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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
1725 State Street
La Crosse, WI 54601-3742


Fax number: (608) 785-8940
Website: https://www.uwlax.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2023 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid homepage: https://www.uwlax.edu/
finaid/info/
cost-to-attend/

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $3,987; $8,507 out-of-state
Book fees: $120
Miscellaneous expenses: $936
Other expenses: Estimated expense of transportation for residents.
Combined room and board expenses: $7,345

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoN/A

Applied for financial aid:
82% of first-year students
71% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
42% of first-year students
51% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
95% of first-year students
95% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
69% of first-year students
74% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
14% of first-year students
8% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
29% of first-year students
28% of full-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
69% for first-year students
71% for full-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$8,059 for first-year students
$8,087 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$6,598 for first-year students
$6,377 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,714 for first-year students
$5,100 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,677 for first-year students
$5,074 for full-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
12% of first-year students
8% of full-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$2,307 for first-year students
$1,946 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants

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