University of Wisconsin--La Crosse Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at University of Wisconsin--La Crosse is 20:1, and the school has 31.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at University of Wisconsin--La Crosse include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Education; Health Professions and Related Programs; and Social Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 86.0 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Sciences (biological or physical) Humanities History Mathematics Social science English (including composition) Other
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	20:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 21% Biological and Biomedical Sciences 12% Education 11% Health Professions and Related Programs 11% Social Sciences 10%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Associate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate - other
Combined-degree programs	Biology & Physical Therapy; Chemistry & Engineering; Computer Science & Engineering; Computer Science & Software Engineering; Math & Engineering; Physics & Engineering; Physics & Physical Therapy; Psychology & Occupational Therapy
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	86%
4-year graduation rate	33

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data