- The Inkwell
- Virginia
- Randolph College
Lynchburg, VACity: smallZIP 24503Founded 1891
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1891
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.randolphcollege.edu
VirginiaPrivate nonprofit
Randolph College
Randolph College is a private nonprofit college in Lynchburg, Virginia, with 658 undergraduates. It admits 94% of applicants, graduates 54% within six years and costs $22,101 a year after aid.
54%graduate
Admission rate94%
Retention74%
4-year graduation48%
Pell Grant share51%
Federal loans68%
$22,101net price / year
94%admission rate
1134average SAT
54%graduate in 6 years
$53,121median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,812median debt
#1,112 of 1,704 for earnings#1,026 of 1,739 for lowest net price#899 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,320 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $46,845tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $31,590
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $31,590
- Average net price
- $22,101national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,076
$30,001–48,000$17,353
$48,001–75,000$18,231
$75,001–110,000$23,273
$110,001+$24,766
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 94%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1134
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 550–620
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 550–590
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–26
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college94%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college74%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college54%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college51%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 54%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 48%
- First-year retention
- 74%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 52%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,014
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,121middle 50%: $34,722–$74,799
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,812
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$74,799
Median, Randolph College$53,121
Lower quarter$34,722
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 658
- Part-time
- 0.1%
- Women / men
- 57% / 43%
- Average age at entry
- 20.2
- First-generation students
- 26%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 51%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,701 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $15,644
- Endowment, end of year
- $187,140,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White57%
Hispanic9.1%
Black24%
Asian2.9%
Two or more races3.3%
U.S. nonresident2.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.5%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Parks, recreation & fitness18%
Biological & biomedical sciences15%
English language & literature7.9%
Psychology7.9%
Education6.7%
Business & management6.7%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies5.6%
Visual & performing arts5.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 233301. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7291803.