+12%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at University of Wisconsin-River Falls rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($15.7k → $17.5k).
Wisconsin · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
River Falls, Wisconsin. 4,152 undergraduate students. 71 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at University of Wisconsin-River Falls fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.5% → 0.0%).
+11%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at University of Wisconsin-River Falls rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($8.1k → $9.0k).
-11%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at University of Wisconsin-River Falls fell 11% between 2021 and 2024 (4.7k → 4.2k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Wisconsin
Each tile compares this institution to the Wisconsin median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$54,458+17% · 6→10y
Wisconsin median $46,297$46,524
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry60.9%+33% · '97→'24
Wisconsin median 58.4%$14,865+228% · '97→'20
At program completion4,152-11% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS72.8%-1% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time81.6%+2% · '01→'24
latest cohort$8,606+188% · '00→'24
out-of-state $16,887SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.6%Median federal debt $14,865 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $54,458 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+33%
University of Wisconsin-River Falls · completion · 150% rose
42.9% → 57.0%
+248%
University of Wisconsin-River Falls · completion · 100% rose
11.9% → 41.6%
+188%
University of Wisconsin-River Falls · in-state tuition rose
$3,133 → $9,008
+64%
University of Wisconsin-River Falls · out-of-state tuition rose
$10,661 → $17,470
+228%
University of Wisconsin-River Falls · median debt rose
$6,254 → $20,500
-100%
University of Wisconsin-River Falls · cohort default rate fell
4.2% → 0.0%
+30%
University of Wisconsin-River Falls · earnings_median_10yr rose
$42,000 → $54,458
+26%
University of Wisconsin-River Falls · earnings_median_8yr rose
$39,500 → $49,859
+29%
University of Wisconsin-River Falls · earnings_median_6yr rose
$36,200 → $46,524
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$101,619Computer Systems Analysis.$85,427Accounting and Related Services.$78,142Educational Administration and Supervision.$75,778Agricultural Engineering.$66,809Business Administration, Management and Operations.$65,260Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$64,720Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.$63,825Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$60,856Chemistry.$58,557Business/Corporate Communications.$58,107Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$57,686Social Work.$54,835Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$54,820Plant Sciences.$53,374Natural Resources Conservation and Research.$53,208Biology, General.$52,212Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$52,202Agricultural Business and Management.$51,617Animal Sciences.$51,398Communication and Media Studies.$51,308International Relations and National Security Studies.$50,750English Language and Literature, General.$49,938Psychology, General.$46,229
Showing top 24 of 27 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
27 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$44,667Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$52,202Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$57,686Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$64,720Educational Administration and Supervision.$75,778
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
AGRICULTURE · CIP 01
NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$225,622
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 14
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $14,246
- HS-only baseline · WI
- $37,100
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 01
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Wisconsin
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“University of Wisconsin-River Falls graduates earn $X” — not “University of Wisconsin-River Falls makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending University of Wisconsin-River Falls caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.