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Ripon College

Ripon, WI · Private · Town (distant)

Private institution in Ripon, WI · 720 undergraduates · 84% acceptance rate · $54,902 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$21,1761,192nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$50,7001,818th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$50,7001,815th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$61,4951,702nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$54,902798th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$42,3341,064th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
59.9%782nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
75.5%938th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
83.9%1,028th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1143549th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
24420th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
7201,548th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
33.3%1,023rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 138 mi (ORD)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 33 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$47,260$43,426
Historybachelors$37,208$28,598
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$33,993$31,133
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$28,381$34,704
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$28,327$33,993
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$23,579—
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$18,315$28,598
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors——
BiopsychologyMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Ripon College’s 720 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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