Viterbo University

Viterbo is a private, not-for-profit university located in beautiful La Crosse, Wis. a city with a population of 52,000 in a metropolitan area of over 150,000, amid majestic bluffs and scenic valleys on the ¬Mississippi River. U.S.

News & World Report named La Crosse as one of the nation's 10 Best Places to Live and USA Today named it #7 of the top 25 best small college towns. Campus academic and residential ¬facilities are located on approximately two acres on the city's south side. Viterbo's soccer, softball, and baseball fields are located ¬approximately 3.5 miles north of the main campus.

Here at Viterbo, we believe learning is a life long process involving more than just academics. It’s also about experiencing life and growing intellectually, culturally, and spiritually. Students can expect to be challenged and supported. We have a 11:1 student-to-faculty ratio, state-of-the-art facilities, and a faculty that cares deeply about the success of each and every student.

Choosing the college that’s the best fit for you involves many factors, none more important than finding an environment that challenges and supports you through four years of learning and growing. At Viterbo, you’ll find challenging academics combined with the resources and support you need to succeed.

Viterbo University is dedicated to providing flexible and affordable learning experiences that serve the needs of you, your life, and your future career. More than 94 percent of our alumni report being employed or attending graduate school twelve months after graduation.

Small class sizes and a caring faculty ensure that Viterbo students receive a first-rate education and plenty of individual attention.

We offer more than 70 academic programs, complete with internships, study abroad, and research opportunities that enhance the classroom experience. At Viterbo, you will receive a true liberal arts education, which gives you the opportunity to try different courses until you find the right fit for you.

Small classes, a beautiful campus, a close-knit community where it's easy to make friends, and faculty who genuinely care about your success. Viterbo is the perfect place for you to thrive. There’s lots to learn and explore outside of the classroom. Relax with friends, enjoy the outdoors, and discover new interests.

The Viterbo University community prepares students for faithful service and ethical leadership. Founded and sponsored by the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, Viterbo is a Catholic, Franciscan University in the liberal arts tradition.

Leading with its strengths, the university will focus its energies and resources to achieve academic distinction in selected programs, to continue efforts to improve facilities, to strengthen and steward its financial resources, to grow undergraduate and graduate enrollments, and to ensure that each program and service strives for excellence and supports student success, all within the context of Viterbo’s mission and Catholic, Franciscan identity.

The university will strive constantly to model servant leadership practices. Governing bodies at all levels will exemplify best practices in academic governance; decision making will emphasize collegiality, accountability, and transparency.

The university’s leadership and initiatives will positively impact the city, county, and state through its focus on ethical leadership and management. Viterbo is an anchor institution within La Crosse, and is widely recognized as a valued partner and collaborator by leaders in the community. The quality of the campus neighborhood will be enriched, safer, and stronger.

By graduating more nurses with advanced skills and Christian compassion, the university will better serve healthcare providers and patients. By graduating more teachers committed to the full potential and dignity of every child, and by providing advanced certifications and licensures for professional educators, the teaching and learning environments will improve in our schools. Business, industry, and not-for-profit organizations will thrive under the leadership of more graduates prepared to lead as servant leaders. By graduating more students in Viterbo’s exceptional programs in the fine arts, sciences, business, and other disciplines, communities, employers, and families will benefit further from the presence of Viterbo alumni. In addition, more Viterbo undergraduates will be accepted into prestigious graduate programs, bringing with them a dedication to stewardship and responsibility in the practice of their disciplines.

Franciscan hospitality will be a hallmark of Viterbo’s identity. We will strengthen the programs that support the mission of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration and create unique learning and service opportunities that bring greater awareness to the Franciscan intellectual tradition. As the only Catholic university in the Diocese of La Crosse, Viterbo will extend its resources to serve better the diocese, its Catholic schools, Catholic healthcare, Catholic charities, and people of all faiths.

The university will make significant strides integrating academic and student life. The portfolio of Viterbo graduates will reflect students prepared for faithful service and ethical leadership in a diverse and global community. Innovative programs and services will add value to and enhance the Viterbo experience for all students by such means as increasing global experiences, providing paid internships for students, and by supporting a robust undergraduate and graduate research agenda.

The university will provide ubiquitous access to information technology, accommodating mobile devices and many technology platforms. Classrooms, laboratories, and library spaces will invite conversation, teamwork, and the exchange of ideas and will be equipped with technology that best supports learning outcomes. Active learning strategies will be emphasized by faculty in all programs. Viterbo students, faculty, administrators, and staff are well prepared to utilize technology efficiently, effectively, and ethically.

Measures of sound financial strength will be evident in all financial ratios. Balance sheets will continue to reflect solid yet conservative financial management. Protocols and financial principles guide allocations and investments as the university continues to be an outstanding steward of its financial resources. The human resources of the university are its most treasured assets; as such, compensation and benefits will be very competitive and enable the university to recruit and retain outstanding faculty, administrators, and staff.