Roanoke College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Lutheran (ELCA)
Population 310,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,400 (26%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (36%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,813
Men / Women 48% / 52%
From State 66%
From Region 15%
Athletes 519 (30.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 76%
Black 7%
Hispanic 7%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Roanoke College 366 47% 80% 3% 5% 7% 2% $62,563 17 -0.32 51 96%
Engineering Science 7 — 86% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $87,443 14 -0.84 87 — — — — —
Computer Science 3 +1 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $83,778 6 -1.20 84 — — — — —
Data Science 5 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,182 6 -1.54 78 — — — — —
Chemistry 5 — 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,383 21 -0.60 58 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 +1 100% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $68,850 28 -0.62 65 — — — — —
Physics 3 +1 100% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $75,456 23 -0.59 75 — — — — —
Biochemistry 6 — 17% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $62,633 14 -0.79 51 — — — — —
Biology 14 +5 36% 93% 0% 7% 0% 0% $62,578 30 -0.45 51 95% — — — —
Environmental Studies 18 — 39% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $48,808 10 -1.24 15 94% — — — —
Exercise Science 31 +1 35% 87% 0% 0% 6% 3% $61,881 51 +0.01 49 98% — — — —
Public Health 6 +5 0% 50% 17% 33% 0% 0% $49,008 6 -1.50 16 — — — — —
Actuarial Science 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $83,457 13 -1.11 84 — — — — —
Business Administration 71 +7 72% 80% 0% 3% 7% 3% $78,432 67 +0.04 79 97% — — — —
Economics 2 +8 100% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $81,026 28 -0.64 82 — — — — —
Sport Management 22 — 73% 77% 9% 0% 0% 9% $61,881 54 +0.06 49 98% — — — —
Creative Writing 7 +1 43% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $46,646 21 -0.70 12 87% — — — —
English 4 — 0% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $49,031 35 -0.41 16 90% — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $51,779 28 -0.56 22 — — — — —
History 14 +1 43% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,998 9 -0.97 12 91% — — — —
Philosophy 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $55,068 35 -0.48 30 — — — — —
Religious Studies 2 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,576 46 -0.03 19 — — — — —
Spanish 2 +2 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $52,023 29 -0.54 23 — — — — —
Communication 17 — 29% 71% 0% 12% 12% 0% $77,096 94 +1.42 78 92% — — — —
International Relations 7 +2 71% 43% 0% 57% 0% 0% $62,044 24 -0.56 49 — — — — —
Political Science 8 +6 50% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $67,432 38 -0.35 62 100% — — — —
Psychology 41 +2 17% 78% 2% 2% 15% 0% $54,955 54 -0.02 30 98% — — — —
Sociology 9 +2 22% 56% 11% 22% 11% 0% $57,608 60 +0.07 37 96% — — — —
Biology Education — +1 — — — — — — $49,166 12 -0.82 16 — — — — —
Chemistry Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $49,153 12 -0.82 16 — — — — —
Elementary Education 9 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,936 7 -1.24 8 — — — — —
English Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,654 10 -0.96 15 — — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,055 12 -0.83 16 — — — — —
Physical Education 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,945 11 -1.08 16 — — — — —
Secondary Education 7 +1 0% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $43,936 7 -1.31 8 — — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education 3 — 67% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $48,147 4 -1.22 14 — — — — —
Spanish Education — +1 — — — — — — $48,867 10 -0.93 16 — — — — —
Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $45,944 11 -1.07 11 — — — — —
Teaching English as a Second Language 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,710 10 -0.95 15 — — — — —
Art 4 +1 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,254 19 -0.70 5 — — — — —
Art Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,388 50 -0.05 11 — — — — —
Art History — +2 — — — — — — $40,279 12 -0.90 5 — — — — —
Film/Cinema/Media Studies — +1 — — — — — — $40,718 7 -1.22 5 — — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $40,581 16 -0.66 5 — — — — —
Music Education — — — — — — — — $48,255 56 +0.16 14 — — — — —
Theatre 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,138 32 -0.39 5 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 22 — 50% 73% 0% 9% 9% 5% $55,479 25 -0.61 31 96% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $42,652
ROI Percentile 51th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 60%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
Transfer-Out Rate 9%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 26.8% 98 73% 78% 3% 2% 7% 4% $74,923 40 -0.00 75 97% —
Social Sciences 22.4% 82 28% 72% 2% 12% 11% 0% $61,659 63 +0.21 48 97% —
Health Sciences 10.1% 37 30% 81% 3% 5% 5% 3% $59,793 4 -0.23 43 98% —
Humanities 8.2% 30 37% 83% 0% 3% 10% 0% $48,029 12 -0.73 14 90% —
Education 7.4% 27 22% 93% 4% 4% 0% 0% $45,881 7 -1.17 11 — —
Professional 6.0% 22 50% 73% 0% 9% 9% 5% $55,479 12 -0.61 31 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.5% 20 30% 85% 10% 5% 0% 0% $62,595 26 -0.55 51 95% —
Agriculture & Food Science 4.9% 18 39% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $48,808 8 -1.24 15 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.0% 11 82% 82% 9% 0% 9% 0% $69,076 22 -0.60 65 — —
Computer Science 2.2% 8 100% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,656 6 -1.42 80 — —
Engineering 1.9% 7 86% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $87,443 2 -0.84 87 — —
Arts 1.6% 6 17% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,257 11 -0.54 6 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 55 $255K $255K $0
Wrestling 55 $229K $229K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 42 $55K $55K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 42 $55K $55K $0
Baseball 39 $182K $182K $0
Soccer 32 $189K $189K $0
Swimming 24 $89K $89K $0
Basketball 20 $212K $212K $0
Volleyball 19 $119K $119K $0
Cross Country 18 $56K $56K $0
Golf 18 $113K $113K $0
Tennis 13 $48K $48K $0
Total 313 $1.6M $1.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 35 $45K $45K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 35 $45K $45K $0
Lacrosse 33 $199K $199K $0
Softball 28 $181K $181K $0
Soccer 27 $175K $175K $0
Field Hockey 26 $128K $128K $0
Volleyball 23 $143K $143K $0
Swimming 19 $70K $70K $0
Basketball 16 $154K $154K $0
Cross Country 15 $46K $46K $0
Tennis 12 $38K $38K $0
Total 206 $1.2M $1.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 88 $454K $454K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 77 $101K $101K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 77 $101K $101K $0
Soccer 59 $365K $365K $0
Wrestling 55 $229K $229K $0
Swimming 43 $160K $160K $0
Volleyball 42 $262K $262K $0
Baseball 39 $182K $182K $0
Basketball 36 $366K $366K $0
Cross Country 33 $102K $102K $0
Softball 28 $181K $181K $0
Field Hockey 26 $128K $128K $0
Tennis 25 $86K $86K $0
Golf 18 $113K $113K $0
Total 519 $3.8M $3.8M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 80%
Yield (non-ED) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 80% 80% 80%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 31%
SAT Range 1090 – 1300
SAT Math Range 530 – 640
SAT RW Range 560 – 660