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The university is one of only two public colleges in Wisconsin to make “Kiplinger's Personal Finance” magazine’s list of top 100 values in public education.
One of two Wisconsin public colleges to make Kiplinger’s list
UW-La Crosse is again listed among the top 100 colleges and universities in the country that deliver academic quality and affordability. UW-L is one of only two public colleges in Wisconsin to make “Kiplinger's Personal Finance” magazine’s list of top 100 values in public education. UW-Madison was the other Wisconsin public college to make the list.
From large flagship universities to small liberal arts colleges, Kiplinger’s ranks the top 100 four-year schools according to specific criteria for quality and affordability such as student-faculty ratios, admission rates, on-time graduation rate, sticker price and financial aid.
“We’re very proud of this prestigious external recognition,” said UW-L Chancellor Joe Gow. “Clearly we continue to provide our students with an outstanding educational experience at a very reasonable price.”
Some measures of UW-L’s academic quality include a 20:1 student-faculty ratio and a six-year-graduation rate of 69 percent, which is well above the national average. UW-L also has high caliber students with 65 percent achieving an ACT score of 24 or higher. UW-L had an in-state rank of 73 and out-of-state rank of 65 on Kiplinger’s list. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill earned the No. 1 spot for its in-state rank.
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine is a leader in personal finance and business forecasting. Learn more about the ranking.
UW-La Crosse also remains the top-ranked comprehensive university in the UW System for the 12th year in a row, according to U.S.News & World Report’s 2013 America’s Best Colleges list of Best Regional Universities in the Midwest. UW-L is the No. 4 public university in the Midwest in the category that includes institutions providing a full range of undergraduate majors and master’s programs.