Roanoke College: Review & Facts

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - Below AverageQuality:Education Quality Rating - OustandingSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - Very BadCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Poor

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Roanoke College is a small four-year, private not-for-profit school with 1,830 students enrolled. This school was established in 1842 and is one of the 2 colleges located in Salem, Virginia.

Roanoke College is affiliated with Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Academic Offerings

At Roanoke College you can receive your bachelor's degree.

Majors
Offered
53
Roanoke College follows a semester-based curriculum calendar system and provides 53 majors. The most popular concentrations are Management, Business, Psychology, Biology, and Occupational Therapy. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is worthwhile to know student retention and graduation rates when you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are usually a good sign. However, if you anticipate to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

Roanoke College student retention rate is fair at 74% (close to Virginia average). Taking this statistic into consideration, apparently students like their stay at this school.

Student Retention
74%
Fair
The graduation rate at Roanoke College is good - 70%. Approximately 15% of the school's undergraduate students transfer to other colleges.

Student to faculty ratio at Roanoke College is good - 11:1. Learn more information about faculty at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition costs are extremely high - $33,600 a year. The additional fees at Roanoke College (not included in tuition costs) are approximately $1,700; this makes it a total of $35,300 per year.

Read the details about Roanoke College additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Acceptance
Rate
80%
Easy
As reported in recent government data, 5,055 applications were submitted and 4,032 were accepted, so it is easy to be accepted at this school.

This college might accept your dual credits and advanced placement credits for admission.

Learn more about admissions as well applicants' SAT and ACT test scores at Roanoke College in the Admissions and Tests report for this college.

Opportunities and Services

Dormatory
Annual Price
$7,700
High
Roanoke College offers study abroad programs.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Roanoke College, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

Safety
Grade
F
Unsafe
Roanoke College offers on-campus housing. Dormitory capacity at this college accommodates about 1,600 students, which provides a nice on-campus housing opportunity. The room price is a bit high: roughly $7,700 per academic year.

Based on the college crime numbers, Roanoke College appears to be a very dangerous school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Roanoke College Location and Address

Postal Address:
Roanoke College
221 College Lane
Salem, Virginia
24153-3794, USA
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