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University of Wisconsin-River Falls

River Falls, WI · Public · Town (distant) · UWRF

Public institution in River Falls, WI · 4,152 undergraduates · 82% acceptance rate · $54,458 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$14,714653rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$8,606439th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$16,887653rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$19,576348th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$20,500679th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$54,458821st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$46,524765th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
60.9%742nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
72.8%1,097th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
81.6%950th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1120596th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
22604th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
4,152566th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
20.5%1,679th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 29 mi (MSP)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 53 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Agricultural EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$52,107$49,269
Computer Systems AnalysisComputer Sciencebachelors$52,107$53,358
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$50,856$49,019
Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculturebachelors$46,673$43,798
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$44,783$46,321
Plant SciencesAgriculturebachelors$43,957$43,128
Biological and Physical SciencesMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$41,937—
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors$41,937$40,768
Social Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciencesbachelors$41,342—
Business/Corporate CommunicationsBusinessbachelors$40,341$39,618
Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesPhysical Sciencesbachelors$38,871—
Historybachelors$38,289$36,141

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0 · Coed $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Wisconsin-River Falls’s 4,152 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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