Admission
Welcome, Future College Graduate
Ripon College has been hard at work for its students since 1851. Like our founders, we continue to value the transformative power of education and believe that everyone (you included) deserves a better tomorrow.
Our innovative five-course Catalyst curriculum ensures students are able to complete multiple majors and minors, participate in academic research, play sports, perform on stage and hold internships in four years. A total of 124 credits are required to graduate with a degree from Ripon College. Catalyst consists of 20 required course credits, giving students the flexibility to choose where they spend their time.
80+ Areas of Study
Students may choose from majors, minors, or customize a course plan in pursuit of competitive placement in a variety of professional degree programs, including but not limited to: pre-med and health sciences and pre-law.
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Top Athletics Experience
Red Hawks student-athletes experience a nurturing environment where they can excel in their sport and in the classroom. The recently renovated Willmore Center is the main health and wellness facility on campus and houses the DIII athletics teams and exercise science departments.
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A Place to Call Home
On the surface, Ripon may appear to be just another serious liberal arts and sciences college. Lots of learning and exploration, lots of studying and lots of opportunities. Trust us, it is all of those things … and much, much more.
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Four-Year Graduation Guarantee
Ripon College guarantees that students who enter as first-year degree-seeking students and satisfy the following conditions will graduate in four years:
- The student declares a major prior to the start of their fifth semester at Ripon College.
- The student does not change their major after the start of their fifth semester.
- The student earns a 2.00 GPA or better in courses presented for the major with grades of C- or better in each course after eight semesters.
- The student completes 124 credits after eight semesters.
- The student completes the Catalyst course requirements within eight semesters.
- The student earns a cumulative GPA of 2.00 after eight semesters.
Through this guarantee, Ripon College assures students that coursework needed to complete the degree will be available.
If the student who qualifies for this guarantee does not complete their degree requirements in four years, the College will waive the student’s tuition for the courses needed to complete the degree requirements at Ripon College.
The guarantee does not extend to the completion of a second or third major, minor, professional/graduate school entrance requirements, teacher preparation programs, ROTC, or other programs external to the College which require more than 124 credits.
Students enrolled full-time must live on campus. Exceptions are considered by the Office of the Dean of Students.
To exercise the guarantee, the student must be approved for the guarantee by the registrar and apply for financial aid. Any portion of tuition not covered by federal or state gift assistance will be waived by the college.
Apply for Fall 2025 Now
Now accepting applications for Fall 2025. Follow our application timeline below:
- September 15: First admission and scholarship decisions in the mail.
- October 1 (Tentative): Apply for financial aid at studentaid.gov. Ripon College code: 003884.
- March 1: Invitation scholarship deadline.
- May 1: Priority enrollment day. Submit your enrollment deposit to secure your place!
- Free to apply at ripon.edu/admission/apply or commonapp.org. Ripon is test optional and the $30 application fee is currently being waived.
If you have any questions, contact the Office of Admission at [email protected] or 920-748-8709.
“I have a second home here at Ripon and so many people that I am able to call my close friends that I was lucky enough to meet here. Investing the time and effort has paid off in a much bigger way than I could possibly have imagined.”
Luis Aragon Miranda ’22
Majors in sociology and anthropology