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Ripon College Data & Information Overview

Great Price Value for Your Money
80% Acceptance Rate
3% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Ripon College Ranked?

#1,338 Best Colleges in Nation
Sports Management Highest Ranked Major
#2,050 Best for the Money in Nation

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Ripon is ranked #1,338 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Ripon held the #1,386 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Ripon?

80% Acceptance Rate
47% Of Accepted Are Women
10% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

When it comes to admittance, Ripon College is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 80%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.

Average Test Scores

About 10% of students accepted to Ripon submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 570. Math scores were between 450 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Ripon College  ( 490 to 570 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Ripon College  ( 450 to 590 )
200
800
Ripon received ACT scores from 62% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 20 and 27.

ACT Composite Scores for Ripon College  ( 20 to 27 )
1
36

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Ripon College Faculty

14 to 1 Student to Faculty
95% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Ripon College is about average at 14 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Ripon College is 95%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  95 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Ripon College

72% Freshmen Retention
58% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Ripon College is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  72 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Ripon the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 58%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  58 out of 100
0
100

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Ripon College Undergraduate Student Diversity

801 Full-Time Undergraduates
18.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
53.1% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 816 undergraduates at Ripon with 801 being full-time and 15 being part-time.

How Much Does Ripon College Cost?

$20,741 Net Price
80% Take Out Loans
$31,956 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Ripon is $20,741. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Ripon

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$14,175 $17,767 $18,085 $22,596 $26,820

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Ripon, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Ripon, approximately 80% of students took out student loans averaging $7,989 a year. That adds up to $31,956 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Ripon is 3.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Ripon Graduates Make?

$49,095 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Ripon make around $49,095 per year during the early years of their employment. That's great news for Ripon students since it is 16% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Ripon College

Wisconsin State
801 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Ripon College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Ripon, Wisconsin. Ripon is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

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Contact details for Ripon are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 300 West Seward Street, Ripon, WI 54971-0248
Phone: 920-748-8115
Website: www.ripon.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ripon.college
Twitter: https://twitter.com/riponcollege

Ripon College Majors

32 Majors With Completions
193 Undergraduate Degrees
Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
General Psychology 19 $27,277
Teacher Education Grade Specific 16 NA
Communication & Media Studies 14 NA
General Biology 14 NA
History 13 NA
General English Literature 12 $22,399
Political Science & Government 11 NA
Health & Physical Education 11 $25,869
Chemistry 11 NA
Economics 10 $41,328

Learn more about the majors offered at Ripon College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Ripon

12% Take At Least One Class Online
0% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 97 students took at least one online class at Ripon College. This is a decrease from the 609 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 97 3
2019-2020 609 24
2018-2019 0 0
2017-2018 0 0
2016-2017 0 0

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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