700+ Red Hawk undergraduate students
80+ Majors and minors for your future
18 NCAA Division III Varsity Sports Teams
97% Undergraduates live on
campus
EMPOWERING STUDENTS SINCE 1851
What began as a college preparatory school became a four-year college in 1863. Ripon has grown from its first class of four women to over 700 undergraduates enrolled today. While some buildings standing at the first ceremony are still used today, we’ve grown in excellence and tradition ever since.
A HISTORIC AND SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS
Our 250-acre, tree-lined campus houses 26 buildings (including 10 on the National Register of Historic Places). The Ceresco Prairie Conservancy puts 130 acres of native prairie, oak savanna and wetland habitat in your backyard.
PROVEN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Ripon excels so you can, too. We’re home to one of only 290 Phi Beta Kappa chapters in the country. Both the National Forensic League and Phi Kappa Delta began here. And we’ve received the Rex Mix Program of Excellence Award for being the best undergraduate communication program in the country.
Our Rhodes Scholars
Latimer Johns
Class of 1911
Thomas Reinecke
Class of 1968
Zachary Morris
Class of 2002
Ripon College has allowed me to far surpass what I thought was possible. The small-school atmosphere lets me be involved in many activities and gives me a deep support system that has helped me reach my fullest potential.
Chase Polyak
Class of 2025
PRESTIGIOUS AFFILIATIONS
Associated Colleges of the Midwest
We are one of fourteen colleges working together to strengthen liberal arts education
Midwest Conference
Almost half of our students participate in our 18 varsity athletics teams.
HLC Accreditation
Ripon is proud to be accredited by the Higher Learning Commisson
2024 Annual Report
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