Ridgewater College Business Programs

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

Where Is Ridgewater College?

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

How Do I Get Into Ridgewater College?

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

Since Ridgewater College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Ridgewater College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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

There are 2,846 undergraduate students at Ridgewater College, with 1,578 being full-time and 1,268 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

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

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

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.

This school is the 21st most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Ridgewater College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	20%
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	7%
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	88%

Ridgewater College Business Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	0	13	13	26
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	0	14	1	15
Accounting	0	11	1	12
Farm/Farm & Ranch Management	0	2	9	11
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	8	0	8
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	0	5	0	5
Entrepreneurship	3	0	0	3
General Business/Commerce	0	3	0	3
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	0	0	0	0
Business & Office Technology	0	0	0	0
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	3	56	24	83

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.