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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.

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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.

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Payton Rahn of Ripon College Named Academic All-District

Payton Rahn, a Ripon College senior from Omro, Wisconsin, has been named to the 2021-22 Academic All-District Women's track and field/cross country team. Selections by the College Sports Information Directors of America recognize the nation's top female student-athletes in track and field/cross country, both on the track and in the classroom, in NCAA Division III - District 6 (Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota).
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Sports - 2022 Jun 8

Red Hawks' men's basketball receives NABC academic recognition

Six Ripon College men's basketball players have been named to the 2021-2022 NABC Honors Court by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). This honor recognizes men's collegiate basketball student athletes from all NCAA divisions and the NAIA for their excellence in the classroom this past season. To receive Individual Honors Court recognition, a student-athlete must academically be a junior or senior varsity player who has earned a grade-point average of 3.2 or higher at the end of the academic year. Players also must have been enrolled at their current institution for at least one year while playing for an NABC-member coach in their NCAA Division.
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Sports - 2022 Aug 10

Nick Terrell of Ripon College Named All-Region for Second Consecutive Season

Ripon College infielder Nick Terrell earned All-Region recognition again as he was named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ACBA) All-Region Third Team for the second consecutive season. The teams are voted on by members of the ABCA and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Division III All-America Committee. Additionally, Terrell earned his first honor on D3baseball.com's All-Region Second Team at the shortstop position.
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Sports - 2022 Jun 8

Senior Jill VanEperen Named Capital One Division-III Academic All-America Third Team

Jill VanEperen was named to the Capital One Division-III Academic All-America Third Team on Monday, becoming the second Ripon College women's basketball player to earn that distinction and the first since 2005. VanEperen is the only women's player from the Midwest Conference to be selected to any of this year's three teams, which each consist of five players.
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Sports - 2014 Feb 19

Derek Saxon: Excellence Beyond The Field

Being part of the Ripon College community has allowed Derek Saxon '15 to excel in both men's soccer and the field of chemistry, he says.
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Sports - 2013 Nov 12

Ripon College Red Hawks take 5th straight MWCCC title, look toward Nationals

The Ripon College Red Hawks cycling team secured its fifth consecutive Midwest Collegiate Cycling Conference Division 2 mountain bike team championship Oct. 12 and 13 at Michigan Technological University. Ripon finished the season fourth among all MWCCC teams with 1435 points, just 104 behind second place Lindenwood University and 76 behind Lindsey Wilson College.
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Sports - 2013 Oct 30
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