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Average class size
11:1
Student to faculty ratio
99%
Undergraduates receive financial aid
1:1
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Celebrate the Holidays with "A Viterbo Christmas: Star of Wonder" Dec. 7
Celebrate the holiday season with the outstanding singers of the Viterbo University choirs as they present A Viterbo Christmas: Star of Wonder at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 in the Fine Arts Center Main Theatre.
Viterbo University Joins Niche Direct Admissions Program for 2025
Viterbo University has announced a partnership with Niche and its direct admissions program as an innovative way to provide real-time acceptance and scholarship offers to students.
Viterbo University Awarded $1.2 Million Lilly Endowment Inc. Thriving Congregations Initiatives Grant
Viterbo has received a $1,221,122 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish the university’s Parish Renewal through Communal Wisdom to Enhance Leadership, Strengthen Ministry, and Serve the Common Good (PATHWAYS) program.Events
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Viterbo Professor, Students Hunt for New Antibiotics
Nearly 100 years after Sir Alexander Fleming kicked off the antibiotic age with his accidental discovery of penicillin, Viterbo University Professor Luke Bussiere and select students are conducting research they hope will lead ...
Viterbo Students Grow from Mission to Casa Hogar in Peru
Viterbo University has established strong connections with the Casa Hogar orphanage in Peru, sending students there on service learning missions and giving graduates of Casa Hogar the opportunity to further their education at V...
DNP Student Zuri Cevallos Takes Nursing to Next Level
Students in Viterbo University’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program undertake projects or research focused on improving patient and population health outcomes. In the case of DNP student Zuri Cevallos, unexpected results from h...
VUSM Students Making a Case for Campus Climate Action Plan
Students in one of Viterbo University’s core curriculum classes for undergraduates taught by Cameron Kiersch are on an ambitious mission this year: demonstrate to the institution’s leadership the need for a long-term climate ac...
Mihalovic Is Viterbo’s First Endowed Chair, Funded by $1.25 Million Gift
Viterbo University has created its first endowed chair position, thanks to a $1.25 million gift from an anonymous donor. Scott Mihalovic has been chosen as the first William Medland Chair of Educational Leadership, named to hon...
Frank A. Casagrande Gifts Casagrande Consulting to Viterbo
Higher education effectiveness consultant Frank A. Casagrande has gifted the future of his company, Casagrande Consulting, to Viterbo University. The in-kind donation is valued at $1 million.
$1.267 Million Gift Creates Gennrich Medical School Scholarship
A $1.267 million gift from the estate of alumna Dr. Joan Gennrich has been used to create a scholarship for a female Viterbo University student who will attend medical school.
Fast Company: Coach Devon Montgomery Sets a High Bar
Viterbo assistant track coach Devon Montgomery firmly believes running with the best helps his athletes turn in their best performances. He's going with eight of them to the Texas Relays, where he will compete himself in the 11...
Students Partner in Research that Seeks Answers in Sewage
Viterbo University biology, biochemistry, and neuroscience students are flush with opportunities to work with professors on research projects in a wide range of topics, from studying new microbial treatments for cancer to organ...
Future Genetic Counselor Megan Huss Finds Perfect Career Combination
Viterbo University senior Megan Huss plans to become a genetic counselor, a career that combines both the scientific fields she loves. “It’s the perfect intersection of biology and psychology,” said Huss, a biology major from A...
Dancer Nyah Brooks One of Many Success Stories for Class of '23
For Nyah Brooks, graduating with her degree in nursing will be the crowning achievement of a senior year in which, as a member of the university’s dance team, she was named the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ...
‘Bat Boy’: A Show Viterbo Students ‘Sing’ Their Teeth Into
Bringing "Bat Boy: The Musical" to life on the LaCroix Black Box stage in a mere five weeks is a major team effort, led by director Teddy Eck, who saw the original off-Broadway production in 2001 multiple times when he was a th...
Servant Leadership Drives Gundersen CEO Scott Rathgaber
When Dr. Scott Rathgaber ’22 became Gundersen Health System’s chief executive officer in 2015, you would think he already knew all he needed to know about leadership. That’s not how he saw it.
In Serving Others, Karla Hein Considers Lessons from Her Past a Present
Karla Hein's struggle with alcoholism forced her to drop out of Viterbo her first time here, but she returned to finish her undergraduate education. Once more a Viterbo student (in the Master of Arts in Servant Leadership progr...
Shane Peper's Path Winds from Viterbo to INTERPOL
Biology/chemistry major Shane Peper '98 had a doctoral degree in analytical chemistry by the time he was honored with a Viterbo Young Alumni Award in 2004. Much of his career, which took him all over the world, was spent in nuc...
Tim Metzler '13 Does First-Rate Work at Second City
English major Tim Metzler ’13 talks about his journey as a comedian, from laughing around the family dinner table to becoming a top-tier member of Chicago’s legendary Second City troupe to his recent audition for "Saturday Nigh...