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Costs for the 2014-2015 ACAdemiC YeAr

Tuition $33,207Room (double occupancy) $4,665Board (three meal-plan options) $4,420Activity Fee $275Total Annual Cost $42,567

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Ripon College is committedto offering a uniquelypersonalized experience.You will discover that Ripon ismore affordable than manysimilar private colleges and,in some cases, large publicuniversities.Ranked 33rd Nationally

Among Top 25 Nationally

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Noted for Inexpensive Cost

and Strong in Business

Ranked, among other things, for

“professors get high marks.”

The total out-of-pocketcost to attend Ripon variesfor each student basedon individual academicand performance-based achievement anddemonstrated financial need.

ScHOlArSHiPSRipon College’s extensivescholarship and award programis designed to recognize andreward applicants for theiracademic achievements, talentsand abilities. Scholarships rangefrom $10,000 per year to fulltuition. Talent-based awardsrange from $1,000 to $5,000.

Find out more at:

ripon.edu/scholarships

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GrΣΣk life At riPONGree� organizations pro�idemany students with a familysupport system, leadershipopportunities, and a feelingof belonging while attendingRipon College.

“There isn’t a day I wa�e up anddon’t say ‘I am than�ful to be anAlpha Chi Omega.’ My sororityhelps me to feel powerful. I cane�press myself and I �now thatmy sisters are going to supportme. We always say we ha�e eachother’s bac�s, no matter what.”

Leadership and participation opportunitiesabound in Ripon’s numerous student-ledclubs and organizations, including political,en�ironmental, pre-professional, athletic,cultural and social groups.

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OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATEIN CLUB OR INTRAMURAL SPORTS

70%

“I’ve always loved music. I’ve alwaysloved to participate. I’m not a musicmajor so I don’t practice every day,but I do play the saxophone as amember of Ripon’s Jazz Ensemble andSymphonic Wind Ensemble.”

Ripon College offers all students the opportunity togrow as performers and artists regardless of their major.Students—as well as faculty, staff and communitymembers—may participate in any number of musicensembles. The Theatre Department also welcomes allstudents to audition for roles on stage or behind it.

Fine arts scholarships ranging from $1,000-$5,000 area�ailable to students with talents in art, music, dramaand forensics—e�en to those students not planning tomajor or minor in these areas.

“In my spare time, Iparticipate in the UltimateFrisbee Club. We meet twodays a week in differentspots on campus. It is afriendly club — everyoneis welcome even if you’renot the most athletic. I’vecertainly gotten much betterat Frisbee and gained a lotof friends along the way.”

tHe pRinCetOn RevieW RanKs RipOn 5tHnatiOnallY fOR “tOWn�gOWn RelatiOns.”

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“I really enjoy all the interaction I get, not only with members o� the campuscommunity but also in Ripon itsel�. Just everyone I’ve met around town is �abulous. Ihaven’t met a grumpy person yet.”

“It is said that Ripon College has a richlypersonalized education, and I think that isdefinitely the case. As a student, you getvery neat interactions with other studentsand the faculty and staff on campus. Thecollaboration is just incredible. Everyonetakes an interest in you, your educationand what you want to do with your life.”

Mitchell presented hisresearch on “Modeling Monopoly

with Monte Carlo Simulations” at thespring 2014 meeting o� the Wisconsin

Math Association o� America.He talks about this research at

ripon.edu/monopoly

“As amathmajor, I get to spend a lotof timewith Professor Andrea Young.She is �ery spontaneous, being animpro� comedian on the side. Shebrings a lot of e�citement to theclassroom and is �ery passionate.”

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“I love the �act that Ripon College is such a small campus. The best part is that you reallyget to know the other students. You pass by each other on the sidewalk and you have seenthem be�ore so you say ‘hi’ and hold the door open �or each other. It’s just a very �riendlyatmosphere here.”

NcAAdiviSiON iiiVARSITY ATHLETIC TEAMS

riPON cOlleGe OfferS

OF STUDENTSPARTICIPATE

AS A MEMBER OF A VARSITY TEAM

APArtmeNt�Style HOUSiNG fOr SeNiOrSFifty-si� upperclassmen call the 29,000-square-footCampus Apartments home. Opened in 2007,the CampusApartments consistof 14 four-bedroomunits, each with itsown �itchen andbathroom, andwireless Internetaccess throughout.

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Sweet!The En�ironmental Group of Ripon(EGOR) has its own apiary—orbeehi�es—on campus to study, andto har�est honey that is ser�ed in thecommons.

“I am looking toenter into a M.D./Ph.D.program to become adoctor. I am majoring inchemistry-biology with aminor in Latin to help mewith all the medical terminology.”

cArPe liNGUALatin, the foundation of the Romance languagesand literatures, continues to pro�ide importantinsights intoWestern culture. Ripon Collegeoffers classes in beginning, intermediate andad�anced Latin. Classical Gree� is offered ondemand, and classical studies courses li�e Gree�mythology, based on te�ts in English translation,normally are offered each semester.

eXcelleNt reSeArcHOPPOrtUNitieSRipon is just one of 200 campusesnationwide to host the McNairScholars program, a U.S. Departmentof Education TRIO programthat encourages students oftenunderrepresented in graduateprograms to pursue doctoral degrees.The McNair Scholars program providesopportunities for students to conductsummer research with faculty mentorsat Ripon and across the country, andpresent findings before faculty, staff andpeers at the McNair Symposium andother conferences. McNair Scholars alsoreceive guidance on their graduatestudy search process, complete GREpreparation courses, and visit graduateschools that offer programs in their areaof interest.

At Ripon, you will have limitlessopportunities to conduct and presentindependent research and collaboratewith �aculty as they pursue answers totoday’s most pressing questions.

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cOmPetitive fOreNSicSFounded in 1913, the Ripon College Forensics Team performs at the highest levels

of collegiate forensics and competes at the district and national tournaments of the

American Forensic Association (AFA), and other regional and national

invitational tournaments, such as the Mid-America Forensic

League (MAFL) and the National Forensic Association (NFA).

The team travels across the country and over the past

decade has appeared at tournaments in places such as

Long Beach, California; Lincoln, Nebraska; Austin, Texas;

and Ithaca, NewYork.

Do you ha�e a particular interest in comicsand anime? Or perhaps your passion is�aya�ing or Call of Duty? Our residence life staffpromotes themed housing, so at Ripon you canconnect with other students who share yourenthusiasm and create ali�ing group where you all can li�ein close pro�imity and share your interestand lifestyle.

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“My goal is to become a pro�essor and

teach science the same way they do at

Ripon. The pro�essors do a lot o� research

on their own and still run extremely

interesting classes.”

“I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago.A debilitating myth in those kinds oftowns is that college is something youcan only accomplish, achieve andgo to if you’ve somehow been ableto academically excel and get a fullride. The myth isn’t true. It is completelypossible to go to a school like Ripon andget a fantastic education.”

“I majored in chemistry

and history with a minor

in economics. I think

the humanities have

a very important

place in teaching

critical-thinking and

writing skills. That’s

why I continue to take

history courses and

participate in �orensics.

These activities �orce me to

think outside o� the basic

box that is science. It’s

really important to step

outside your general field

o� knowledge. Otherwise,

you don’t really know how

to do much o� anything

else.”

SCHOLARSHIPSScholarships of up to $5,000 per year

are available for students who

compete as a member of

the Ripon College

Forensics Team.

“At Ripon, I did more hands-on work than I

probably could have at any other school.

This experience is invaluable. At bigger

schools, you might get more access to big-

name professors and big-time research, but

it is often the professor

accomplishing those

things rather than

the students.”

At the left is a computer

model of a glyco

hydrolytic enzyme at the

center of David’s research

of alternate energy

sources.

$5,000

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Anthropology

Art History

Biology

Business Management

Chemistry

Classical Studies

Communication

Communication and Civic Advocacy

Computer Science

Dramatic Literature

Early Childhood Education

Economics

Educational Studies

English

Entrepreneurship

Environmental Biology

French

German

Health

History

Latin

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Law and Society

Mathematics

Museum Studies

Music

National Security Studies

Nonprofit Management

Philosophy

Physics

Politics and Government

Psychology

Religion

Socially Responsible Leadership

Sociology

Spanish

Studio Art

Theatre

Theatre Production

Women’s and Gender Studies

Forestry and Environmental Studies

Government Service

Journalism

Library and Information Science

Military Leadership

Ministry

Pre�PrOfeSSiONAl PrOGrAmS

miNOrS

Ripon College, in some cases, partners with another institutionto provide the necessary education tomeet degree requirements.

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Pre-Engineering

Pre-Law

SocialWork

Pre-Med & Health SciencesChiropracticMedicineDentistryMedical TechnologyMedicine, Allopathic and OsteopathicNursing and Allied HealthOptometryPharmacyPhysical Therapy and Corrective TherapyPhysician AssistantPodiatryVeterinary Medicine

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“Ripon’s small-collegeenvironment lets instructors andstudents interact with eachother in a really personal way –both inside and outside of theclassroom. We get to know ourstudents individually and knowwhat their interests are. We cansense when something is goingwrong in their lives, but alsowhen things are going well.”

“Our physics and pre-engineering students are able toapproach problems in a morecreative way and see things �romlots o� di��erent perspectives.O�tentimes, companies orgraduate schools are veryexcited about our studentsbecause they understand thesame basic principles o� anengineer but can come up withnew solutions.”

kNOP ScHOlArSHiPStudents studying science may be eligible for a prestigious four-year, full-tuitionscholarship thanks to the late HarryW. Knop Jr., Ripon College Class of 1942. Inaddition to recognizing and supporting students who plan to major in the field ofnatural science or mathematics, the Knop Scholars Program supports student andadviser summer research and students’off-campus educational opportunities.

o� Ripon

College classes

have �ewer than

20 students.

3�2 eNGiNeeriNGPrOGrAmThe 3-2 engineering program combinesthree years of the liberal arts at Riponwith two years of engineering atRensselaer Polytechnic Institute orWashington Uni�ersity.

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“I’m primarily a scenic designer with a secondary emphasison lighting design. The two, of course, go together. I learnedtraditional methods of scene design, but I try to keep up withcutting-edge technology. I do sort of a combination of the two.While I do 3D modeling, I still draw things by hand.”

Dalziel competes intriathlons and aims atcompeting in IronmanWorld Championships

“One advantage of asmall school like RiponCollege, especially inthe Theatre Department,is that we rely heavilyon students to helpus run our productionseason. Students mayget opportunitiesthat are simplyunavailable at largerinstitutions. At Ripon,our undergraduates getdesign work, they getacting roles. … Freshmancan get on stage rightfrom the get-go. Wewelcome everyone fromday 1.”

STUDENT : FACULTYRATIO

did yOU kNOw?Se�en-time Grammy Award winner AlJarreau and big-time Hollywood actorHarrison Ford both attended RiponCollege? Scholarships of up to $5,000per year are a�ailable to students whoparticipate in the fine arts.

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& sCHOlaRsHipRipon College is widely recognized as an institutionthat fosters student research and scholarship. We’dlike to think this tradition is a major reason why ourstudents excel so quickly upon graduating.

Our intentionally small size and 100-percentdedication to undergraduate education allowsfaculty the flexibility necessary to connect with you asmentors, teachers, collaborators and colleagues.

Ripon College students working with faculty inchemistry and biology have contributed to majorresearch undertakings sponsored by the NationalScience Foundation, American Chemical Society andmore, and have had their work featured in NatureProtocols Exchange and other publications. Their workhas extraordinary variety, everything from the processof creating new biodegradable plastics to exploringthe energy potential of a termite’s gut.

Students in the humanities regularly travel to literature,classics, drama, politics and government and otherconferences to present the work they’ve undertakenat Ripon College. Over the past year alone, a numberof students have had their work published, and agroup of history majors even had a book published in2014.

reSeArcH

receNt mcNAir ScHOlArS'reSeArcH iNterNSHiPSChildhood Obesity and Socioeconomic

Status: A Global Perspective – UniversityofWisconsin-Madison

What’s in aWord? TeacherWord Choice and

Observed Effectiveness – University ofVirginia

Media, Childhood Vaccinations and Autism

– Ripon College

Improving Electrochromic Films Using

Nanotechnologies – Northern IllinoisUniversity

School of Public Health – Medical Collegeand Graduate School ofWisconsin

Chemistry of Materials for Renewable

Energy Program – University ofWisconsin-Madison

Public Health in Buffalo County –WisconsinArea Health Education Center System

Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology

Program – University of Chicago

JUSt A few 2014GrAdUAte ScHOOl/reSeArcH PlAcemeNtSSchool Psychology Ph.D. program,

University of Nebraska

Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program,

University ofWyoming

Biology Ph.D. program,

City University of NewYork

Engineering Physics,

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Museum Studies,

Baylor University

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The residential experience is integral to li�e at Ripon College. Some o� your finest teacherswill be �ellow students, with whom you will �orm li�elong �riendships, learn tolerance o�personal di��erences and develop character and leadership skills.

HOUSiNG

OF STUDENTS LIvEON CAMPUS.

92%

All residence hall rooms arefurnished with beds, desks, deskchairs, dressers, cable TV hook-upand high-speed Internet access.

Find great ideas for furnishingand accessorizing your room here:pinterest.com/riponcollege

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Eight residence halls on campus o��er a variety o� living options. first-year women maylive in Tri-Dorms (Evans, Shaler or Wright Halls), pictured here, or Johnson Hall, picturedbelow le�t.

All first-year men traditionally live inScott Hall, pictured above.

ACADEMIC & PRE-PROFESSIONALAnthropology AssociationArmchair AssociationHola ClubInternational Relations Club Pre-Professional Society of

Medicine & Health Sciences Society of Physics StudentsPre-Law Society of Ripon

College Speakers Bureau Student Education Association

COMMuNIty SERvICE & SOCIAL AwARENESSAmnesty International Circle K EcoREPSEnvironmental Group of RiponSierra ClubSpeakers BureauStudents for Animal WelfareStudent Volunteers Blue

Mountain Project

POLItICALCollege DemocratsCollege GreensCollege RepublicansYoung Americans for Liberty

MuLtICuLtuRALBlack Student UnionCultural Diversity ClubQueer Straight Alliance

StuDENt MEDIABook ClubCollege Days (newspaper)Crimson (yearbook)Parallax (literary journal)Student Media & Activities

CommitteeWRPN-FM (radio)

INtRAMuRAL SPORtSAerobicsBasketballBowlingDodgeballFloor HockeyFlag FootballKickballRacquetballIndoor SoccerCoed SoftballTennisUltimate FrisbeeVolleyballInner Tube Water Polo

SPORtS & RECREAtIONEquestrian Club Fencing Club Martial Arts ClubMen’s Lacrosse Club Paintball Club Ripon Outdoor Club (ROC)rRRumbaRugby Club Ultimate Frisbee Women’s Boxing ClubWomen’s Lacrosse Club

FRAtERNItIES & SORORItIESAlpha Chi OmegaAlpha Delta PiKappa DeltaPhi Kappa Pi (Merriman)Phi Delta ThetaSigma ChiTheta ChiTheta Sigma Tau

SPECIAL INtEREStArt Opening Jamboree

EnthusiastsBook ClubCampus Christian FellowshipDebate TeamEthics Bowl TeamForensicsMiss Ripon College Charity

PageantParanormal Science SocietySecular Student Alliance

MuSIC ENSEMBLES & GROuPSChoral UnionCollegium MusicumDrumlineJazz EnsembleMusic Appreciation SocietyOrchestraPep BandSymphonic Wind Ensemble

AND orgANizAtioNs

Almost all of the clubs you see listed here

began with a vision from an enterprising

student. The thing is: if there isn’t a club to

support your interests at Ripon College, you

can grab a couple of friends and start one.

StuDENt CLuBS

AthLEtICS

riPoN College Athletes Are — first AND foremost — DeDiCAteD AND tAleNteD stuDeNts.

Student-athletes at Ripon play their sport

for the love of the game, not for the

money. As a Division III NCAA school,

many of our student-athletes have

earned scholarships as a result of their

success in the classroom; and 98 percent

of them receive financial aid to attend

Ripon.

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n baseball (men’s)

n basketball (men’s & women’s)

n cycling (men’s & women’s)

n cross country(men’s & women’s)

n dance (women’s)

n football (men’s)

n softball (women’s)

n soccer (men’s & women’s)

n swimming and diving(men’s & women’s)

n tennis (men’s & women’s)

n indoor track and field(men’s & women’s)

n outdoor track and field(men’s & women’s)

n volleyball (women’s)

Varsity athLetic teams

Division III student-athletes, like ours atRipon, have the highest graduationrates of the NCAA’s three divisions, andthey regularly outpace non-athletesin the completion of degrees. Riponbelieves athletics are an integral part ofour students’ educational experience.That is why athletics at Ripon arereferred to as co-curricular — notextracurricular — activities.

A+ AtHleteSA+ Athletes at Ripon College are the norm, not the exception.They understand the value of the student-athlete philosophyandmake themost of the opportunities Ripon provides to helpthem succeed in the classroom and on the courts, on the fields,in the pool and on the trails and tracks.

Ripon student-athletes don’t merely succeed; they excel—beyond their sport— in life.

Find out more about our A+ Athletes: ripon.edu/athletes

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JonathanMuras�as ’78Professor, Pediatrics & OB/Gyn,

Loyola University Medical Center

For the past three years, Ripon College hasmaintained a 100 percent placement ratefor graduates see�ing acceptance tomedicalschool. Our long-term a�eragemedical schoolplacement rate is around 80 percent – twicethe national a�erage.

RIPON’S ACCEPTANCERATE TO MEDICAL

SCHOOL IS

WitH tHe Help Of RipOn faCUltY,CaReeR seRviCes and OURvast alUmni netWORK , YOURpOssibilities aRe limitless.

BeyONdriPON

Ripon College graduates excel and findenjoyment in a variety o� pro�essions — someclosely related to their majors and some vastlydi��erent. The true value o� Ripon’s liberal artsand sciences education is reflected in the broad“hire-ability” o� our students and the immediatecontributions they go on to make at every levelo� society.

* The four-year graduation guarantee is valid for students who remain in good ac demic standing and do not

changemajors late in their four years. Ripon College will forgive the tuition for a ninth semester for any student

unable to complete his or her degree because required courses were not available.

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emPlOyerS Of receNtGrAdUAteS iNclUde:3M Company

Abbott Laboratories

Accenture

Aflac Insurance

Alzheimer’s Association

America Votes

American Girl

American Heart Association

American Theatre Company

AmeriCorps

Ameriprise Financial

Apple Valley Veterinary Clinic

Associated Bank

Bay Port High School

Beaver Dam High School

Bellin Sports Medicine

BMO Harris Bank

Capitol One

Chicago Public Schools

Children’s Hospital ofWisconsin

Coca Cola

Covance Laboratories Inc.

Department of Health & Human Services

Dolphin Research Center

Edward Jones Investments

Environmental Protection Agency

Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Law Enforcement

Green Bay Packers

Habitat for Humanity

Infinity Healthcare

Internal Revenue Service

Kaukauna Public Schools

Kohler Company

The Marcus Corporation Foundation Inc.

Mayo Clinic

Milwaukee Admirals

Milwaukee Ballet

Milwaukee County Zoo

Minnesota Public Radio

Minnesota State Legislature

National Forensic League

NASA

Nebraska State Patrol Crime Lab

Oscar Mayer Company

Peace Corps

Peninsula Players

Prairie Restorations Inc.

Schneider National Inc.

Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center

Target Corporation

Teach for America

U.S. Bank

U.S. Department of State

Waukesha School District

Wells Fargo Bank

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Wisconsin Historical Society

GrAdUAte ScHOOlSOf receNt GrAdUAteSiNclUde:Boston University

Bucknell University

Cambridge University

The Chicago School of Professional

Psychology

Clemson University

Colorado State University

Columbia College Chicago

GeorgeWashington University

Georgetown University

Iowa State University

Jacksonville University

London School of Economics

Loyola University Chicago

Marquette University

Medical College ofWisconsin

Michigan State University

Missouri State University

Northern Illinois University

Northwestern University of Health Sciences

Pennsylvania State University

Princeton University

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine &

Science

Rush University

Scripps College

Seattle Pacific University

Texas A&M University

Thomas M. Cooley Law School

University of California-Irvine

University of California-Berkeley

University of California-Davis

University of California-Santa Barbara

University of Georgia

University of Illinois-Chicago

University of Iowa

University of Minnesota

University of Notre Dame

University of Pennsylvania

University of Rochester

University of Tennessee

University ofWashington

University ofWisconsin

Valparaiso University

Washington State University

Yale University

OF RIPON COLLEGE ALUMNI ARE EMPLOYED OR IN GRADUATESCHOOL WITHIN SIx MONTHS OF GRADUATION.

cAreer PlANNiNGCareer planning at Ripon starts before your

first semester begins. You are assigned a

faculty adviser, and, together, you will set

goals and construct a plan to reach them.

Students receive support with career

exploration, course registration, resumé

and cover letter writing, internship and

job searches, and more. Programming is

available to prepare you to compete in the

job market, including mock interviews,

job and internship fairs, workshops and

networking receptions with recruiters.

In addition, you may apply to join a

week-long Career Discovery Tour to meet

successful alumni and friends where they

work and learn about various career paths.

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