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Viterbo University
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Viterbo University is a Roman Catholic liberal arts university located in La Crosse, Wisconsin in the Diocese of La Crosse.
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| Established | 1890 |
| Type | Roman Catholic liberal arts university |
| Staff | 1 staff to 14 students |
| Students | 2,560 |
| Undergraduates | 1,860 |
| Postgraduates | 700 |
| Location | La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | viterbo.edu |
In 1890, the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration founded the college as St. Rose Normal School as a sisters' college to prepare nuns to teach in elementary schools. College courses began in 1923.
The school developed a four-year college program, and by the 1931-1932 school became known as St. Rose Junior College. In 1937, the college was renamed Viterbo College. In 1939, the College was approved as a four-year degree-granting institution. Lay women were admitted starting in 1934. The school lost its women's college status and became coeducational when men were allowed to enter beginning in 1970.
On September 4, 2000 the college formally became a university as the school was renamed to Viterbo University.
Viterbo is best known for its nursing and theatre undergraduate programs along with its master's program in Education. The College enrolls some 1900 undergraduate and 700 graduate students in its 40 undergraduate majors, 19 minors, and 4 graduate programs.
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