Admissions & selectivity
University of Wisconsin-River Falls Acceptance Rate & Admissions
What is the acceptance rate at University of Wisconsin-River Falls?
University of Wisconsin-River Falls’s reported acceptance rate is 81.7%.
- Acceptance rate · Fall 2024
- 81.7%
Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.
How to interpret the acceptance rate
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls admits 81.7% of applicants, a rate that sits below the median of 85.9% for comparable institutions (same type and size).
What SAT and ACT scores do University of Wisconsin-River Falls students report?
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls enrolls students across a wide academic range. Among those who submitted ACT scores, the middle half scored between 19 and 26.
These figures describe the enrolled class, not a set of minimum requirements. Applicants can use that range as a benchmark for the profile of recent entering students who chose to submit test results.
The spread, alongside an admission rate of 81.7%, shows the university admits and enrolls students with a broad span of preparation. A student whose ACT score falls within or above that middle band would be in the company of most recent enrolled test-submitters.
Those below the lower mark should know that the university has a history of admitting students across the full spectrum.
The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle.
- 25th percentile
- 19
- 75th percentile
- 26
Enrolled students who submitted scores. This range is not an admission cutoff.
Figures cover fall 2024.
Who enrolls at University of Wisconsin-River Falls?
- Pell Grant recipients
- 20.8%
- Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group
- 17.4%
- First-year retention
- 76.4%
Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.
About these student measures
The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls enrolls 4,205 undergraduates on its campus in River Falls, Wisconsin. Pell Grant recipients make up 20.8% of undergraduates, and an estimated 17.4% of students enter as transfers or part-time students.
That composition reflects a public university that serves both first-time and continuing students, with a substantial share of undergraduates receiving federal need-based aid. Pell-eligible and transfer applicants should contact the admissions and financial aid offices to confirm how their credits and aid eligibility will carry over.
First-year retention at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls runs at 76.4%, above the peer median of 73.7% for comparable institutions. The six-year graduation rate for the first-time, full-time cohort is 57.0%, which also exceeds the peer median of 49.1%.
Pell Grant recipients in that same entering cohort complete at a rate of 58.6%, above the overall six-year rate by 1.6 percentage points. Enrolled students can expect a campus where persistence and completion both run ahead of peer norms.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.
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