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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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Area Students Recognized at Ripon College's Awards Convocation

Every year, the College holds an Awards Convocation to recognize outstanding merit and achievement among students and faculty members. This year's awards convocation was held on Wednesday, April 19.
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Academic Award - 2023 May 4

Area Students Received Awards at the Ripon College Awards Convocation

Ripon College recognized several students and faculty for outstanding merit and achievements at the Awards Convocation hosted on April 20, 2022.
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Academic Award - 2022 May 25

Two Students Earn TriBeta Research Grant awards

Stephanie Boahen '21 of Accra, Ghana, and Brianna Bembenek '22 of Campbellsport, Wisconsin, each earned a 2020-2021 TriBeta Research Grant from Beta, Beta, Beta, the national biological honor society during the 2020-21 academic year at Ripon College.
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Academic Award - 2021 Oct 14

Area Students were Awarded a Grant to Fund Research Projects

A grant from the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium funded two student research projects at Ripon College. Christina Othon, associate professor of physics, applied for the grant aimed at contributing to NASA's research program "Examining Hydration Mechanisms of Osmolytes for Food Stabilization." The $9,500 award funded projects by Brianna Bembenek '22 of Campbellsport, Wisconsin, worked on a protein simulation study to study molecular interactions; and Ian Murray '23 of Madison, Wisconsin, worked on an automation programming project.
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Academic Award - 2021 May 13

Area students were honored at the Awards Convocation at Ripon College

Ripon College held its annual Awards Convocation at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 21. As one of Ripon's most prestigious events, the event honored outstanding students, faculty, and staff. The list of award recipients is available for viewing at ripon.edu/awards-convocation.
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Academic Award - 2021 May 11

Area Students Curated Exhibits Presented by Ripon College

Ripon College students curated two art exhibits to be viewed on campus in the Ripon College Museum in West Hall or online at ripon.edu/boneheads and ripon.edu/pastiche. The students involved were involved in the Controversies of Museums Studies and Controversies of Art classes as well and some students in the Senior Seminar in Art.
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Academic Award - 2021 Apr 27

Area Students Discuss World Anthropology Day

In celebration of World Anthropology Day on February 18th, Ripon College Anthropology students discussed the impact of their studies on their lives. Anthropology is the study of what it means to be human in all aspects of the human experience, past and present. Anthropology takes a very broad "holistic" approach through its diverse subfields, from the study of culture in all its diversity and complexity (cultural anthropology), to the material culture of the past (archaeology), to human origins and adaptations to the environment (biological anthropology), to language and communication (linguistic anthropology) and the many applications of these approaches (Applied/Public Anthropology) to tackling the world's most pressing problems.
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Academic Award - 2021 Apr 27

Area Students Honored in Spring 2020 Awards Convocation at Ripon College

The Annual Awards Convocation at Ripon College recognizes and celebrates the outstanding achievements of Ripon College's students and faculty. In Spring 2020, the celebration took place virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic by releasing videos of faculty members announcing the winners of the awards.
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Academic Award - 2020 Sep 8

Area Students Recognized at Ripon College's 2017 Awards Convocation, April 19

Area students were recognized for academic achievements at Ripon College's annual Awards Convocation, held April 19 in Demmer Recital Hall in the C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts.
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Academic Award - 2017 Apr 24

Ripon College Students Received National Science Foundation Honorable Mentions

Ripon College students received National Science Foundation honorable mentions.
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Academic Award - 2017 Mar 28

Ripon College Announces Spring 2015 Academic Award Recipients

Ripon College has announced the names of students who received academic awards during the spring 2015 Awards Convocation.
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Academic Award - 2015 May 7

Local Student Receives Award at Ripon College's Award Convocation

Students, faculty and staff of Ripon College gathered together April 23, 2014, for the annual Awards Convocation, which recognizes achievements in and out of the classroom.
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Academic Award - 2014 May 15

Local Student Recieves Award at Ripon College's Awards Convocation

Students, faculty and staff of Ripon College gathered together April 23, 2014, for the annual Awards Convocation, which recognizes achievements in and out of the classroom.
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Academic Award - 2014 May 12

Area students honored at 2013 Ripon College Awards Convocation

The following area students were recognized for academic and extracurricular achievement during the annual Awards Convocation held April 17, 2013 at Ripon College.
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Academic Award - 2013 May 21

Area students honored at 2013 Ripon College Awards Convocation

The following area students were recognized for academic and extracurricular achievement during the annual Awards Convocation held April 17, 2013 at Ripon College.
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Academic Award - 2013 May 21

Area Ripon College students honored at awards convocation

The following area Ripon College students were recently honored at the 2012 Awards Convocation, an annual event recognizing student achievement during the academic year:
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Academic Award - 2012 May 7

Area students honored by Ripon College at 2011 Awards Convocation

The following area students were honored at Ripon College's recent 2011 Awards Convocation:
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Academic Award - 2011 May 11

Area students honored by Ripon College at 2011 Awards Convocation

The following area students were honored at Ripon College's recent 2011 Awards Convocation:
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Academic Award - 2011 May 11
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