The real 4-year cost of University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in Wisconsin
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse went from $6,648 to $9,651, an average of 1.0% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $6,648 | – | – |
| 2009 | $7,509 | – | – |
| 2010 | $7,911 | – | – |
| 2011 | $8,329 | – | – |
| 2012 | $8,761 | – | – |
| 2013 | $8,769 | – | – |
| 2014 | $8,795 | – | – |
| 2015 | $8,832 | – | – |
| 2016 | $9,091 | – | – |
| 2017 | $9,096 | – | – |
| 2018 | $9,107 | – | – |
| 2019 | $9,127 | – | – |
| 2020 | $9,160 | – | – |
| 2021 | $9,195 | – | – |
| 2022 | $9,232 | – | – |
| 2023 | $9,651 | $9,651 | – |
| 2024 | – | $9,751 | $9,415–$10,087 |
| 2025 | – | $9,852 | $9,185–$10,543 |
| 2026 | – | $9,954 | $8,960–$11,019 |
| 2027 | – | $10,058 | $8,741–$11,517 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $9,954 |
| Year 2 | $10,058 |
| Year 3 | $10,162 |
| Year 4 | $10,267 |
| 4-year total | $40,441 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $487
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $23,734
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $7,960/ yr
- rising 3.4% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $36,977
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here has kept rising even while tuition was frozen; the creep moved to room & board.
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- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire$9,277
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- University of Wisconsin-Superior$8,487
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay$8,342
- University of Wisconsin-Platteville$8,315
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater$8,250
Use this data
Published figures for University of Wisconsin-La Crosse from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.