UW-La Crosse vs V-State

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	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	Valdosta State University
Overview
Location	La Crosse, Wisconsin	Valdosta, Georgia
Campus setting	City: Small	City: Small
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	84.0%	56.0%
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	73.9%	76.4%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $56	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $45
SAT range	N/A	940 - 1140
ACT range	21 - 26	17 - 23
Students submitting SAT score		18.0%
Students submitting ACT score	73.0%	12.0%
Total number of applicants	7,067	8,650
Total number of admissions given out	5,219	6,606
Admitted students who chose to enroll	2,217	1,782
Yield rate	42.5%	27.0%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $18,113 Out of state: $26,932	In state: $22,695 Out of state: $33,750
Average net price	$12,904	$12,856
Tuition	In state: $7,585 Out of state: $16,404	In state: $4,371 Out of state: $15,426
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,130 Meal plan: $2,674	Room/dormitory: $4,566 Meal plan: $4,204
Available payment plans

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	61.0% Average amount $3,135	89.0% Average amount $9,221
Students receiving federal student loan	46.0% Average amount $5,055	57.0% Average amount $5,454
Students taking out private loans	10.0% Average amount $9,271	4.0% Average amount $8,546

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	9,400 Men 42.3% Women 57.7%	8,760 Men 33.0% Women 67.0%
Graduate students	937 Men 34.6% Women 65.4%	2,797 Men 24.7% Women 75.3%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	18.8%	19.1%
International students	0.7%	1.1%
Campus local/setting	City: Small	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	3,012	2,857
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Wisconsin Minnesota Illinois Iowa Michigan	Georgia Florida Alabama South Carolina Tennessee

Academics
Popular study areas	Education Health Professions Liberal Arts Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Business	Education Health Professions Business Psychology Library Science
Students to faculty ratio	19:1	19:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	73.0%	41.0%
Dropout rate	26.2%	14.9%
Transferred out	N/A	41.8%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Biology, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $171,020 Year 3: $177,771 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $101,693 Year 2: $101,308 Year 3: $106,348 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,658 Year 2: $68,592 Year 3: $77,665 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $71,462 Year 2: $69,725 Year 3: $74,215 Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,559 Year 2: $56,776 Year 3: $64,691 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,330 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $64,439 Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,576 Year 2: $58,479 Year 3: $62,797 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $54,028 Year 2: $57,159 Year 3: $60,668 Insurance (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $58,509 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,712 Year 2: $50,387 Year 3: $57,534	Educational Administration and Supervision (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $64,245 Year 3: $69,158 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,210 Year 2: $58,898 Year 3: $64,095 Educational/Instructional Media Design (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $61,814 Year 3: $61,964 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $59,858 Year 3: $61,823 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $53,309 Year 2: $55,964 Year 3: $58,113 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $61,101 Year 2: $52,524 Year 3: $54,080 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,464 Year 2: $48,432 Year 3: $52,422 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,958 Year 2: $39,009 Year 3: $52,230 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,173 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $51,849 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $49,788 Year 2: $48,363 Year 3: $51,433

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UW-La Crosse vs V-State

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