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We offer more than 80 areas of study. How you make them yours is up to you. Pursue what you’re meant to do.
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Graduate Programs
Stretch your potential further. Earn a Master of Exercise Science in our 4+1 direct-entry program.
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Student Life
Community is everything. Yours can be anything you want it to be — intramurals, honor societies and more.
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Athletics
Our Red Hawks compete on 18 NCAA Division III teams. But they see themselves as more than just athletes.
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A powerful new promise for you and your family
Ripon is pleased to announce two financial aid pathways to make a private, liberal arts education possible. New for students enrolling in 2027, the “Ripon Commitment” is available to students nationwide.
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This is your experience. There’s no limit to how you thrive at Ripon.
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I’ve had a better college experience than I could’ve imagined. My time at Ripon enabled me to mature as a scholar, athlete, and person.
Cormac Madigan ’23
Chemistry-Biology major has made a name for himself on the football and baseball fields, and now he’s ready to make his contribution to the medical field.
News & Events
Mr. Ripon
Mr. Ripon is Alpha Chi’s yearly philanthropy event, a men’s talent pageant to raise awareness for domestic violence and to raise funds for Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services in Oshkosh, WI. Participants will perform and answer questions for the audience, and Mr. Ripon 2025 will be crowned by guest judges. The audience can participate in […]
Macb3th
Join the Ripon College Theatre Department for their version of Shakespeare’s classic, bloody tragedy. Produced using elements of original Shakespearean rehearsal practices, and with only 3 actors, this reshaped and devised show explores questions of loyalty, ambition, and fate through the eyes of the mysterious Weyward Sisters.
Madison Fall Rally Hour
In celebration of Ripon College’s 175th anniversary year, please join us for Fall Rally Hour in Madison on October 29. All Ripon alumni, parents, and friends all are welcome to join the fun! Thursday, OCTOBER 29 from 5:30-7:30 PM at The Vintage Brewing Co. Capitol East, 803 E. Washington Ave., Madison, WI Complimentary appetizers, and […]
AVANTI PIANO TRIO TO PERFORM CONCERT AT RIPON COLLEGE
Madison-based ensemble; chamber music clinic follows the Oct. 25 performance The Avanti Piano Trio will present this year’s Lynn Post Northrop Memorial Concert, part of Ripon College’s Chamber Music & Jazz at Ripon Series, on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall at the C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Immediately […]
SHARED SPACES, SHARED LIVES: ARIANA VAETH’S “EXPANSION PACK” COMES TO CAESTECKER GALLERY
Milwaukee painter opens her exhibition with an artist talk and reception on Friday, October 30 Milwaukee painter Ariana Vaeth brings her new exhibition, Expansion Pack, to Ripon College’s Caestecker Gallery this fall. The show opens Friday, October 30, and Vaeth will give an artist talk that evening at 6 p.m. A reception follows, giving visitors […]
Caestecker Gallery to Present “Mixed Signals (New Paintings +),” New Work by Derrick Buisch
Exhibition runs September 11 – October 9, 2026, with artist talk and opening reception on September 11 Ripon College’s Caestecker Gallery will present Mixed Signals (New Paintings +), a new exhibition of paintings by Derrick Buisch, on view from September 11 through October 9, 2026. An artist talk will be held in Demmer Theatre on […]
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