Registration and Enrollment Policy: 

To register for Summer Orientation, a student must be a deposited member of the incoming class. 

Orientation is a mandatory experience for all incoming first year students.

Students must register to attend this event. There is a registration fee of $100.

While orientation is considered mandatory, we understand if a student has family, emergency, or unforeseen events that do not allow them to attend orientation. If you cannot attend orientation, please contact the Office of Admissions at adminfo@ripon.edu as soon as possible so we can discuss alternative options for your course registration and orientation experience. 

Non-immediate family guests such as friends or significant others are ineligible to attend Summer Orientation. You are not allowed to bring pets to orientation. We do request if you need to bring more than two family members you contact us at 920-748-8709 as soon as possible.

Transportation and Overnight Information: 

Ripon College does not provide transportation to and from campus for students/families attending Summer Orientation.

For planning out-of-state travel to Wisconsin, the two closest airports to campus are:

Any families arriving to Ripon the night before or staying the night after orientation can find great hotels in Ripon. We recommend all family guests stay at the Cobblestone Suites or the Mapes Hotel in Ripon. Both of these hotels should honor a discount if you tell them you're visiting campus.