University of Wisconsin - River Falls

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 250,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,370 (24%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (44%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,034
Men / Women 38% / 62%
From State 48%
From Region 50%
Athletes 568 (14.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 85%
Hispanic 5%
Asian 2%
Black 2%
Mixed 2%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
University of Wisconsin - River Falls 886 38% 88% 2% 2% 3% 2% $62,731 18 -0.23 68 97%
Agricultural and Biological Engineering 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $64,810 0 -3.56 71 100% — — — —
Environmental Engineering — — — — — — — — $86,281 49 +0.12 91 — — — — —
Computer Science 36 +2 92% 75% 6% 11% 0% 3% $92,761 14 -0.94 94 — — — — —
Computer Science and Engineering — — — — — — — — $90,896 12 -1.00 93 — — — — —
Data Science 1 +2 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,091 3 -1.77 81 — — — — —
Chemistry 12 — 42% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,099 8 -1.11 63 100% — — — —
Geosciences 4 +1 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $64,252 53 -0.07 71 — — — — —
Mathematics 14 — 64% 86% 14% 0% 0% 0% $70,431 33 -0.56 79 — — — — —
Physics 8 +1 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,233 56 +0.05 90 100% — — — —
Biology 28 +1 43% 96% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,671 41 -0.21 71 97% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 27 — 22% 78% 4% 7% 4% 4% $64,671 30 -0.44 71 97% — — — —
Biotechnology 6 +2 33% 50% 17% 0% 17% 17% $70,226 45 -0.11 79 — — — — —
Neuroscience 9 +4 33% 78% 0% 0% 22% 0% $63,605 27 -0.30 70 — — — — —
Agribusiness 27 +2 41% 96% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,722 20 -0.84 71 93% — — — —
Agriculture 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,263 44 -0.20 62 — — — — —
Agronomy and Crop Science 5 — 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,178 45 -0.12 63 100% — — — —
Animal Sciences 127 +3 8% 91% 2% 0% 3% 0% $57,395 59 +0.29 57 98% — — — —
Dairy Science 9 — 22% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,395 59 +0.29 57 98% — — — —
Environmental Science 5 — 0% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $54,090 26 -0.57 49 96% — — — —
Food Science 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,361 28 -0.44 62 — — — — —
Horticultural Science 10 — 60% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,178 45 -0.12 63 100% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 25 — 4% 92% 4% 4% 0% 0% $55,244 16 -0.89 52 100% — — — —
Community Health 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,447 39 -0.34 69 — — — — —
Accounting 15 +3 87% 87% 0% 0% 0% 0% $87,441 56 +0.03 92 94% — — — —
Business Administration 90 +10 61% 83% 1% 3% 4% 3% $75,077 60 -0.13 83 99% — — — —
Economics 5 +3 80% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $80,405 27 -0.66 88 — — — — —
Finance 13 +4 69% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,778 26 -0.56 89 — — — — —
Marketing 17 +3 71% 71% 6% 0% 6% 6% $73,089 40 -0.35 82 — — — — —
English 14 +2 36% 86% 7% 0% 0% 7% $52,152 53 -0.03 44 95% — — — —
Foreign Languages 3 +4 33% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $55,923 46 -0.19 54 — — — — —
History 17 — 35% 88% 6% 0% 0% 6% $48,047 13 -0.87 33 94% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,952 49 -0.13 54 — — — — —
Communication 18 +6 33% 78% 6% 0% 11% 0% $57,150 36 -0.44 57 98% — — — —
Geography 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,580 24 -0.64 55 — — — — —
International Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $58,899 14 -0.72 61 — — — — —
Journalism 2 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,464 29 -0.54 57 — — — — —
Natural Resources/Conservation 20 — 15% 85% 5% 0% 5% 0% $54,090 16 -0.73 49 96% — — — —
Political Science 7 — 71% 71% 0% 14% 14% 0% $62,471 24 -0.72 67 — — — — —
Psychology 44 +10 20% 93% 0% 5% 2% 0% $53,502 44 -0.24 47 96% — — — —
Social Sciences 10 +1 60% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,756 87 +0.62 70 100% — — — —
Social Work 23 — 13% 91% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,498 71 +0.38 55 97% — — — —
Sociology 7 +4 29% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,894 69 +0.18 61 100% — — — —
Strategic Communication 37 +10 27% 84% 0% 0% 3% 11% $62,802 24 -0.81 68 — — — — —
Sustainability 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $58,708 43 -0.25 60 — — — — —
Agricultural Teacher Education 16 — 31% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,224 50 -0.15 61 98% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 5 — 0% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $50,687 39 -0.24 40 96% — — — —
Elementary Education 42 — 5% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,687 39 -0.24 40 96% — — — —
Physical Education 55 +2 60% 93% 2% 2% 2% 0% $59,224 60 +0.18 61 98% — — — —
Teaching English as a Second Language 3 +1 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,415 67 +0.28 57 — — — — —
Art 11 +2 27% 91% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,659 51 -0.02 29 87% — — — —
Art Education 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,224 93 +1.33 61 98% — — — —
Music 6 +1 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $50,314 65 +0.38 39 — — — — —
Music Education 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $59,224 96 +1.34 61 98% — — — —
Theatre 8 +2 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,051 97 +1.87 57 — — — — —
Criminology 20 +7 40% 80% 5% 0% 10% 0% $52,479 11 -1.02 45 100% — — — —
Engineering Technology 4 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,661 32 -0.26 91 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,464
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $18,586
Est. In-State Cost $12,243
Est. Out-of-State Cost $24,043
ROI Percentile 68th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 42%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Agriculture & Food Science 21.3% 189 19% 93% 2% 0% 3% 0% $58,637 43 +0.05 60 98% —
Social Sciences 19.6% 174 28% 87% 1% 2% 4% 2% $57,677 47 -0.32 58 97% —
Business & Economics 15.8% 140 66% 84% 1% 2% 4% 4% $77,066 44 -0.20 85 98% —
Education 13.7% 121 33% 95% 2% 1% 1% 0% $55,863 66 -0.02 54 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.9% 70 33% 83% 3% 3% 6% 3% $65,010 36 -0.30 72 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.3% 38 53% 87% 5% 0% 3% 0% $69,424 24 -0.56 78 100% —
Computer Science 4.2% 37 92% 73% 5% 11% 0% 3% $92,202 20 -0.96 94 — —
Humanities 4.0% 35 37% 83% 6% 0% 6% 6% $50,590 24 -0.45 40 94% —
Arts 3.2% 28 32% 86% 4% 0% 7% 0% $51,758 51 +0.75 43 89% —
Health Sciences 3.2% 28 7% 93% 4% 4% 0% 0% $56,123 2 -0.83 54 100% —
Professional 2.7% 24 50% 83% 4% 0% 8% 0% $58,009 21 -0.89 59 100% —
Engineering 0.2% 2 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $64,810 0 -3.56 71 100% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $2.4M #122 17% $0.0M — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #523 79% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.0M #535 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0.0M #428 0% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.0M #439 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0 #540 — $0 — — — —
Total $2.7M #461 22% $0.0M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 125 $191K $191K $0
Football 121 $617K $617K $0
Baseball 53 $350K $350K $0
Other Sports 52 $170K $170K $0
Ice Hockey 30 $274K $274K $0
Soccer 30 $179K $179K $0
Basketball 22 $199K $199K $0
Total 361 $2.0M $2.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 107 $187K $187K $0
Soccer 31 $173K $173K $0
Lacrosse 27 $148K $148K $0
Ice Hockey 25 $257K $257K $0
Basketball 20 $144K $144K $0
Softball 18 $218K $218K $0
Volleyball 17 $179K $179K $0
Tennis 15 $33K $33K $0
Golf 7 $38K $38K $0
Other Sports 4 $13K $13K $0
Total 207 $1.4M $1.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 232 $379K $379K $0
Football 121 $617K $617K $0
Soccer 61 $353K $353K $0
Other Sports 56 $183K $183K $0
Ice Hockey 55 $532K $532K $0
Baseball 53 $350K $350K $0
Basketball 42 $344K $344K $0
Lacrosse 27 $148K $148K $0
Softball 18 $218K $218K $0
Volleyball 17 $179K $179K $0
Tennis 15 $33K $33K $0
Golf 7 $38K $38K $0
Total 568 $4.9M $4.9M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 86%
Yield (non-ED) 25%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 86% 86% 86%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 19%
SAT Range 990 – 1210
SAT Math Range 480 – 600
SAT RW Range 510 – 610