Financial Aid

The 2026-27 FAFSA is now available! You can complete that now, and you may still complete the 2025-26 FAFSA if you have not already done so.  

Federal and state grants, federal work-study, Federal Direct loans, and scholarships help make college or career school affordable. Use the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to apply to gain access to all types of aid, including federal aid from the Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.  

 Important information for filling out the FAFSA

  • Viterbo Federal School Code: 003911

  • An FSA ID is used to sign the FAFSA.  If you haven't previously used an FSA ID, create one today.

Financial Aid Code of Conduct

Viterbo University expects its financial aid professionals to maintain exemplary standards of professional conduct in all aspects of carrying out their responsibilities, including all dealings with entities involved in any manner in student financial aid. Read the full Financial Aid Code of Conduct

Contact Us

Questions about your financial aid? Send us an email at financialaid@viterbo.edu, a text at 608-924-5016, or give us a call at 608-796-3900.

OUTSIDE SCHOLARSHIPS

 

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Graduate Students

You are a graduate student if you are pursuing a graduate (doctoral or master's) degree, certificate, or license in one of Viterbo’s eligible graduate programs.   

Once you have submitted your application for admission we strongly encourage you to file your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and list Viterbo to receive your information (003911).  Candidates starting in the fall 2024, spring  2025 semesters, and summer 2025 should file the 2024-2025 FAFSA, available now.  In addition, all candidates starting in the 2025-2026 academic year should file the 2025-2026 FAFSA. 

  • Visit FAFSA.gov for more information  Apply for Aid | FAFSA

  • Viterbo Federal School Code: 003911

  • Graduate Financial Aid Advisor:  Ms. Brenda Herman | 608.796.3900

Graduate tuition and fees vary by program. Please visit the Graduate Cost & Aid page for current actual tuition and fees for your program.   Tuition and fees are for an academic year (fall, spring, and summer) and will increase annually each fall. 

2026-27 Cost of attendance for Graduate Students

Program Direct Costs Tuition Per Credit Resource Fee
Education La Crosse Diocese Principal  $320 $15/credit
Education Degree/CORE/Certificate courses $505 $15/credit
Education Wisconsin Off campus $505 $15/credit
Education Wisconsin Ed Leadership  $505 $15/credit
Education Reading Licensure  $490 $15/credit
Education Cross Cat Special Education  $505 $15/credit
Education Iowa Ed Leadership  $505 $15/credit
Education Iowa Off campus $505 $15/credit
Servant Leadership  $525 $15/credit
Mental Health Counseling  $685 $15/credit
School Counseling  $685 $15/credit
Education Ed Leadership Superintendent  $705 $15/credit
Doctor of Education Ethical Leadership  $760 $15/credit
Ethical Leadership Superintendent  $760 $15/credit
Business Administration  $785 $15/credit
Doctor of Education Counselor Education $800 $15/credit
Dietetics Internship GR.DI $735 $15/credit
Dual MBA/DNP  $915 $15/credit
Doctor of Nursing Practice  $1,050 $15/credit
Comm Medical Dietetics  $765 $15/credit
Masters in Speech Pathology $800 $15/credit

Masters in Nursing

          * Masters in Nursing general fees

$815

$50/credit

$15/credit

Indirect Costs

Books

Loan Fees

Housing

Food

Transportation

Miscellaneous Expenses

 

 

$1000

$215

$6,560

$6,920

$1,000

$1,910

 

 

Undergraduate Students

This section pertains to undergraduate first-year, transfer, and continuing students in our traditional four-year college.

(Costs and aid information for Viterbo’s online bachelor completion programs such as accounting, health care management, business leadership, or nursing degree completion can be found in a different section on this page.)

2026-2027 Application Forms and Instructions

If you are starting your education at Viterbo in Fall Semester/ August 2026, Spring Semester/ January 2027, or Summer Semester/ May 2027, please use the instructions below.

2026-2027 Cost of Attendance for Undergraduate Students

Direct Costs Tuition $36,720
  Activity & Tech Fees $800
 

Food

Housing

(First-year student average)

$6,920

$5,780

 

     
Indirect Costs Books & Supplies $1,000
  Transportation $1,000
  Miscellaneous Personal $1,910
  Direct Loan Fees $90
     

* You are only charged direct costs

 

Bachelor Completion Students

You are a bachelor completion student if you are in one of Viterbo’s online or face-to-face undergraduate bachelor degree completion programs.  Below is an average.   For more accurate information tuition costs regarding your specific program please see the Bachelor Completion Tuition and Fees page. 

2026-27 Cost of attendance for Bachelor Completion students

Direct Costs

Tuition

Nursing Completion

Elementary Education

Accounting Completion

Business Leadership

Health Care Management

Military Rate

 

$450/credit

$450/credit

$565/credit

$565/credit

$565/credit

$490/credit

Indirect Costs

Loan Fees

Books

Food

Housing

Miscellaneous Personal

      $90

$1,000

$6,920

$6,560

$1,910

 

* You are only charged direct costs

 

Post-Baccalaureate Teacher License Students

This Financial Aid information is for candidates with a bachelor's degree who are pursuing an initial teacher licensure in the Viterbo Univesity Post-Bacc Teacher Licensure program (post-baccalaureate initial teacher license). If you are applying for the FAFSA to help pay your costs for this program, please note, this program is considered an undergraduate program for FAFSA purposes and you are only eligible for any undergraduate federal direct subsidized and/or unsubsidized loans you may have remaining of your cumulative eligibility. You can view your total loan balance in your Federal Student Aid account at studentaid.gov

2026-2027 Cost of attendance for Post-Baccalaureate Teacher License students

Direct Cost

Tuition

 

$505/credit

Indirect Cost

Books

Housing

Food

Miscellaneous

Loan Fees 

Transportation

$1,000

$6,560

$6,920

$1,910

$90

$1,000

* You are only charged direct costs