University of Wisconsin-River Falls

University of Wisconsin-River Falls is a public college in River Falls, WI. Its average net price is $14,703 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$9,442
$30,001 to $48,000$8,918
$48,001 to $75,000$10,692
$75,001 to $110,000$17,054
$110,001 and up$19,557
$9,436Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$18,321Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$14,703Average Net Price
$8,590Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$450Books and Supplies
$3,870Other Expenses
24.1%Students on Pell Grants
42.4%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

81.7%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
19 to 26ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$49,212
8 years after entry$53,580
10 years after entry$56,914
58.0%Graduation Rate
76.4%Retention Rate
$19,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

River Falls, WILocation
Distant townSetting
4,205Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$62,426 Small program - rough guide n=41$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=33
Agricultural Business$58,835 Small program - rough guide n=65$15,394 Small program - rough guide n=35
Agricultural Engineering$71,049 National median for this major n=1,014Not published
Agriculture, General$43,778 National median for this major n=2,007Not published
Animal Sciences$40,429 n=207$20,500 n=229
Biology$41,134 Small program - rough guide n=78$20,371 Small program - rough guide n=96
Biotechnology$49,893 National median for this major n=883Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$54,323 n=213$21,500 n=140
Business/Corporate Communications$45,494 Small program - rough guide n=80Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=30
Communications$41,391 Small program - rough guide n=48$19,875 Small program - rough guide n=54
Computer Programming$63,496 National median for this major n=1,924Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer Systems Analysis$56,946 Small program - rough guide n=49Not published
Criminology$50,732 Small program - rough guide n=49$20,848 Small program - rough guide n=40
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General$66,818 National median for this major n=1,948Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$38,102 Small program - rough guide n=48$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=37
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$68,044 National median for this major n=1,601Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Food Science and Technology$55,086 National median for this major n=940Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mathematics and Statistics, Other$69,615 National median for this major n=379Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Natural Sciences$39,311 National median for this major n=1,607Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Plant Sciences$45,523 Small program - rough guide n=36Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$39,219 Small program - rough guide n=57$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=75
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Sociology$49,744 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
Studio Art$33,983 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Sustainability Studies$44,710 National median for this major n=1,415Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$46,825 Small program - rough guide n=88$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=96
Teaching$44,496 n=130$22,500 n=121
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$36,625 National median for this major n=401Not published

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