Viterbo University

Private · Moderately Selective · WI

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School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationWI · Midwest

SettingUrban

Undergrads1,249

Student:faculty10:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate57.4%

6-yr grad rate68.4%

Drop-out rate23.8%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$34k

Out-of-state tuition$34k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity19.9%

Gender diversity71.1%

International2.2%

IdentityRoman Catholic

Overview

Viterbo University is a private Catholic Franciscan university in La Crosse, Wisconsin, set in a scenic city along the Mississippi River. Nursing is its largest and defining program, but the university has also built a genuine reputation in theatre and music.

Academics

Nursing dominates the academic identity and draws students specifically for its clinical training and placement record, while education is a solid secondary strength. The theatre and music programs run with a conservatory-style intensity unusual for a university this size, giving performing arts students a more immersive training experience than a typical small department offers.

Worth knowing

The pairing of a major nursing program with a genuinely serious conservatory-style performing arts tradition is an unusual combination — most universities lean toward one identity or the other — and gives Viterbo two distinct, well-regarded reasons students choose it.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate72.4%

Enrolled mid-50%ACT 22–26

Test policyoptional

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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