Student Population at UW - La Crosse

How many students at UW - La Crosse?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse has a total enrollment of 10,446 students, including 9,501 undergraduate and 945 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 4,377 male students (41.9%) and 6,069 female students (58.1%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 9,208 White students (88.1%) and 414 Hispanic students (4%).
Class Level Breakdown: 9,501 undergraduate students (91%) and 945 graduate students (9%).
Class Delivery: 532 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 5,068 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - UW - La Crosse's body is almost same.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 4,377 male (41.90%) and 6,069 female (58.10%) students are attending University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 72.12.

By class level, 9,501 (90.95%) are undergraduate students and 945 (9.05%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 43.11% are male and 56.89% are female, while among graduate students, 29.74% are male and 70.26% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	10,446	9,501	945
Men	4,377	4,096	281
Women	6,069	5,405	664

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 9,208 White, 82 Black, and 218 Asian students out of a total of 10,446 are attending at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is not very diverse with a diversity index of 22% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	16	9	7
Asian	218	86	132
Black	82	51	31
Hispanic	414	211	203
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	4	2	2
White	9,208	3,784	5,424
Two or more races	315	140	175
Race Unknown	102	48	54

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	12	8	4
Asian	192	80	112
Black	59	40	19
Hispanic	369	190	179
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	4	2	2
White	8,399	3,552	4,847
Two or more races	298	137	161
Race Unknown	91	45	46

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	4	1	3
Asian	26	6	20
Black	23	11	12
Hispanic	45	21	24
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	809	232	577
Two or more races	17	3	14
Race Unknown	11	3	8

Student Age Distribution

There are 9,737 students under 25 years old, and 709 students over 25 years old out of 10,446 total students.

UW - La Crosse has 9,359 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 142 students aged 25 and over.

It has 378 graduate students aged under 25 and 567 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	190	131	59
18-19	4,190	2,527	1,663
20-21	3,998	2,266	1,732
22-24	1,359	712	647
25-29	297	170	127
30-34	157	96	61
35-39	104	66	38
40-49	122	82	40
50-64	29	19	10

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	190	131	59
18-19	4,190	2,527	1,663
20-21	3,987	2,257	1,730
22-24	992	427	565
25-29	82	32	50
30-34	28	14	14
35-39	16	8	8
40-49	9	6	3
50-64	7	3	4

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
20-21	11	9	2
22-24	367	285	82
25-29	215	138	77
30-34	129	82	47
35-39	88	58	30
40-49	113	76	37
50-64	22	16	6

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 532 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5,068 students are enrolled in some online courses.

351 students who live in Wisconsin or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 181 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	10,446	532	5,068
Undergraduate	9,501	23	4,909
Graduate	945	509	159

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Wisconsin Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	351	179	2
Undergraduate	20	3	0
Graduate	331	176	2

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 9,501 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 299 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.15%.284 students have transferred in as full-time status and 15 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	8,711
Transfer-in Full-time	284
Regular Part-time	491
Transfer-in Part-time	15

UW - La Crosse Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend UW - La Crosse?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 10,446 students are enrolled at UW - La Crosse.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at UW - La Crosse?

9,501 undergraduate and 945 graduate students are enrolled at UW - La Crosse.

What is the gender breakdown at UW - La Crosse?

4,377 male (41.90%) and 6,069 female (58.10%) students are attending UW - La Crosse.

What is the international student enrollment at UW - La Crosse?

87 international students (0.83%) are enrolled at UW - La Crosse, including 77 undergraduate and 10 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at UW - La Crosse?

UW - La Crosse has a student population that is predominantly White: 9,208 White (88.15%), 82 Black (0.78%), and 218 Asian (2.09%) students are enrolled.

How many students at UW - La Crosse take online courses?

532 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 5,068 students take some online courses.

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