Inside Academics at Ripon College

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Ripon College: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty Resources

The student-to-faculty ratio at Ripon College is about average at 12 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. With 98% of instructors full time, Ripon College is above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition report.

Most Popular Majors

Ripon College offers 24 majors with reported completions across 15 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Ripon College are summarised below:

The most popular majors at Ripon College, measured by graduates, are listed below.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors page.

Additional Questions to Ask

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Ripon College:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Ripon College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 9 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Ripon College retains and graduates its students — 72% of full-time freshmen return). Explore graduation rates.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Dig Deeper into Academics at Ripon College

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

• Academic Majors at Ripon College — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty Composition at Ripon College — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation and Retention at Ripon College — how well the school retains and graduates students
• Online Learning at Ripon College — online and distance enrollment options
• Accreditation Detail at Ripon College — the schools accreditation and what it means