Quad

Head-to-head

U. Wisconsin-River Falls
Georgia College & State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Georgia College & State's grants cover 27% of its full price on average, vs. 14% at U. Wisconsin-River Falls

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Georgia College & State's yield is 11 pts higher than U. Wisconsin-River Falls's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    U. Wisconsin-River Falls has 7 pts more first-gen students than Georgia College & State (26% vs. 20%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Georgia College & State is a bit larger (5,947 vs. 4,205)

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Georgia College & State is more diverse (index 0.31 vs. 0.27)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Georgia College & State grads earn $3.7K more ten years out than U. Wisconsin-River Falls's ($58,140 vs. $54,458)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Georgia College & State admits 78%, U. Wisconsin-River Falls 82%; Georgia College & State's yield is higher, at 36%.

Acceptance rate
U. Wisconsin-River Falls82%
Georgia College & State78%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Wisconsin-River FallsAccessible
  • Georgia College & StateAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
U. Wisconsin-River FallsNot reported
Georgia College & State
1070–1230
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Wisconsin-River FallsGPA and school record required
  • Georgia College & StateRigor, GPA, and tests very important

Who's on each campus

Georgia College & State is a bit larger than U. Wisconsin-River Falls (5,947 vs. 4,205 undergrads); U. Wisconsin-River Falls has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Wisconsin-River Falls4.2K
Georgia College & State5.9K
Pell Grant share
U. Wisconsin-River Falls21%
Georgia College & State18%

Majors and faculty

Animal Sciences leads at U. Wisconsin-River Falls, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Georgia College & State.

Students per faculty member
U. Wisconsin-River Falls19 to 1
Georgia College & State17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Wisconsin-River FallsAnimal Sciences, General14%
  • Georgia College & StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse13%

What each costs

U. Wisconsin-River Falls costs about $1.2K less a year than Georgia College & State on average; Georgia College & State's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Wisconsin-River Falls$21.1K
Georgia College & State$22.3K
Aid generosity
U. Wisconsin-River Falls14%
Georgia College & State27%

What each pays off

Georgia College & State's former students earn more, a median $58.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Wisconsin-River Falls$54.5K
Georgia College & State$58.1K
Graduation rate
U. Wisconsin-River Falls61%
Georgia College & State62%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. Wisconsin-River Falls got more selective while Georgia College & State held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Wisconsin-River FallsGrowing+139%
  • Georgia College & StateGrowing+59%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Georgia College & State University Common Data Set 2016–17, Fall 2016About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why