Match #1
Ripon College
Ripon, WI
Profile closeness76/100
Admit rate80%
- 688 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 59%, close to 58%
- Enrollment 688 students, close to 531
The colleges most similar to Northland College are Ripon College, Maranatha Baptist University, and Mount Mary University. Northland College admits 58% of applicants; 10 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Northland College. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Northland College
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Match #2
Maranatha Baptist University
Watertown, WI
Profile closeness74/100
Admit rate72%
- 541 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Fringe
- Enrollment 541 students, close to 531
- Graduation rate 66%, close to 58%
Match #3
Mount Mary University
Milwaukee, WI
Profile closeness73/100
Admit rate62%
- 631 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 54%, close to 58%
- Enrollment 631 students, close to 531
Match #4
Wisconsin Lutheran College
Milwaukee, WI
Profile closeness71/100
Admit rate78%
- 943 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 66%, close to 58%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #5
Beloit College
Beloit, WI
Profile closeness66/100
Admit rate63%
- 926 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Acceptance rate 63%, close to 58%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #6
Edgewood College
Madison, WI
Profile closeness63/100
Admit rate76%
- 1,107 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 61%, close to 58%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #7
Viterbo University
La Crosse, WI
Profile closeness61/100
Admit rate72%
- 1,249 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 63%, close to 58%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #8
Alverno College
Milwaukee, WI
Profile closeness61/100
Admit rate86%
- 631 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 631 students, close to 531
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #9
Marian University-Wisconsin
Fond Du Lac, WI
Profile closeness61/100
Admit rate75%
- 1,010 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #10
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee, WI
Profile closeness58/100
Admit rate59%
- 2,654 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 63%, close to 58%
- Acceptance rate 59%, close to 58%
Questions about Northland College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Northland College?
The closest matches to Northland College are Ripon College, Maranatha Baptist University, Mount Mary University, Wisconsin Lutheran College, and Beloit College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Northland College hard to get into?
Northland College admitted 58% of its 1,436 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is moderately selective. 10 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
