Ripon College Overview

Ripon College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ripon, Wisconsin. Ripon is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

What Is Ripon College Known For?

• The 2% student loan default rate at Ripon is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the bachelor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Ripon.
• For the <nil> academic year, 97% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Ripon bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $51,436 a year. That's about 26% more than their peers at other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from Ripon to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Ripon College?

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

How Do I Get Into Ripon?

You can apply to Ripon online at: www.ripon.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Ripon

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Considered but not required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Ripon?

With an acceptance rate of 80%, Ripon may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 53% of accepted students are men and 47% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 83%.

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.

Ripon received ACT scores from 62% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 27. Math scores were between 20 and 27. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

Can I Afford Ripon College?

The overall average net price of Ripon is $29,257. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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 2.2%. 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.

Ripon College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 810 undergraduate students at Ripon, with 794 being full-time and 16 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 794 full-time undergraduates at Ripon, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Ripon College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	14
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	73
White	641
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Geographic Diversity

Wisconsin students aren't the only ones who study at Ripon College. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 12 countries are represented at Ripon. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Myanmar/Burma, China, and Ethiopia.

Online Learning at Ripon College

In 2020-2021, 97 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Ripon has changed over the last few years.

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By TravisNygard under License

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