Ripon College vs Bennington College

Ripon College and Bennington College, two distinct institutions of higher learning, offer unique educational experiences to their students. Ripon, a private liberal arts college in Wisconsin, boasts a 70% acceptance rate and a student body of around 1,000 undergraduates. Bennington, a private liberal arts college in Vermont, has a more selective admissions process with a 35% acceptance rate and a smaller student body of approximately 700 undergraduates. While both colleges offer a diverse range of academic programs, Ripon is known for its strengths in the natural sciences, social sciences, and business, while Bennington is renowned for its programs in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Explore the detailed comparison table below to discover more about the differences in acceptance rates, popular majors, student body demographics, graduation rates, and other key factors that set these two institutions apart.

	Bennington College	Ripon College
Overview
Location	Bennington, Vermont	Ripon, Wisconsin
Campus setting	Town: Distant	Town: Distant
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	84.0%	72.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	66.9%	79.8%
Application fees	$85	$30
SAT range	N/A	940 - 1160
ACT range	N/A	20 - 27
Students submitting SAT score		10.0%
Students submitting ACT score		62.0%
Total number of applicants	1,726	2,486
Total number of admissions given out	1,155	1,983
Admitted students who chose to enroll	249	247
Yield rate	21.6%	12.5%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Not required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$80,648	$57,200
Average net price	$35,569	$21,734
Tuition	$58,848	$47,800
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $9,350 Meal plan: $7,860	Room/dormitory: $4,530 Meal plan: $4,560
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	99.0% Average amount $43,739	100.0% Average amount $36,789
Students receiving federal student loan	60.0% Average amount $5,083	79.0% Average amount $5,232
Students taking out private loans	4.0% Average amount $33,561	16.0% Average amount $13,915

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	771 Men 35.5% Women 64.5%	810 Men 50.2% Women 49.8%
Graduate students	113 Men 20.4% Women 79.6%	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	N/A
International students	15.5%	1.6%
Campus local/setting	Town: Distant	Town: Distant
Dormitory capacity	769	952
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Visual & Performing Arts Social Sciences Foreign Languages and Literatures English Language and Literature Public Administration and Social Service	Biological and Biomedical Sciences Physical Science Social Sciences Education Psychology
Students to faculty ratio	10:1	14:1
Institutional accreditation	New England Commission on Higher Education	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	67.8%	62.0%
Dropout rate	7.5%	38.0%
Transferred out	24.8%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	English Language and Literature/Letters, Other (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $41,354 Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $33,127 Visual and Performing Arts, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $14,867 Year 2: $17,950 Year 3: $15,066 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $21,964 Year 3: N/A Literature (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $20,202 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $15,302 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Music (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,599 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,869 Year 2: $34,704 Year 3: $44,323 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $31,133 Year 3: $42,581 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $22,399 Year 2: $28,598 Year 3: $32,733 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,523 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,277 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,328 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,366 Year 2: $43,426 Year 3: N/A History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $28,598 Year 3: N/A

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