Quad

Head-to-head

Westminster
Ripon

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Ripon's grants cover 63% of its full price on average, vs. 52% at Westminster

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Westminster is more diverse (index 0.42 vs. 0.36)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Westminster has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Ripon (38% vs. 34%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Ripon graduates 4 pts more of its students than Westminster (61% vs. 57%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Ripon grads earn $2.7K more ten years out than Westminster's ($54,902 vs. $52,199)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Ripon costs about $1.1K less per year on average than Westminster ($23,824 vs. $24,914, all students)

    Average cost, all students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Westminster admits 79%, Ripon 80%; Ripon's yield is higher, at 11%.

Acceptance rate
Westminster79%
Ripon80%
Quad's selectivity
  • WestminsterAccessible
  • RiponAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Westminster
990–1250
Ripon
980–1270
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • WestminsterRigor and tests very important36%
  • RiponGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Westminster and Ripon are about the same size; Westminster has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Westminster638
Ripon688
Pell Grant share
Westminster38%
Ripon34%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Westminster, and Biology/Biological Sciences at Ripon; Westminster has 9 students per faculty member to Ripon's 12.

Students per faculty member
Westminster9 to 1
Ripon12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • WestminsterBusiness Administration and Management, General13%
  • RiponBiology/Biological Sciences, General10%

What each costs

Ripon costs about $1.1K less a year than Westminster on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Westminster$24.9K
Ripon$23.8K
Aid generosity
Westminster52%
Ripon63%

What each pays off

Ripon's former students earn more, a median $54.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Westminster$52.2K
Ripon$54.9K
Graduation rate
Westminster57%
Ripon61%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • WestminsterGrowing+71%
  • RiponGrowing+32%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;Westminster College Common Data Set 2017–18, Fall 2017;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why