- The Inkwell
- Virginia
- Roanoke College
Salem, VASuburb: midsizeZIP 24153Founded 1842
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1842
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1976
- Website
- www.roanoke.edu
VirginiaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Roanoke College
Roanoke College is a private nonprofit college in Salem, Virginia, with 1,767 undergraduates. It admits 83% of applicants, graduates 64% within six years and costs $25,867 a year after aid.
64%graduate
Admission rate83%
Retention76%
4-year graduation58%
Pell Grant share29%
Federal loans80%
$25,867net price / year
83%admission rate
1211average SAT
64%graduate in 6 years
$64,329median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#593 of 1,704 for earnings#1,278 of 1,739 for lowest net price#534 of 1,738 for graduation rate#958 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
- $55,155tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $39,208
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $39,208
- Average net price
- $25,867national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,827
$30,001–48,000$15,415
$48,001–75,000$18,244
$75,001–110,000$22,120
$110,001+$30,561
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 83%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1211
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 560–660
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 530–640
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 24–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college83%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college64%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college29%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 64%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 58%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 67%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,209
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $64,329middle 50%: $46,019–$92,865
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$92,865
Median, Roanoke College$64,329
Lower quarter$46,019
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
- 1,767
- Part-time
- 2.0%
- Women / men
- 52% / 48%
- Average age at entry
- 19.9
- First-generation students
- 21%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 29%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 83%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,553 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,658
- Endowment, end of year
- $185,244,775
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White76%
Hispanic7.0%
Black7.1%
Asian1.6%
Two or more races4.5%
U.S. nonresident3.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Parks, recreation & fitness14%
Psychology11%
Education7.6%
Social sciences7.1%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.0%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.5%
Natural resources & conservation4.9%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 233426. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7339779.