Visit Policies and Notifications

Current Visit Policies and Notifications
for Ripon College Office of Admission

📝 Registration Policy: To help us prepare the best visit day possible, we request you register in advance for any campus visit experience. Prospective students can view and register for all upcoming visit opportunities at ripon.edu/admission/visit or call 920-748-8709. We look forward to welcoming you to Ripon!

❌ Visit Cancellation Policy: If you need to cancel, reschedule, or will arrive late for your campus visit, we ask you to contact us at 920-748-8709 or email adminfo@ripon.edu as soon as possible. We put a lot of work into planning your visit day so we appreciate the heads up if you're not planning to join us. Thank you!

📅 Visit Options: Ripon College currently has two visit options available for prospective students this summer.

🏫 Appointment and Tour - A great introductory visit to Ripon College. Go on tour with a campus ambassador and then meet with an admission counselor. Total duration is approximately two hours.
This visit option cannot include a faculty appointment or classroom observation.

👩‍👩‍👦‍👦 Saturday Sneak Peeks - Join a small group of visitors and receive a high level overview of Ripon College campus life and then go on tour with an ambassador. Total duration is approximately two hours.
This visit option cannot include a faculty appointment or classroom observation.

😷 COVID-19 / Masking Policy: If you have been diagnosed with COVID-19, have symptoms of COVID-19, or are feeling ill in general, we ask you wait to schedule a campus visit. We’ll still be here for you to visit once you've recovered!

You can read President Folse's most recent COVID-19 statement here.

Ripon College is mask optional in all indoor spaces on campus, including classrooms and laboratory spaces. We ask you bring a mask with you to campus in case there is a sudden shift in policy. If you need a face mask when you arrive on campus, we are happy to provide one for you. Thank you for being prepared to help keep our community safe and healthy!

🚗 Transportation: The Ripon College Office of Admission does not provide transportation to or from campus. Campus visitors are expected to provide their own transportation during their campus visit day. If you need transportation while you are in town, we encourage visitors to use Ripon Taxi (920-748-5599). Since Ripon is a smaller town, we do not have consistent Uber or Lyft drivers and it is not a guarantee they will be available to use.

If you are flying into Wisconsin to visit Ripon, students and their guests must arrange their own transportation to campus via a rental vehicle or other means. The two closest airports to campus are MKE - Milwaukee and ATW - Appleton.

🛎️ Hotels Accommodations: If you are planning to stay overnight before or after your campus visit, we recommend guests stay at the Cobblestone Suites (approximately two miles from campus) or the Mapes Hotel (a short walk from campus in downtown Ripon). Both of these hotels should honor a discount if you tell them you're visiting campus.

🦽 Accessibility Options: The Ripon College Office of Admission wants to provide excellent accessible opportunities to all students and guests. If you need a sign-language interpreter (request at least two weeks in advance) or an accessible tour route for a person with physical disabilities, you can request these during your visit registration process. Our general campus tour takes approximately an hour and half, is approximately a mile long, and features hills/slopes of varying difficulty.

☎️ Contact us: If you have any questions about visiting campus or our safety measures, contact us at 920-748-8709 or adminfo@ripon.edu.