La Crosse, Wisconsin · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Viterbo University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,094, made up of 1,299 undergraduates and 795 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
Viterbo University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 68 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Reading Teacher Education, and Educational Leadership and Administration. It awarded 929 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 13 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
76% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.
Key figures
2,094
Students enrolled
76%
First-year retention
929
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
68
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 68
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
76%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
367
Associate degrees
9
Master's degrees
238
Doctoral degrees (research)
6
Professional doctorates
36
Certificates under 1 year
15
Postbaccalaureate certificates
136
Post-master's certificates
122
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,094
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,299
Graduate students, fall 2024
795
Full-time, fall 2024
74%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,552
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,471
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,081
Full-time, 2024-25
66%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
76%
Men
24%
White
79%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
13
Programs with a fully online option
5
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
22%
Students taking some online courses
46%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
President
Richard Trietley
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization