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University of Wisconsin-River Falls Ranking Badges

UW - River Falls earned 9 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 2 in the top 10% and 6 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #6 of 114 in Most Focused for Animal Science, a top 5% award.

Key facts

• Badges earned: 9 (2027 edition)
• In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 1
• Highest placement: #6 of 114, a top 5% award
• Fields of study with a badge: 5
• Placements this edition: 213
• Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has University of Wisconsin-River Falls Earned?

University of Wisconsin-River Falls holds 9 ranking badges across 5 fields of study, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Explore our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	1
Top 10%	2
Top 15%	6
Total	9

What Is University of Wisconsin-River Falls Known For?

University of Wisconsin-River Falls is best known for Agriculture: 3 of its 9 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Animal Science, Teacher Education Subject Specific and Public Relations & Advertising.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Best	✓
Overall Best (Great Lakes)	✓

Agriculture

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular		✓
Animal Science
Most Popular	✓
Most Focused			✓

Communication & Journalism

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Public Relations & Advertising
Most Focused	✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Teacher Education Subject Specific
Most Focused		✓

Public & Social Service

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Social Work
Highest Paid Graduates	✓

How Does University of Wisconsin-River Falls Rank in Athletics?

University of Wisconsin-River Falls earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #125 of 303 in Softball (D3) (top 42%).

How Does University of Wisconsin-River Falls Rank for Online Students?

University of Wisconsin-River Falls earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #96 of 172 in Most Popular Online for Teacher Education Subject Specific.

How Does University of Wisconsin-River Falls Rank for Veterans?

University of Wisconsin-River Falls earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #930 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 19%).

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Notes and References

Badges on this page come from rankings built on federal education data, 2027 edition. University of Wisconsin-River Falls appears in 213 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.