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University of Wisconsin-River Falls

General Information

Name: University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Address: 410 S 3rd St, River Falls, WI 54022
Phone:

  • General information: (715) 425-3913
  • Financial aid office: (715) 425-3141
  • Admissions office: (715) 425-3500

Website: www.uwrf.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$5,323$5,080$4,748
        Out-of-state$12,798$15,126$14,676
Books and supplies$300$200$200
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$4,586$4,340$4,120
        Other expenses$2,512$2,312$2,312

Total expenses   
In-state
        On-campus$12,721$11,932$11,380
Out-of-state
        On-campus$20,196$21,978$21,308

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Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 70%
  • Federal grants: 22%
  • State/local grants: 33%
  • Institutional grants: 7%
  • Student loans: 57%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3047
  • State/local grants:$1591
  • Institutional grants:$960
  • Student loans:$3964

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$35
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2005
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants2,9161,1331,783
Percent admitted87.7%86.7%88.3%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time46.6%46.6%46.6%
Part-time0.7%0.8%0.6%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 6118
Undergraduate enrollment: 5673
First-time student retention: 76%
Overall graduation rate: 56%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 93%
    • Part Time: 7%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 40%
    • Women: 60%

White non-hispanic: 93%
Black non-hispanic: 1%
Hispanic: 1%
Asian/pacific islander: 3%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 1%

Degrees offered

    Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences
  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations - Bachelor
  • Agricultural Mechanization, General - Bachelor
  • Agriculture, General - Bachelor
  • Agronomy and Crop Science - Bachelor
  • Animal Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Dairy Science - Bachelor
  • Food Science - Bachelor
  • Horticultural Science - Bachelor
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Biotechnology - Bachelor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other - Master
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor
  • Journalism - Bachelor
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other - Bachelor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor
    Education
  • Agricultural Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master
  • Art Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services - Master
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor, Master
  • Music Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching - Bachelor
  • Reading Teacher Education - Master
  • Secondary Education and Teaching - Master
  • Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor - Bachelor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General - Bachelor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Communication Disorders, General - Bachelor, Master
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Biological and Physical Sciences - Bachelor
  • International/Global Studies - Bachelor
    Natural Resources and Conservation
  • Environmental Science - Bachelor
  • Land Use Planning and Management/Development - Bachelor
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor
  • School Psychology - Master
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Social Work - Bachelor
    Social Sciences
  • Economics, General - Bachelor
  • Geography - Bachelor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor
  • Social Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Sociology - Bachelor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor
  • Music, General - Bachelor


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