Ridgewater Rankings and Evaluation

Community Colleges

#17 in Community Colleges

Ridgewater College is ranked 17^th in Community Colleges.

The following statements evaluate Ridgewater College by comparing key academic facts to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Minnesota.

Its tuition & fees of $6,121 is comparable to similar schools.
It has relatively small number of students of 3,148.
The financial aid amount ($5,063) is higher.
It offers very diverse area of study (110 programs).

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees of Ridgewater are $6,121 (out-of-state rate) and it is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Minnesota.

Ridgewater College $6,121

All U.S. Colleges $17,692

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges $8,177

2-4 Years Colleges $13,123

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Minnesota $6,169

Graduation Rate

The average graduation rate at Ridgewater is 50% and it is extremely higher (most students completed in-time) compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Minnesota.

Ridgewater College 50%

All U.S. Colleges 56%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 34%

2-4 Years Colleges 47%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Minnesota 34%

Transfer-out Rate

The average transfer-out rate at Ridgewater is 14% and it is much lower (most first-time students continue to attend) compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Minnesota.

Ridgewater College 14%

All U.S. Colleges 21%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 17%

2-4 Years Colleges 16%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Minnesota 24%

Retention Rate

The average retention rate at Ridgewater is 70% and it is extremely higher (most students continue to attend) compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Minnesota.

Ridgewater College 70%

All U.S. Colleges 69%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 61%

2-4 Years Colleges 65%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Minnesota 57%

Student Population

The total student population at Ridgewater is 3,148 and its population relatively small compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Minnesota.

Ridgewater College 3,148

All U.S. Colleges 2,931

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 5,796

2-4 Years Colleges 3,035

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Minnesota 3,638

Financial Aid Amount

The average amount of financial aid received at Ridgewater is $5,063 which is 82.72% of tuition & fees. The rate of the financial aid over its tuition is higher compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Minnesota.

Ridgewater College $5,063

All U.S. Colleges $7,676

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges $4,837

2-4 Years Colleges $4,948

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Minnesota $4,605

Student to Faculty Ratio

The students to faculty ratio at Ridgewater is 19 to 1 and the ratio is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Minnesota.

Ridgewater College 19 to 1

All U.S. Colleges 15 to 1

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 18 to 1

2-4 Years Colleges 17 to 1

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Minnesota 20 to 1

Number of Programs

Ridgewater offers 110 programs and it means very diverse area of study compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Minnesota.

Ridgewater College 110

All U.S. Colleges 37

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 68

2-4 Years Colleges 39

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Minnesota 76

Number of Online Programs

Ridgewater offers 39 online programs and it means very diverse online programs compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Minnesota.