Why Study Engineering

at UW-River Falls:

►Small class sizes, quality instruction, and extensive interaction with your professors. Our faculty are dedicated to teaching and advising students.

►Classes and labs are taught by faculty with graduate degrees, not by teaching assistants or graduate students.

►Dual Degree students maintain their student status at UW-River Falls even while taking courses at another university. (For example, you can play varsity sports at UWRF while taking engineering courses at the University of Minnesota.)

►Students receive accurate advising and updated course planning every semester. Advisers are available to answer questions at any time.

►UWRF is an excellent value with inexpensive tuition and low-cost textbook rentals.

►Our Dual Degree partners include UW-Madison, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, University of Minnesota-Duluth, UW-Milwaukee, and UW-Platteville. All of our engineering partner programs are ABET accredited.
Note: Dual Degree students can partner with other institutions as well. (Be sure to reach out to your adviser for assistance.)

Due to differences in space available and demand for certain majors, minimum GPA requirements vary with partner institution and engineering department and range from 2.0 to 3.9. Most departments have GPA requirements between 2.5 and 3.5.

►A beautiful campus with lots of trees, green space, river, woods and trails.

Our University Center (UC) is the hub of dining and activity on campus while the Falcon Center is a modern and comprehensive health complex. Rodli Hall provides a single location for 14 student-centered services.

Scholarships, research assistantships, and internships are available.

►One of the most active Society of Physics Students (SPS) organizations in the nation.

►Our students and faculty have participated in international study, teaching, and research in Mexico, China, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Sweden, Antarctica, Scotland and Ecuador.

Excellent employment prospects - even in slow economic times. In Job Outlook, published by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, engineering degrees were 11 of the 17 degrees in top demand. The U.S. does not produce enough engineers and scientists to meet demand.  100% of our Physics/Engineering Dual Degree alumni are employed in engineering and management positions.  

Excellent starting salaries for engineering and physics graduates. Our alumni are working for companies like Banner Engineering, Mayo Clinic, North Pole Engineering, Sebasta Blomberg, Mortenson Engineering, Heraeus Medical, Hesco, Twin City Signal, Sunshine Heart, 3M and Progress Rail. The average starting salary for our Dual Degree students is more than $60,000 plus benefits. Rapid increases in pay and responsibilities are typical for our alumni.

Exceptional undergraduate experiences in the workplace and in research. Our students have interned at organizations like 3M, Jacobs Engineering, Cirrus, Banner Engineering, and SolidWorks. 

►Our alumni are pursuing graduate degrees at institutions like Princeton, Michigan State, University of Minnesota, and UW-Madison.

►The UWRF Physics Department has a cooperative, comfortable atmosphere where students work together.

►All students are invited to explore the Dual Degree and pre-engineering programs at UWRF. Women, students of color, veterans, non-traditional students, and LGBTQ students will find a welcoming and supportive environment in our Physics Department.