Ripon College
Location and Contact Information
300 Seward StRipon, WI 54971-0248
USA
Main Tel: (920) 748-8115
Web Site
The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.
Overview
Ripon College was established in 1851. It is a private college of liberal arts located in Ripon, Wisconsin. The campus of Ripon College consists of more than 25 buildings, which are spread across an area of 250 acres. The student body represents over 30 states in the U.S and over 12 countries around the world.
Ripon College offers a large number of programs in a wide range of subjects, including romance and classical languages, politics and government, health professions advising, leadership studies and business administration, among others.
Ripon College is home to more than 70 recognized students clubs and organizations. Some of them are the Council of Student Organizations, the American Red Cross Club, the Black Student Union, the Pre-Professional Society of Medical and Health Sciences and the Student Volunteers for the Blue Mountain Project.
Highlights (vs. Other Schools)
- Many students concentrating in mathematics, drama and performing arts, fine arts, science, and liberal arts.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
- Large number of students.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
- High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
School characteristics:
- The school is private, not-for-profit.
- Academic calender: Semester.
- Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.
Features of note:
- The school offers a faculty tenure system.
- There are one or more libraries on-campus.
- Campus housing is available.
- Students may study abroad.
- Part-time classes are available.
- ROTC.
Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| State Tuition and fees | $ 25,445 |
| Room | $ 3,790 |
| Board | $ 3,480 |
| Books and supplies | $ 1,000 |
| Other | $ 1,325 |
Financial Aid
Ripon College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.
In 2009-2010, 100% of students received financial aid of some sort.
| Grants | % of Students | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Any Grant | 100% | $15,096 |
| Institutional Grant | 96% | $13,356 |
| Federal Grant | 25% | $5,374 |
| Pell Grant | 24% | $3,373 |
| Other Federal Grant | 23% | $2,174 |
| State or Local Grant | 33% | $2,761 |
| Loans | % of Students | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Student Loan | 69% | $6,416 |
| Federal Loan | 69% | $5,392 |
| Other Loan | 9% | $8,319 |
(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)
Similar Schools
Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Ripon College:
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| School | Location | Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bluffton University | Bluffton, OH | 1,149 |
| 2 | Randolph-Macon College | Ashland, VA | 1,201 |
| 3 | Houghton College | Houghton, NY | 1,415 |
| 4 | Southwestern University | Georgetown, TX | 1,270 |
| 5 | Gordon College | Wenham, MA | 1,717 |
| 6 | Coe College | Cedar Rapids, IA | 1,326 |
| 7 | Bates College | Lewiston, ME | 1,776 |
| 8 | Midland Lutheran College | Fremont, NE | 803 |
| 9 | Wilson College | Chambersburg, PA | 710 |
| 10 | Hanover College | Hanover, IN | 926 |
Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)
| Degree | Total Earned | Different Programs |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor | 192 | 36 |
Faculty
Tenure (2009-2010):
| Full-Time Faculty | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| With tenure | 34 | |
| Without tenure; working toward tenure | 24 | |
| Without tenure; tenure not available | 4 |
Students
Student enrollment was 1,057 in 2009-2010 (1,134 full-time equivalent).
About 51% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 49% of the class.
Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.
Students under 25 years old represent 97% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.
Admissions Summary (2009-2010)
Applicants Admitted Men 77% Women 82% All 79%
SAT Test Scores:
SAT Middle 50% Verbal 490-640 Math 500-640
Room and Board
Ripon College provides on-campus housing for 987 of its 1,134 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.
Athletics
School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Midwest Conference for major sports.
Graduate School Focus
The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.
Programs of Study
(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)
ART STUDIES
- Art/Art Studies
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
- Business/Commerce
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- Computer and Information Sciences
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Environmental Studies
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
FINE ARTS
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Fine/Studio Arts
LIBERAL ARTS
- Anthropology
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- Foreign Languages and Literatures
- French Language and Literature
- German Language and Literature
- History
- International Relations and Affairs
- Latin American Studies
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
MATHEMATICS
- Mathematics
MEDIA
- Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
MUSIC
- Music
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY
- Health and Physical Education
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
- Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Environmental Biology
- Physical Sciences
- Physics
THERAPY AND COUNSELING
- Psychology