RICK ROSS IS IN LOVE . . . AND HIS NEW GIRLFRIEND IS A COLLEGE GRADUATE!! (PICS)

We're actually KIND OF SHOCKED. We expected rapper Rick Ross to be dating some SKRIPPER . . . or a GROUPIE. But it seems that he's got a REGULAR CHICK. According to a VERY well placed source, Ross is dating a woman named KRYSTAL. Krystal does SOME modeling on the side, but she just graduated COLLEGE . . . with a degree in Hotel Management/Hospitality. Can't hate on THAT. Congrats to the couple (who we hear is MOVING IN TOGETHER at the end of the month)!!!