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Ridgewater College is a public institution located in Willmar, Minnesota. Willmar is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

11 Undergraduate Degrees

Where Is Ridgewater College?

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Contact details for Ridgewater College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2101 15Th Ave Nw, Willmar, MN 56201
Phone: 800-722-1151
Website: www.ridgewater.edu

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How Do I Get Into Ridgewater College?

You can apply to Ridgewater College online at: https://eservices.minnstate.edu/adm/public/studentWelcome?campusId=308

Ridgewater College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Ridgewater College?

31% Take Out Loans
0.1% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Ridgewater College, approximately 31% of students took out student loans averaging $5,178 a year. That adds up to $20,712 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Ridgewater College is 0.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Ridgewater College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,578 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,846 undergraduate students at Ridgewater College, with 1,578 being full-time and 1,268 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,578 full-time undergraduates at Ridgewater College, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Ridgewater College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 26
Black or African American 66
Hispanic or Latino 152
White 1,245
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 85

Over 8 countries are represented at Ridgewater College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Mexico, Nigeria, and Finland.

Online Learning at Ridgewater College

1,177 Took All Classes Online
2,088 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 2,088 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Ridgewater College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 9th most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Ridgewater College Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
General Computer Programming 5 1 6
Network & System Administration/Administrator 4 0 4
Web & Multimedia Design 1 0 1
Computer & IS Security 0 0 0
Computer Support Specialist 0 0 0
TOTAL 10 1 11

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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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