Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,184
Graduate Enrollment: 0
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Highest degree awarded: Associate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Town: Remote (in urban cluster more than 35 miles from an urbanized area)
Two-year, medium // mixed part/full-time

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 0%

Male/Female: 49% / 51% (2017)

First generation college students: 31.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 9.2% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.7% (2015)

Test scores for admission:


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 24.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 10.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 5.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 3.5% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 76.1%
Black: 4.9%
Hispanic: 12.0%
Asian: 1.7%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.5%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.3%
2+ races: 3.3%
Non-resident alien: 0.4%
Unknown race: 0.8%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $15,881
In-State tuition: $5,915
Out-of-State tuition: $5,915

Estimated books and supplies: $1,200 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board:
Estimated on-campus other fees:

Estimated off-campus room & board: $7,720 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $0 (2022)

Average Family Income: $60,775 (2017)
Median Family Income: $37,534 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 33.7%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 29.2%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $12,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $127 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $9,472
$30k-48k $9,636
$48k-75k $11,203
$75k-110k $14,766
$110k+ $15,779

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 0%
6-year graduation rate: 0%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 96.7% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $12,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $6,500 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $9,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $9,500 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 66.9% (2015)
@3 year 72.4% (2017)
@5 year 78.2% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 45.8% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 51.8% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $35,798 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $41,590 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Associate's Degree Agriculture, General. 2
Associate's Degree Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 23 $9,885 $105 $35,560 ($2,963) $45,025 ($3,752)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Precision Metal Working. 34 $9,750 $103 $40,076 ($3,340) $49,456 ($4,121)
Associate's Degree Precision Metal Working. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Design and Applied Arts. 13
Associate's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Health and Medical Administrative Services. 2
Associate's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 16 $25,902 $237 $28,855 ($2,405) $35,471 ($2,956)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 13
Associate's Degree Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 50
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 3
Associate's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 9
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 15
Associate's Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 10
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services. 8
Associate's Degree Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services. 5
Associate's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 89 $23,062 $162 $53,596 ($4,466) $65,525 ($5,460)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. 30 $23,755 $191 $39,267 ($3,272) $35,126 ($2,927)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Accounting and Related Services. 2
Associate's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 11
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. 6
Associate's Degree Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 1
Associate's Degree Marketing. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. 1
Associate's Degree General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. 15
Associate's Degree Computer Software and Media Applications. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 1
Associate's Degree Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. 19 $9,750 $101 $20,857 ($1,738) $26,494 ($2,208)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 15
Associate's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 18
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Teaching Assistants/Aides. 3
Associate's Degree Teaching Assistants/Aides. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. 12 $57,673 ($4,806)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 2
Associate's Degree Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. 42 $17,196 $159 $53,826 ($4,486) $73,847 ($6,154)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 1
Associate's Degree Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 5
Associate's Degree Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 5
Associate's Degree Legal Support Services. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 7
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 186 $11,389 $116 $28,772 ($2,398) $39,285 ($3,274)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma International/Global Studies. 1
Associate's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 17 $49,388 ($4,116)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Carpenters. 9
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. 16 $43,305 ($3,609)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Agricultural Business and Management. 40 $10,697 $114 $39,165 ($3,264) $49,099 ($4,092)
Associate's Degree Agricultural Business and Management. 10
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Agricultural Production Operations. 9
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Plant Sciences. 12
Associate's Degree Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 11
Associate's Degree Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. 3
Associate's Degree Computer Programming. 7


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $72,144
Full time faculty: 60%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 19.0

School's endowment start of year: $2,422,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $3,257,000 (2022)