Graduates of Ripon College earn median 4-year earnings of $50,210, placing Ripon College in the 10.4 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Ripon College #987 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. This outcome reflects both the college's social-sciences focus and its ability to position graduates into stable career pathways that generate solid long-term financial returns relative to the cost of attendance. The earnings pattern centers on Social Sciences, which shapes the institution's economic signature. Psychology, General is the largest program with 20 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $50,762, representing 1.0x the national benchmark for the field. The Biology, General program graduates 15 students earning $48,508, while Political Science and Kinesiology round out the core program portfolio with 14 and 13 graduates respectively. These programs collectively demonstrate how Ripon College's concentrated program mix translates into predictable, competitive earnings outcomes for graduates entering fields aligned with regional and national labor-market demand.
Graduates of Ripon College earn median 4-year earnings of $50,210, placing Ripon College in the 10.4 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Ripon College #987 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. This outcome reflects both the college's social-sciences focus and its ability to position graduates into stable career pathways that generate solid long-term financial returns relative to the cost of attendance. The earnings pattern centers on Social Sciences, which shapes the institution's economic signature. Psychology, General is the largest program with 20 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $50,762, representing 1.0x the national benchmark for the field. The Biology, General program graduates 15 students earning $48,508, while Political Science and Kinesiology round out the core program portfolio with 14 and 13 graduates respectively. These programs collectively demonstrate how Ripon College's concentrated program mix translates into predictable, competitive earnings outcomes for graduates entering fields aligned with regional and national labor-market demand.
Latest FE earnings field: 10-year
Lower quartile, 10-year field
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Graduates of Ripon College earn median 4-year earnings of $50,210, placing Ripon College in the 10.4 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Ripon College #987 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. This outcome reflects both the college's social-sciences focus and its ability to position graduates into stable career pathways that generate solid long-term financial returns relative to the cost of attendance. The earnings pattern centers on Social Sciences, which shapes the institution's economic signature. Psychology, General is the largest program with 20 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $50,762, representing 1.0x the national benchmark for the field. The Biology, General program graduates 15 students earning $48,508, while Political Science and Kinesiology round out the core program portfolio with 14 and 13 graduates respectively. These programs collectively demonstrate how Ripon College's concentrated program mix translates into predictable, competitive earnings outcomes for graduates entering fields aligned with regional and national labor-market demand.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
Ripon College's program mix is anchored in Social Sciences, reflecting the institution's liberal arts identity. Psychology, General is the largest program with 20 graduates, followed by Biology, General, Political Science, Kinesiology, and Communication and Media Studies. Across 14 total programs, 0 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold, offering a focused portfolio aligned with the college's residential liberal arts mission. The strongest earnings outcomes cluster in applied and professional fields. Political Science graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $68,800 with 14 graduates, while Business/Commerce, General delivers $61,701 across 11 graduates. Psychology, General and Biology, General round out the higher-earning programs with median 4-year earnings of $50,762 and $48,508 respectively. These outcomes reflect the college's strength in fields where employers actively recruit liberal arts graduates and where early-career advancement is steady. Several of these programs represent high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the workforce directly and earnings reflect national labor-market outcomes. Others, particularly in humanities and social science subfields, may lead toward graduate study or professional school, where four-year earnings undercount lifetime trajectory. The supply and demand for college graduates provides context for how Ripon College's dominant program families align with labor-market demand and wage trends across sectors.
Upper quartile, 10-year field
Graduates of Ripon College earn median 4-year earnings of $50,210, placing Ripon College in the 10.4 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Ripon College #987 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. This outcome reflects both the college's social-sciences focus and its ability to position graduates into stable career pathways that generate solid long-term financial returns relative to the cost of attendance. The earnings pattern centers on Social Sciences, which shapes the institution's economic signature. Psychology, General is the largest program with 20 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $50,762, representing 1.0x the national benchmark for the field. The Biology, General program graduates 15 students earning $48,508, while Political Science and Kinesiology round out the core program portfolio with 14 and 13 graduates respectively. These programs collectively demonstrate how Ripon College's concentrated program mix translates into predictable, competitive earnings outcomes for graduates entering fields aligned with regional and national labor-market demand.
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