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The University of Wisconsin–La Crosse (also known as UW-La Crosse, UWL, or regionally as La Crosse) is a public university in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Established in 1909, it is a leading comprehensive university as part of the University of Wisconsin System offering bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. With 9,600 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students, UW-La Crosse is composed of four schools and colleges offering 102 undergraduate programs, 31 graduate programs, and 2 doctoral programs. UW-La Crosse has over 85,000 alumni across all 50 U.S. states and 57 countries.

In 2021, U.S. News & World Report ranked UWL the top comprehensive university in the UW System for the second consecutive decade, and the seventh ranked regional public university in the Midwest. Nationally recognized programs include occupational therapy, physical therapy, and physician assistant offerings at the graduate level. UWL also offers a top ranked archaeology and anthropology undergraduate degree program, the only one in the Midwest and one of few nationally. The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education classifies UW-La Crosse among "Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs."

The UW-La Crosse Eagle's 21 athletic teams compete in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, in NCAA's Division III. The university mascot is Stryker the Eagle.