Consumer information

About these disclosures

Under the Higher Education Opportunity Act and related rules, an institution that participates in federal student-aid programs must make a defined set of information readily available to current and prospective students and their families. This page collects all of it in one place. Each item links to the office and the detail; a paper copy of any disclosure is available free on request from compliance@uwporterfalls.edu.

The disclosures

• Accreditation
  UW–Porter Falls is institutionally accredited, reaffirmed for the full ten-year cycle through 2036 with no findings. Individual programs hold specialized accreditation on their own cycles, all currently in good standing.
  Responsible office: Office of the Provost
• Costs and net price
  Full 2026–27 cost of attendance by residency and living situation, per-credit and online rates, program fees, and net price by family income.
  Responsible office: Financial Aid
• Financial aid
  Types of aid, how and when to apply, satisfactory academic progress, the net price calculator, and what happens to aid if you withdraw.
  Responsible office: Financial Aid
• Graduation and retention rates
  First-year retention 83%, four-year graduation 58%, six-year 71%, with the federally required breakdown by student group and the athlete Graduation Success Rate.
  Responsible office: Institutional Research
• Post-graduation outcomes
  94% of graduates are employed or in graduate school within six months; median starting salary by field; loan-repayment and default data.
  Responsible office: Career Services
• Textbook and course-material information
  Required and recommended materials with prices are posted with each section in class search at the time of registration, and an opt-in program delivers all materials by day one at a flat per-credit charge.
  Responsible office: Campus Store
• Campus security and fire safety
  The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report — three years of crime statistics by location, fire-safety data, and the university's prevention and response policies — is published every October 1.
  Responsible office: Campus Safety
• Drug and alcohol prevention
  Standards of conduct, health risks, sanctions, support resources including medical amnesty, and the biennial review.
  Responsible office: Dean of Students
• Nondiscrimination and Title IX
  The university's nondiscrimination policy, how to report discrimination, harassment, or sexual misconduct, and the resolution process.
  Responsible office: Office of Equity & Access
• Student privacy (FERPA)
  Your rights over your education record, what the university may release without consent, directory information and how to restrict it, and how to grant access.
  Responsible office: Registrar
• Voter registration
  How to register and vote as a Porter student, the deadlines, and nonpartisan resources.
  Responsible office: Center for Community Engagement
• Copyright and peer-to-peer file sharing
  The copyright policy, the civil and criminal risks of unauthorized file sharing, the university's response to infringement notices, and legal alternatives.
  Responsible office: Information Technology
• Professional licensure disclosures
  For every program that can lead to a license, whether its curriculum meets each state's educational requirements.
  Responsible office: Registrar
• Athletics program participation (EADA)
  The Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act report — participation, staffing, revenues, and expenses by team and gender — is filed annually and available on request.
  Responsible office: Athletics
• Teacher-preparation outcomes
  Pass rates on required licensure exams, program completion, and Title II reporting for the education programs.
  Responsible office: College of Education
• Public records
  How to request university records, the timelines and fees, and the categories of information that are routinely published.
  Responsible office: University Communications
• Complaints
  How to raise an academic, service, conduct, discrimination, or safety concern, and where each type of complaint goes.
  Responsible office: Student Ombuds