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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is a public institution that was founded in 1909. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 8,758, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 120 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. University of Wisconsin--La Crosse's ranking in the 2011 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities (Midwest), 14.

The campus embraces diversity, a commitment to increase minority and international students, faculty and staff.

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Originally known for its nationally recognized physical education program, UW-La Crosse now offers 87 undergraduate programs in 44 disciplines, and 26 graduate programs with emphases in eight disciplines. The microbiology and exercise and sport science programs have been designated as UW System Centers of Excellence, and the College of Business Administration holds national accreditation. UW-La Crosse also offers Wisconsin's only nationally-accredited degrees in recreation management and therapeutic recreation, the UW System's only nuclear medicine technology program, and offers one of two Midwest undergraduate archaeology majors.

Greek life has a small role at UW-L. Only about 1% of males and 1% of females in the student body are members of a social fraternity or sorority.

The UW-La Crosse athletic teams compete in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, in NCAA's Division III. They have won 51 NCAA national titles in nine sports, including 34 since 1991. UW-L is one of six institutions among the 433 in NCAA Division III that finished in the top 20 all 10 years of the Director's Cup. The university is home to the 10,000-seat Veterans Memorial Stadium.

At University of Wisconsin--La Crosse, 40.5 percent of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $5,523.

Notable alumni include:

Sandra Lee, 1987, host of The Food Network's Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee and author
Andrew Rock, 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist in Track & Field
William H. Stevenson, member of the United States Congress

- along with an impressive 12 NFL players since 1970

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