Hollins University
Roanoke, VA · Private · Midsize suburb · Hollins College
Private institution in Roanoke, VA · 673 undergraduates · 71% acceptance rate · $40,075 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 10%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 22%Graduation rate (4-year)
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $22,2631,294th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $42,2601,684th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $42,2601,664th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $57,4811,646th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,0751,608th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $29,8631,746th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 69.7%436th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 74.3%1,009th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 70.9%627th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1256263rd highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 6731,581st largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1212th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 33.1%1,031st highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 158 mi (CLT)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EDOct 15
- EANov 1
- RDFeb 1
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 26 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $29,685 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $28,598 | $26,739 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $25,580 | $20,140 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | $25,194 | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $19,797 | $26,353 |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languages | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| DanceVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A women's collegesource
- Founded in 1842source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Green and Goldsource
- Mascot: Nonesource
- Formerly known as "{{collapsible list|"source
- Formerly known as "* Valley Union Seminary" (1842–1852)source
- Formerly known as "* Roanoke Female Seminary" (1852–1855)source
- Formerly known as "* Hollins Institute" (1855–1911)source
- Formerly known as "* Hollins College" (1911–1998)source
- Formerly known as "}}"source
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Hollins University’s 673 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In VA
- Bluefield UniversityBluefield, VA · 683 undergrads
- American National UniversitySalem, VA · 643 undergrads
- Ferrum CollegeFerrum, VA · 745 undergrads
- Eastern Mennonite UniversityHarrisonburg, VA · 800 undergrads
- Bon Secours Memorial College of NursingRichmond, VA · 527 undergrads
- Randolph CollegeLynchburg, VA · 520 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, TN · 673 undergrads
- Northwest Indian CollegeBellingham, WA · 677 undergrads
- Lake Erie CollegePainesville, OH · 678 undergrads
- Lourdes UniversitySylvania, OH · 668 undergrads
- Be'er Yaakov Talmudic SeminarySpring Valley, NY · 679 undergrads
- Davis & Elkins CollegeElkins, WV · 681 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitehollins.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 232308)
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