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Roanoke College

Salem, Virginia

https://www.roanoke.edu

#441 National Colleges

74.8% Admission Rate
Not Very Selective

1,953 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
  • Four-year, full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
  • Four-year, small, highly residential
  • Religious Affiliation: Evangelical Lutheran Church
Roanoke College is a private liberal arts college in Salem, Virginia. It has approximately 2,000 students who represent approximately 40 states and 30 countries. The college offers 35 majors, 57 minors and concentrations, and pre-professional programs. Roanoke awards bachelor's degrees in arts, science, and business administration and is one of 280 colleges with a chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society.

Roanoke is an NCAA Division III school competing in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. The college fields varsity teams in eleven men's and ten women's sports. Roanoke's athletic nickname is Maroons and the mascot is Rooney, a maroon-tailed hawk.

"Roanoke College." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 February 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roanoke_College.
Location

City
Salem, Virginia

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Locale
Suburb: Midsize (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of at least 100,000 but less than 250,000)

Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Bachelor's degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 17.5%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 12.3%
Psychology 10.9%
Social Sciences 8.9%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 7.3%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 6.4%
History 5.9%
English Language And Literature/Letters 5.2%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 4.6%
Natural Resources And Conservation 4.3%
Visual And Performing Arts 4.1%
Physical Sciences 3.2%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services 2.1%
Mathematics And Statistics 2.1%
Education 1.8%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 1.1%
Health Professions And Related Programs 0.9%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.7%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 0.7%

Cost

Tuition
$45,559.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
67.33%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$25,135.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1166 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 620 565 510
Verbal 640 590 540

ACT Scores

25 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 27 24 20
English 29 25 21