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Roanoke College

Salem, VA · Private · Midsize suburb

Private institution in Salem, VA · 1,801 undergraduates · 80% acceptance rate · $58,047 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$27,7861,628th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$36,7741,534th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$36,7741,489th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$54,0591,574th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$58,047640th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,330860th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
65.9%555th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
77.9%776th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
80.1%897th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1193411th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
25346th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,8011,000th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
24.3%1,488th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 152 mi (CLT)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

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 32 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$41,789$36,938
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$41,193—
International Relations and National Security StudiesSocial Sciencesbachelors$40,896—
Historybachelors$39,729$20,140
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$36,941$27,476
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$34,847—
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$33,993$30,771
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors$33,993—
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$33,993$25,658
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$29,685$33,281
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$28,598$35,600
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$27,439—

Campus facts

Athletics — 14 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Roanoke College’s 1,801 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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