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University of Wisconsin-River Falls vs University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

River Falls, WI · Whitewater, WI · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair WI:WI

PUBLIC-PAIR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-PAR · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-DEBT

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · WI
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: average net price rose +12.2% from $13,183 (2013) to $14,785 (2023), r² 0.45.
  • University of Wisconsin-River Falls: net price ranged $13,493–$15,645 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +9.0% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • University of Wisconsin-River Falls: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.04).
  • University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.03).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: University of Wisconsin-River Falls vs University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Wisconsin-River Falls leads on median debt at graduation ($20,500 vs $23,188 at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater)
  2. SAT-AVERAGE University of Wisconsin-River Falls leads on sat average (1,150 vs 1,050 at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Wisconsin-River Falls leads on out-of-state tuition ($17,470 vs $18,716 at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Wisconsin-River Falls and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater?▼
University of Wisconsin-River Falls leads on median debt at graduation at $20,500 versus $23,188 at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On sat average, who leads between University of Wisconsin-River Falls and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater?▼
University of Wisconsin-River Falls leads on sat average at 1,150 versus 1,050 at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Wisconsin-River Falls and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater?▼
University of Wisconsin-River Falls leads on out-of-state tuition at $17,470 versus $18,716 at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025