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Statement · River Falls, WI

University of Wisconsin-River Falls

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $8,472 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $19,781.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $54,458 ten years after entering, the 61st percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 57% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
5,858

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $19,781 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $8,472 and $18,234 a year depending on income at University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

Statement of cost · University of Wisconsin-River Falls

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$19,781
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$8,472
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$14,054
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$9,008

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $8,472; $30–48k: $9,014; $48–75k: $10,796; $75–110k: $16,578; over $110k: $18,234. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$8,472
$30k–$48k$9,014
$48k–$75k$10,796
$75k–$110k$16,578
Over $110k$18,234

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $54,458; the median graduate who borrowed owes $20,500.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$46,524
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$49,859
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
61st percentile among public 4-years
$54,458
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
59th percentile among public 4-years
$20,500
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$14,865

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $46,524; 8 yrs after entry: $49,859; 10 yrs after entry: $54,458. Median graduate debt: $20,500. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $20,500.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$46,524
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$49,859
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$54,458
Median graduate debt$20,500

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at University of Wisconsin-River Falls
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree178$51,398$23,183
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree131$65,260$24,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree94$44,667$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree71$52,202$26,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree67$46,229$23,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree59$52,212$22,937
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree52not reportednot reported
Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's Degree42$51,617$21,445
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree40$51,308$24,212
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree40$75,778not reported
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree35$53,208$22,163
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree33not reportednot reported
Show all 27 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
CriminologyBachelor's Degree31not reported$24,750
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree24$64,720not reported
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree24$78,142$21,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree21not reportednot reported
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's Degree21not reportednot reported
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree21$63,825not reported
Plant SciencesBachelor's Degree20$53,374$22,251
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree19$37,902$30,084
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree16$101,619not reported
PhysicsBachelor's Degree9not reported$30,000
Computer Systems AnalysisBachelor's Degreenot reported$85,427$23,454
Agricultural EngineeringBachelor's Degree2$66,809$23,000
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree19$60,856not reported
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyGraduate/Professional Certificatenot reportednot reportednot reported
Business/Corporate CommunicationsBachelor's Degreenot reported$58,107$22,375

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

University of Wisconsin-River Falls: 4,205 undergraduates; 21% of students receive Pell grants; 82% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

82%

47th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

4,205

45th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

21%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

18th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

57%

finish within 150% of normal time

74th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

26%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$69,526

91st percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k17%
  • $30k–$48k12%
  • $48k–$75k17%
  • $75k–$110k24%
  • Over $110k29%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k17%
$30k–$48k12%
$48k–$75k17%
$75k–$110k24%
Over $110k29%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.