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RIPON COLLEGE INVITES ALUMNI, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY TO 175TH ANNIVERSARY HOMECOMING AND FAMILY WEEKEND, OCT. 8-11

RIPON, Wis. (Oct. 2, 2026) - Ripon College will welcome alumni, parents, families, friends and neighbors from across the Ripon community to campus for its annual Family Weekend and Homecoming, Thursday, Oct. 8, through Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. The weeken...

Oct 2, 2026, 3:29pm EDT

LOCAL ANNA ALVIN INDUCTED INTO RIPON COLLEGE ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME

RIPON, Wis. - Ripon College Athletics is proud to announce the induction of Anna Alvin '11, Beaver Dam native, into the Ripon College Athletics Hall of Fame, recognizing her standout career as one of the most prolific offensive forces in program histor...

Sep 8, 2026, 8:22pm EDT

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Ripon College Announces Strategic Academic Expansion, New Programs in High-Demand Fields

Ripon College today announced a significant expansion of its academic offerings, driven by a comprehensive academic program review and departmental self-assessment aimed at aligning the College's curriculum with student interest and career opportunity ...

Jul 29, 2026, 3:12pm EDT

Ripon College Celebrates 175 Years of Transformative Education and Impact

EMBARGOED UNTIL: January 29 6:00 AM Ripon College Celebrates 175 Years of Transformative Education and Impact January 29th, or Ripon College's Founders' Day will kick off a year of celebratory events. RIPON, Wis. - Beginning Thursday, Jan. 29, Ri...

Jan 27, 2026, 11:51am EST

Ripon College signs affiliation agreement with Bellin College DPT program

Ripon College and Bellin College have established an affiliation agreement that provides Ripon students with an opportunity for early admission to Bellin College's Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program. Under this agreement, Bellin College will res...

Nov 13, 2025, 3:41pm EST

ROTC will continue at Ripon College

The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program at Ripon College will continue, despite a previous announcement from the United States Army Cadet Command (USACC) that resulted in the discontinuation of several ROTC programs nationwide, including th...

Nov 12, 2025, 11:35am EST

Ripon College adds Brown, Outagamie counties to its commitment to regional neighbors

Ripon College is expanding its Local Commitment Award outreach to two additional counties in Wisconsin - Outagamie County and Brown County. Two years ago, Ripon College launched its Local Commitment Award, offering financial assistance of up to $34...

Oct 14, 2021, 2:41pm EDT

Red Hawks cycling reinvigorated by alumnus gift

The Ripon College Cycling program has received a renewed "kickstart" thanks to a major gift by cyclist Kyle Greene '15 of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and his family. Their $250,000 donation to Red Hawks Cycling includes funds to hire the team's first full-...

Jul 11, 2017, 9:53am EDT

Anne Mackenzie of Tallahassee receives Distinguished Alumni Citation from Ripon College

Anne Mackenzie of Tallahassee, Florida, received a Distinguished Alumni Citation from Ripon College Friday, June 23. Mackenzie is a member of the Class of 1972. Mackenzie, of Tallahassee, Florida, was a State Representative of the Florida House of R...

Jun 27, 2017, 9:42am EDT

Hilary Smith Uyhelji of Oklahoma City receives Ripon College Outstanding Young Alumni Award

Hilary Smith Uyhelji of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, received the Outstanding Young Alumni Award from Ripon College Friday, June 23. She is a 2007 graduate of Ripon College. Smith Uyhelji is a supervisory research geneticist with the Federal Aviation Ad...

Jun 27, 2017, 9:36am EDT

About Ripon College

Ripon College is a private undergraduate liberal arts and sciences college located in the historic town of Ripon, Wisconsin.

Founded in 1851 by Former New York State Legislator David Mapes and townspeople, the College has a long tradition of excellence in facilitating transformational interdisciplinary learning within its beautiful century-old buildings and in communities near and far. The intentionally small residential campus enrolls some 1,000 bright, high-achieving young men and women from nearly every state and from countries around the world.

All courses are taught by faculty members, 97 percent of whom have a Ph.D. or other terminal degree in their chosen field. Students benefit from intimate class sizes, averaging a faculty-to-student ratio of 12:1. An overwhelming majority of students (95 percent) indicate they are satisfied or very satisfied with the amount of attention they receive from faculty, who also provide direct academic, career and club advising, and collaborate on serious research pursuits.

The rigorous liberal arts curriculum and active residential campus prepares students of diverse interests for lives of productive, socially responsible citizenship. Coursework challenges students to examine questions in-depth, identify patterns of logic and reasoning, think critically, consider multiple contexts, and pursue independent research and present findings publicly.

Graduates of the College go on to serve in a variety of roles and have achieved notoriety at the highest levels of national and international government, politics, medicine, finance, the arts, business and in a host of other professional fields. An incredible 96 percent of graduates are employed or in professional school six months after graduation, and the acceptance rate to medical school is 80 percent – twice the national average.

Nestled in the heart of the Green Lake region of Wisconsin – a premier year-round destination for outdoor enthusiasts – the College’s 250-acre tree-lined campus is centrally located within an hour to hour-and-a-half drive of each of the state’s three largest cities: Milwaukee, Madison and Green Bay. The nearest airport is located 45 minutes away in Appleton, Wisconsin.