Ripon College
Ripon, WI · Private four-year · Town: Distant
734undergraduates
80%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$22,557average net price per year
60%graduate in 6 years
76%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 1,797
- Admitted
- 1,508
- Admit rate
- 80%
- Admit rate, women
- 88%
- Admit rate, men
- 82%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 13%
- First-year students
- 195
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 5%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 510-600
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 490-590
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 14%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 20-27
| High school GPA | Considered, not required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Considered, not required |
| Essay or personal statement | Considered, not required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Not considered |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
28 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (2)
- Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (2)
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (2)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Neuroscience Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Education (4)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Health Teacher Education Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Music Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Social sciences (4)
- Anthropology, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, Other Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (1)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (2)
- Biopsychology Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Physical sciences (3)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Chemistry, Other Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (1)
- Athletic Training/Trainer Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (2)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer and Information Sciences, Other Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $50,700
- Housing and food on campus
- $10,190
- Books and supplies
- $750
- Other on-campus costs
- $1,900
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $63,540
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $63,540
- Total cost living at home
- $53,350
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $13,478 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $13,038 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $17,763 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $22,858 |
| Over $110,000 | $29,200 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 100%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $38,989
- Got a grant from the college
- 100%
- Average grant from the college
- $35,340
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 33%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 76%
- Average amount borrowed
- $7,927
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 54%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 59%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 60%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 63%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 60%
- Came back for year two
- 76%
| Pell grant students | 46% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 71% |
| Neither | 68% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 144 | 67% |
| Men | 88 | 48% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| Asian | 3 | 67% (small group) |
| Black | 16 | 31% (small group) |
| Hispanic | 28 | 54% |
| White | 167 | 63% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 71% (small group) |
| International | 10 | 60% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 218 | 63% | 22% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 21 | 81% | 14% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 734
- Undergraduates
- 734
- Full-time undergraduates
- 720
- Part-time undergraduates
- 14
- Students per faculty member
- 12 to 1
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 1%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 9%
| Women | 46% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Black | 4% |
| Hispanic | 11% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 78% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| Race unknown | 2% |
| International | 1% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Distant
- Address
- 300 West Seward Street, Ripon, WI, 54971-0248
- County
- Fond du Lac County
- Type
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Study abroad, Teacher certification, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.