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University or college · Private nonprofit

Ripon College

Ripon, WI

Ripon College is a private nonprofit college in Ripon, WI, with about 734 students on campus.

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Students on campus
734
734 undergrad
Admission rate
80%
higher than at 55% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$20,216
higher than at 51% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
63%
higher than at 65% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$54,902
higher than at 78% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Ripon College, in brief

Few families pay the sticker price

The full cost of a year is $63,540, but the average family on federal aid pays $20,216 after grants, about 68% less. What it costs ↓

Rent in Ripon is below the state median

Median rent in Ripon is $775 a month, 29% below the state median. Living in Ripon ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $63,540 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $51,900Room & board $10,800Books & supplies $750

After grants, the average family on aid pays $20,216.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$16,971

About $67,884 over 4 years · 73% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Ripon College?

80%

of applicants admitted

About 16 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
510–680
SAT math
470–590
ACT
21–27

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1176.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
63%
within 6 years · Pell students 59%
Come back for year two
72%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$54,902
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$27,000
about $286 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

8.1%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$286 a month against about $3,528 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

75%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 91% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$51k
Middle income$30–75k
$53k
Higher incomeover $75k
$57k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Education 14%Social sciences 12%Biology 11%Business 10%Psychology 9%Parks, recreation & fitness 9%Everything else 36%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness25 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$48k4 yrs out
Psychology, General24 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$51k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods21 graduates a year
—not reported
Biology, General15 graduates a year · typical debt $26,949
$49k4 yrs out
Chemistry15 graduates a year
—not reported
Political Science and Government12 graduates a year
$69k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas10 graduates a year
—not reported
English Language and Literature, General10 graduates a year
$45k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

688 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 79%Hispanic 11%Black 3%Asian 1%Two or more 2%International 2%

Women and men

Women 46%Men 54%
12 : 1
students per teacher
34%
get Pell grants (lower income)
70%
take federal loans
1%
undergrads 25 or older
1%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Ripon

12% of Ripon’s 7,738 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Ripon pages.

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$775/momedian rent · 29% below the state$235Ktypical home valueB+Safety Grade10° / 81°January low / July high · 38" of snowB−Health GradeAll colleges in and near RiponCompare prices, admissions and outcomes
Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Ripon College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

University of Wisconsin-OshkoshUniversity or college · Public · Oshkosh
19.3 mi12,372 students
Marian UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Fond du Lac
21.5 mi928 students
Moraine Park Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Fond du Lac
21.6 mi2,719 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.