$54,902
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Ripon College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Ripon, Wisconsin with 688 undergraduates and 13 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $20,216 a year (tuition and fees $51,900). It admits 80% of applicants and 63% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $54,902 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$20,216
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$51,900
US median $11,837
Admission rate
80%
US median 78%
Completion rate
63%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$54,902
Rank 1,113 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $20,216
- Tuition and fees
- $51,900
- Cost of attendance
- $63,540
- Students with a need-based grant
- 34%
- Students with federal loans
- 70%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $15,712
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $14,267
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $16,971
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,124
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $25,280
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $36,514 in 2015-16 to $51,900 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1,176
- SAT reading, middle
- 530
- SAT math, middle
- 520
- ACT, middle
- 24
- Undergraduates
- 688
- Graduate students
- 13
- Part-time students
- 1.2%
- Women
- 46%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 63%
- Retention rate
- 72%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 35
- Endowment
- $114.0M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,113 of 5,094 US colleges and 22 of 78 in Wisconsin (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $20,216 | $16,210 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $51,900 | $9,856 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 80% | 82% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 63% | 58% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 72% | 76% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $20,492 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $42,334 | $41,210 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $54,902 | $45,358 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 75% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 74% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
35 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $27,000 | $29,768 | $47,844 | $54,562 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $27,000 | Withheld | $50,762 | $50,706 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $26,949 | $43,250 | $48,508 | $57,214 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | $68,800 | $63,293 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | $45,050 | $48,590 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $26,838 | $25,421 | $38,623 | $50,680 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | $27,000 | $43,757 | $61,701 | $68,407 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| BiopsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,825 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | $67,395 | $82,686 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,676 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,693 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Ripon and Wisconsin on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Wisconsin
- Homes: Homes for sale in Wisconsin
Questions and answers
How much does Ripon College cost?
$20,216 a year is the average net price at Ripon College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $51,900, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $63,540. Families earning under $30,000 pay $15,712 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Ripon College?
80% of applicants are admitted to Ripon College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,176 and the middle ACT score is 24. The median admission rate of colleges in Wisconsin is 82%.
How much do Ripon College graduates earn?
$54,902 a year is the median pay of former Ripon College students who work, 10 years after they started ($42,334 after 6 years). That ranks 1,113 of 5,094 US colleges and 22 of 78 in Wisconsin. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's) at $43,757.
How much student debt do Ripon College graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Ripon College graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 70% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Ripon College?
63% of first-time, full-time students at Ripon College finish within 6 years. 72% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Ripon College?
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (25 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (24 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (21 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 35 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.