Rollins College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 1,700,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 60 (5% 🥵)
Sunshine Hours 2,872 (82%)
Days Without Precipitation 249 (57%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,656
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 48%
From Region 2%
Athletes 496 (19.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 57%
Hispanic 19%
International 8%
Black 5%
Mixed 5%
Asian 4%
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
College of Liberal Arts 628 36% 61% 4% 4% 18% 7% $66,128 32 -0.24 39 90%
Pre-Engineering 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $89,851 22 -0.66 82 — — — — —
Computer Science 34 +5 71% 62% 0% 6% 6% 18% $92,976 14 -0.94 85 94% — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $65,261 21 -0.61 36 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 +2 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $73,880 41 -0.43 59 — — — — —
Physics 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $76,775 28 -0.49 64 — — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 20 — 55% 60% 5% 0% 20% 5% $63,203 16 -0.74 30 — — — — —
Biology 28 +1 29% 61% 14% 4% 14% 4% $63,973 38 -0.29 33 100% — — — —
Environmental Studies 24 +1 33% 62% 4% 0% 21% 4% $52,900 21 -0.72 9 94% — — — —
Marine Biology 8 +1 0% 62% 12% 0% 25% 0% $53,200 46 -0.17 9 — — — — —
Business Administration 143 +2 53% 62% 5% 4% 17% 7% $68,088 32 -0.50 44 86% — — — —
Economics 21 +4 57% 43% 10% 5% 14% 19% $111,123 73 +0.49 95 90% — — — —
Health Services Administration 3 +1 0% 0% 0% 33% 33% 0% $64,067 55 -0.12 33 — — — — —
International Business 29 +2 41% 38% 3% 0% 24% 31% $91,869 73 +0.36 84 85% — — — —
Political Economy 3 +5 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,030 31 -0.60 73 100% — — — —
Social Entrepreneurship 18 +2 44% 56% 0% 0% 17% 17% $88,204 80 +0.55 81 90% — — — —
Asian Studies — — — — — — — — $54,003 39 -0.42 11 — — — — —
Classical Studies — — — — — — — — $54,697 47 -0.22 11 — — — — —
English 21 +3 10% 67% 0% 0% 29% 0% $58,754 83 +0.77 19 90% — — — —
History 9 +3 44% 78% 0% 0% 11% 11% $54,483 46 -0.24 11 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 +1 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,195 61 -0.01 16 — — — — —
Latin American and Caribbean Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $54,959 42 -0.34 12 — — — — —
Liberal Arts — — — — — — — — $55,033 39 -0.22 12 — — — — —
Philosophy 8 +4 12% 62% 0% 12% 12% 0% $57,382 43 -0.31 16 — — — — —
Religious Studies — +3 — — — — — — $53,767 75 +0.36 10 — — — — —
Spanish 3 +7 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,282 48 -0.16 14 — — — — —
Anthropology 8 — 25% 75% 12% 0% 12% 0% $60,150 72 +0.30 23 — — — — —
Communication 66 +5 26% 70% 3% 9% 12% 6% $56,938 35 -0.46 16 92% — — — —
International Affairs 14 +2 57% 43% 0% 14% 14% 7% $70,585 47 -0.11 50 94% — — — —
Media Studies 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $56,938 35 -0.46 16 92% — — — —
Political Science 11 +3 45% 64% 0% 0% 36% 0% $82,030 83 +0.72 73 100% — — — —
Psychology 63 +3 17% 65% 6% 3% 19% 5% $56,045 60 +0.15 14 79% — — — —
Sociology 15 +2 7% 60% 0% 13% 27% 0% $60,438 73 +0.32 23 — — — — —
Elementary Education 21 — 14% 57% 0% 10% 24% 0% $51,437 47 -0.13 7 100% — — — —
Art History 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $50,978 56 -0.07 7 89% — — — —
Music 16 +2 50% 44% 0% 6% 50% 0% $46,252 47 -0.05 4 100% — — — —
Studio Art 5 +1 0% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $50,978 72 +0.44 7 89% — — — —
Theater 15 +2 0% 67% 0% 7% 20% 0% $28,868 2 -1.90 1 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $64,820
ROI Percentile 39th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%
4-Year Graduation Rate 69%
6-Year Graduation Rate 75%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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 34.6% 217 50% 56% 5% 4% 18% 12% $77,237 46 -0.19 65 87% —
Social Sciences 29.0% 182 25% 65% 4% 7% 17% 5% $59,625 54 -0.05 21 88% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.6% 48 40% 60% 10% 2% 17% 4% $63,652 31 -0.48 32 100% —
Humanities 7.2% 45 16% 69% 0% 2% 20% 2% $57,303 63 +0.24 16 90% —
Arts 6.2% 39 21% 59% 3% 5% 31% 0% $40,535 8 -0.70 2 98% —
Computer Science 5.4% 34 71% 62% 0% 6% 6% 18% $92,976 20 -0.94 85 94% —
Agriculture & Food Science 5.1% 32 25% 62% 6% 0% 22% 3% $52,975 18 -0.58 9 94% —
Education 3.3% 21 14% 57% 0% 10% 24% 0% $51,437 34 -0.13 7 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.3% 8 12% 62% 0% 0% 12% 25% $73,173 35 -0.51 57 — —
Engineering 0.3% 2 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $89,851 5 -0.66 82 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.3M #484 56% — — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #518 0% — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — 8 #150 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.3M #594 56% — 8 #491 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 62 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Lacrosse 61 $490K $490K $0
Soccer 39 $809K $809K $0
Swimming 27 $377K $377K $0
Rowing 22 $351K $351K $0
Basketball 18 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Golf 15 $379K $379K $0
Other Sports 15 $114K $114K $0
Sailing 11 $129K $129K $0
Tennis 9 $534K $534K $0
Total 279 $5.3M $5.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 40 $458K $458K $0
Rowing 30 $383K $383K $0
Softball 29 $690K $690K $0
Soccer 24 $717K $717K $0
Swimming 23 $252K $252K $0
Volleyball 22 $874K $874K $0
Basketball 15 $983K $983K $0
Tennis 10 $550K $550K $0
Golf 8 $584K $584K $0
Other Sports 8 $49K $49K $0
Sailing 8 $94K $94K $0
Total 217 $5.6M $5.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 101 $948K $948K $0
Soccer 63 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Baseball 62 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Rowing 52 $735K $735K $0
Swimming 50 $630K $630K $0
Basketball 33 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Softball 29 $690K $690K $0
Golf 23 $964K $964K $0
Other Sports 23 $163K $163K $0
Volleyball 22 $874K $874K $0
Sailing 19 $224K $224K $0
Tennis 19 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Total 496 $13.2M $13.2M $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 48%
Yield (non-ED) 9%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 48% 48% 48%
Early Decision 41% 41% 41%

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.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 41%
SAT Range 1160 – 1370
SAT Math Range 560 – 680
SAT RW Range 600 – 690