Living Learning CommunitiesX

Annual Expenses

5 TABLES

Information

Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://www.viterbo.edu/financial-aid/first-year-student-net-price-calculator

Private Tuition

G1 undergraduate costs

Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.

G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	36720	36720
Tuition: in-district	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: in-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: out-of-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: nonresident	Not reported	Not reported
Required fees	800	800
Food and housing, on-campus	12700	12700
Housing only, on-campus	5780	5780
Food only, on-campus meal plan	6920	6920
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported

All Institutions Expenses

Credits per Term

Minimum12

Estimated Expenses

G5 estimated expenses

Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.

G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
Measure	Residents	Commuters living at home	Commuters not living at home
Books and supplies	1000	1000	1000
Food only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Food and housing total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation	3000	3000	3000
Other expenses	3000	3000	3000

Financial Aid

4 TABLES

Reporting Year

Academic Year2025-2026 estimated

Need-based Aid Awarded

Total Scholarships/Grants$0

Total Self-Help$0

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Total Scholarships/Grants$0

Total Self-Help$0

Institutional Aid

If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:CDS-H Page 28 Common Data Set 2025-2026

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

3 TABLES

Instructional Faculty

I1 instructional faculty

Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.

I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
Measure	Full-time	Part-time	Total
Total instructional faculty	87	121	208
Members of minority groups	8	7	15
Females	52	92	144
Males	35	29	64
Nonresidents	0	0	0
Doctorate or other terminal degree	58	41	99
Master's, but not terminal master's	20	68	88
Bachelor's degree	5	7	12
Unknown or other highest degree	4	2	6
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio11

Undergraduate Class Size

I3 undergraduate class size

Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.

I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
Measure	Class sections	Class subsections
2-9 students	66	35
10-19 students	66	35
20-29 students	104	29
30-39 students	51	6
40-49 students	18	2
50-99 students	0	0
100+ students	2	0
Total	0	0

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Associate

Bachelors

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	13%
Engineering	33%	Not reported	2%
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	67%	Not reported	1%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
English	Not reported	Not reported	1%
Liberal arts/general studies	100%	100%	2%
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	4%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	1%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	28%
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	1%
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	1%
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	1%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	5%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	1%
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	4%
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	Not reported	8%
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	38%
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	17%
History	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

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How the class gets assembled.

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