Ripon College vs University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Ripon College is a private (not-for-profit) and University of Wisconsin-Madison is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Ripon College has more expensive tuition & fees ($50,700) than University of Wisconsin-Madison ($40,603).
It is harder to admit to University of Wisconsin-Madison than Ripon College.
University of Wisconsin-Madison has a higher submitted SAT score (1,120) than Ripon College (1,120).
University of Wisconsin-Madison has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Ripon College (23).
University of Wisconsin-Madison has more students with 48,956 students while Ripon College has 766 students.
Ripon College has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while University of Wisconsin-Madison's ratio is 18 to 1.
University of Wisconsin-Madison has more full-time faculties with 3,724 faculties while Ripon College has 52 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Ripon College and University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Ripon College	vs.	University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ripon, Wisconsin	Location	Madison, Wisconsin
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$50,700	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,205 Out-Of-State$40,603
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	48%
$38,188	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$12,757

83.97 %	Acceptance Rates	43.00 %
12.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	29.00 %
1,120	SAT Score	1,450
23	ACT Score	30
56 %	Graduation Rate	89 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
76 %	Retention Rate	94 %
766	Student Population	48,956
52	Number of Faculties	3,724
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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