University of Wisconsin-River Falls

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Wisconsin-River Falls

University of Wisconsin-River Falls operates as a public institution located in River Falls, Wisconsin (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 4,205 students of which 5,146 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Wisconsin-River Falls is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 81.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,150 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,054, with published in-state tuition of $9,008 and a Pell grant recipient share of 20.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 58.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 76.4%. Graduates earn a median of $54,458 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,524 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 298300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.