After Ripon College: graduation, pay and debt
Ripon, Wisconsin · Private · 688 undergrads
60% of Ripon College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $55,453 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $27,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$55.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
60%
finish within six years.
54%
finish in four years.
72%
of first-years come back for year two.
$27k
median federal debt at graduation.
75%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
54%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
60%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
72%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
48%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
67%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
232
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
63%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
22%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
218
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$46,732
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$55,453
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
68%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$27,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$19,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$22,032
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$19,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
75%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
80%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
85%
Defaulted on their loans within 3 yearsCollege Scorecard, earlier release
0.4%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers