Knowee
Questions
Features
Study Tools
3.6
Overall Quality
Reputation
3.6
Food
2.7
Clubs
3.6
Facilities
3.9
Internet
3.5
Location
3.9
Opportunities
3.5
Safety
4.1
Social
3.4
Happiness
3.9

Basic Information

Location

  • River Falls, WI

Institution Overview

  • Public/Private: Public university
  • Established: 1874; 150 years ago (1874)

Academic information

Degree Courses

  • Over 70 areas of study
  • including 54 bachelor's degrees

Key Area

  • SEA-PHAGE Research Initiative
  • Small World Initiative
  • honey bee management and research
  • sustainable community development
  • agricultural sciences

Student and Staff Numbers

  • Students: 5,210 (2024)
  • Undergraduates: 5,222 (including both full-time and part-time undergrads)
  • Postgraduates: Approximately 246 student FTEs

Notable Alumni

  • Michael J. Nelson
  • Tom Tiffany
  • Owen Schmitt
  • Mark Neumann
  • Daniel Brandenstein

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Students talk about this school

Good reviews
Overall 5
Great size and nice community yet close to all the big city stuff. Diverse majors. Really nice athletic and work out facilities that all the students like. Professors care and know what they are doing. Impressed by the number of clubs and offerings. Best part for me... food is great here. Uppper class apartments on campus are sweet too.
Overall 5
Nice campus and town close to metro but w small town feel. Professors care. Small class sizes. Great athletic complex and competitive sports. Lots of clubs. New apartment housing for upper classmen. Can bring a car. Food is even pretty good.
Overall 5
School is in a beautiful town but very close to the metro. It is medium sized with some beautiful historic buildings but also has a new education building, recreation center, and is building a world-class sci-tech facility. Diverse majors with great internship opportunities nearby.
Overall 5
The school has continued to make really nice updates in dorms, athletic facilities, and academic buildings. The student center is central and beautiful. The new Sci-tech building is spectacular. With over 70 majors, proximity to the metro, and a really nice community in River Falls, it’s a hidden gem.
Overall 5
OMG I love this campus, the community is great. It reminds me of a small town.
Overall 5
LOOOOOVEEE this school. Everyone is so kind and welcoming. The food is great and the opportunities are many here!
Overall 5
I love this place!!! Highly recommend this campus wonderful business program.
Overall 4.9
I LOVE UW-RF!!!!!!!!! Its the place to be!!!!!!
Overall 4.7
i love it here
Overall 4.6
UWRF has been the best university that I've attended. I'm so glad that I transferred. The qualify of the professor seems to vary a little bit depending on which program/major you're in. It's feels like a private university with a public university price.
Bad reviews
Overall 1.6
Unless you are in the agriculture program don't go here. Other programs don't have a great variety of classes. People are very close-minded in regards to the LGBTQ+ community. The UC is always crowded, and the staff there are disgusting. If you don't have a car get one because RF is the most boring place. Good tuition, but regret going there.
Overall 1.6
It's an all right school.... if you're in ag. Otherwise no one cares about you as a student
Overall 1.8
Campus police and staff do not care what happens to you. Food will give you food poisoning, no options. Middle of nowhere, nothing to do. Buildings smell, bathrooms dirty, showers are nauseating. Professors are mostly not good at their job except a handful. Poor financial aid. If you're a minority good luck then they really wont care lol.
Overall 1.8
This school is absolutely horrible. I am not the ideal individual for this University so take that into consideration. The campus is small and there isn't much to do. You will find the people here going and doing the same things weekly and there isn't anywhere exciting to go. Feels like high school but worse. Expect little and be satisfied.
Overall 2
Food options were bad especially if u have diets/allergy, many people got food poisoning multiple times from the food places, professors are mid, had a couple good ones but they overall don’t really care as well as the faculty. financial aid is not good, buildings are run down and smelly, don’t even get me started on the dorms??
Overall 2
this is my super fall back school. its only good if ur an ag or teaching major. the areas nice tho