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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Lutheran (ELCA)
Location Salem, VA
Population 310,000
Website http://www.roanoke.edu/
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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 37.3%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 40.5% 40.5% 2012 Men: 36.3% 36.3% 2013 Men: 41.0% 41.0% 2014 Men: 39.0% 39.0% 2015 Men: 41.9% 41.9% 2016 Men: 39.6% 39.6% 2017 Men: 42.7% 42.7% 2018 Men: 41.3% 41.3% 2019 Men: 42.7% 42.7% 2020 Men: 45.9% 45.9% 2021 Men: 50.3% 50.3% 2022 Men: 42.4% 42.4% 2023 Men: 45.0% 45.0% 2024 Men: 50.6% 50.6%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2012 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2015 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2019 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2011 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2012 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2016 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2017 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2018 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2019 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2021 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2011 Black: 3.0% 3.0% 2012 Black: 3.2% 3.2% 2013 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2014 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2015 Black: 5.2% 5.2% 2016 Black: 3.0% 3.0% 2017 Black: 4.3% 4.3% 2018 Black: 6.1% 6.1% 2019 Black: 5.5% 5.5% 2020 Black: 6.8% 6.8% 2021 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2022 Black: 6.7% 6.7% 2023 Black: 5.7% 5.7% 2024 Black: 5.6% 5.6% 2011 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7% 2012 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2013 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2014 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2015 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2016 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2017 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2018 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2019 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2020 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2021 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2022 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9% 2023 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2024 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2011 White: 86.9% 86.9% 2012 White: 86.1% 86.1% 2013 White: 83.4% 83.4% 2014 White: 86.6% 86.6% 2015 White: 85.7% 85.7% 2016 White: 89.2% 89.2% 2017 White: 85.5% 85.5% 2018 White: 80.3% 80.3% 2019 White: 83.9% 83.9% 2020 White: 80.2% 80.2% 2021 White: 83.2% 83.2% 2022 White: 79.2% 79.2% 2023 White: 80.8% 80.8% 2024 White: 81.6% 81.6% 2011 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2012 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2015 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2016 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2019 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2020 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2021 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2022 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2023 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2024 International: 1.2% 1.2%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2021 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2022 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2023 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2024 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2025 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2020 Black: 5.2% 5.2% 2021 Black: 5.2% 5.2% 2022 Black: 5.4% 5.4% 2023 Black: 5.3% 5.3% 2024 Black: 6.5% 6.5% 2025 Black: 6.9% 6.9% 2020 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2021 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2022 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9% 2023 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6% 2024 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4% 2025 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3% 2020 White: 81.1% 81.1% 2021 White: 81.4% 81.4% 2022 White: 82.4% 82.4% 2023 White: 79.9% 79.9% 2024 White: 74.9% 74.9% 2025 White: 76.0% 76.0% 2020 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2021 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2022 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2023 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2024 International: 6.6% 6.6% 2025 International: 3.1% 3.1%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Roanoke College 366 47% / 53% 2% $61,864 60 98%
Engineering Science 7 — 86% / 14% 0% $85,249 89 —
Computer Science 3 +1 100% / 0% 0% $86,736 90 —
Data Science 5 — 100% / 0% 0% $81,543 87 —
Chemistry 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $65,579 68 —
Mathematics 3 +1 100% / 0% 0% $67,723 72 —
Physics 3 +1 100% / 0% 0% $72,807 79 —
Biochemistry 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $61,405 59 —
Biology 14 +5 36% / 64% 0% $62,824 62 100%
Environmental Studies 18 — 39% / 61% 0% $54,875 42 94%
Exercise Science 31 +1 35% / 65% 3% $68,539 73 100%
Public Health 6 +5 0% / 100% 0% $56,766 47 —
Actuarial Science 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $85,769 90 —
Business Administration 71 +7 72% / 28% 3% $67,671 72 98%
Economics 2 +8 100% / 0% 0% $74,640 81 —
Sport Management 22 — 73% / 27% 9% $68,539 73 100%
Communication 17 — 29% / 71% 0% $75,661 82 100%
Creative Writing 7 +1 43% / 57% 0% $43,358 12 100%
English 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,636 14 —
French — — — — $51,814 32 —
History 14 +1 43% / 57% 0% $49,070 25 87%
International Relations 7 +2 71% / 29% 0% $59,407 54 —
Philosophy 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $50,701 29 —
Political Science 8 +6 50% / 50% 0% $70,605 76 100%
Psychology 41 +2 17% / 83% 0% $48,975 24 96%
Religion/Religious Studies 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $51,213 31 —
Sociology 9 +2 22% / 78% 0% $58,748 53 100%
Spanish 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $50,977 30 —
Biology Education — +1 — — $53,898 39 —
Chemistry Teacher Education — — — — $53,879 39 —
Elementary Education 9 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,328 34 —
English Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,533 38 —
Mathematics Teacher Education 3 — 33% / 67% 0% — — —
Physical Education 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $53,076 36 —
Secondary Education 7 +1 0% / 100% 0% $52,863 36 —
Social Studies Teacher Education 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $53,841 39 —
Spanish Education — +1 — — $53,704 38 —
Teacher Education — — — — $53,499 38 —
Teaching English as a Second Language 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,559 38 —
Art 4 +1 25% / 75% 0% $40,773 9 —
Art Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Art History — +2 — — $40,634 8 —
Film/Cinema/Media Studies — +1 — — $40,529 8 —
Music — — — — $41,088 9 —
Music Education — — — — $53,163 37 —
Theatre 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $37,565 6 —
Criminal Justice 22 — 50% / 50% 5% $57,422 49 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $42,652
ROI Percentile 60th

Retention & Graduation

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

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 68.7% 68.7% 2012 Graduated: 65.4% 65.4% 2013 Graduated: 64.2% 64.2% 2014 Graduated: 63.7% 63.7% 2015 Graduated: 66.1% 66.1% 2016 Graduated: 62.9% 62.9% 2017 Graduated: 67.0% 67.0% 2018 Graduated: 67.0% 67.0% 2019 Graduated: 69.7% 69.7% 2020 Graduated: 69.8% 69.8% 2021 Graduated: 69.6% 69.6% 2022 Graduated: 71.3% 71.3% 2023 Graduated: 65.9% 65.9% 2024 Graduated: 67.4% 67.4%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 68.8% 68.8% 2012 Men: 66.2% 66.2% 2013 Men: 60.4% 60.4% 2014 Men: 57.1% 57.1% 2015 Men: 65.1% 65.1% 2016 Men: 57.3% 57.3% 2017 Men: 61.9% 61.9% 2018 Men: 62.4% 62.4% 2019 Men: 69.2% 69.2% 2020 Men: 67.1% 67.1% 2021 Men: 65.3% 65.3% 2022 Men: 68.7% 68.7% 2023 Men: 61.8% 61.8% 2024 Men: 62.2% 62.2% 2011 Women: 68.7% 68.7% 2012 Women: 64.9% 64.9% 2013 Women: 66.9% 66.9% 2014 Women: 69.4% 69.4% 2015 Women: 66.8% 66.8% 2016 Women: 67.2% 67.2% 2017 Women: 70.6% 70.6% 2018 Women: 69.7% 69.7% 2019 Women: 70.0% 70.0% 2020 Women: 71.4% 71.4% 2021 Women: 72.8% 72.8% 2022 Women: 73.1% 73.1% 2023 Women: 69.0% 69.0% 2024 Women: 71.0% 71.0%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 56.2% 56.2% 2012 Black: 87.5% 87.5% 2013 Black: 71.4% 71.4% 2014 Black: 52.6% 52.6% 2015 Black: 51.7% 51.7% 2016 Black: 70.6% 70.6% 2017 Black: 60.9% 60.9% 2018 Black: 57.6% 57.6% 2019 Black: 63.3% 63.3% 2020 Black: 63.2% 63.2% 2021 Black: 46.2% 46.2% 2022 Black: 64.7% 64.7% 2023 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 Black: 56.2% 56.2% 2011 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2012 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 Hispanic: 55.6% 55.6% 2014 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2015 Hispanic: 54.2% 54.2% 2016 Hispanic: 45.0% 45.0% 2017 Hispanic: 71.4% 71.4% 2018 Hispanic: 52.2% 52.2% 2019 Hispanic: 58.3% 58.3% 2020 Hispanic: 60.9% 60.9% 2021 Hispanic: 64.3% 64.3% 2022 Hispanic: 73.3% 73.3% 2023 Hispanic: 56.0% 56.0% 2024 Hispanic: 54.5% 54.5% 2011 White: 69.4% 69.4% 2012 White: 66.3% 66.3% 2013 White: 66.2% 66.2% 2014 White: 65.3% 65.3% 2015 White: 67.5% 67.5% 2016 White: 63.2% 63.2% 2017 White: 67.0% 67.0% 2018 White: 68.6% 68.6% 2019 White: 71.6% 71.6% 2020 White: 70.5% 70.5% 2021 White: 70.1% 70.1% 2022 White: 72.8% 72.8% 2023 White: 67.3% 67.3% 2024 White: 68.9% 68.9%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 30.6% 112 30% / 70% 0% $55,605 44 96%
Business & Economics 26.8% 98 73% / 27% 4% $68,562 73 99%
Health Sciences 10.1% 37 30% / 70% 3% $66,630 70 100%
Education 7.4% 27 22% / 78% 0% $52,868 36 —
Professional 6.0% 22 50% / 50% 5% $57,422 49 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.5% 20 30% / 70% 0% $62,398 62 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 4.9% 18 39% / 61% 0% $54,875 42 94%
Physical Sciences & Math 3.0% 11 82% / 18% 0% $68,135 72 —
Computer Science 2.2% 8 100% / 0% 0% $83,490 88 —
Engineering 1.9% 7 86% / 14% 0% $85,249 89 —
Arts 1.6% 6 17% / 83% 0% $40,131 8 —

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 69.6% 69.6% 2012 Acceptance: 69.3% 69.3% 2013 Acceptance: 72.8% 72.8% 2014 Acceptance: 69.3% 69.3% 2015 Acceptance: 72.5% 72.5% 2016 Acceptance: 73.0% 73.0% 2017 Acceptance: 67.2% 67.2% 2018 Acceptance: 72.5% 72.5% 2019 Acceptance: 74.8% 74.8% 2020 Acceptance: 78.1% 78.1% 2021 Acceptance: 80.4% 80.4% 2022 Acceptance: 79.8% 79.8% 2023 Acceptance: 80.1% 80.1% 2024 Acceptance: 83.1% 83.1% 2011 Yield: 18.3% 18.3% 2012 Yield: 18.4% 18.4% 2013 Yield: 17.9% 17.9% 2014 Yield: 16.8% 16.8% 2015 Yield: 16.2% 16.2% 2016 Yield: 15.6% 15.6% 2017 Yield: 16.2% 16.2% 2018 Yield: 15.5% 15.5% 2019 Yield: 13.6% 13.6% 2020 Yield: 11.3% 11.3% 2021 Yield: 11.7% 11.7% 2022 Yield: 12.5% 12.5% 2023 Yield: 9.7% 9.7% 2024 Yield: 9.7% 9.7%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 4,184 4,184 2012 Applicants: 4,264 4,264 2013 Applicants: 4,167 4,167 2014 Applicants: 4,824 4,824 2015 Applicants: 4,325 4,325 2016 Applicants: 4,459 4,459 2017 Applicants: 5,117 5,117 2018 Applicants: 5,122 5,122 2019 Applicants: 5,453 5,453 2020 Applicants: 5,296 5,296 2021 Applicants: 4,953 4,953 2022 Applicants: 5,055 5,055 2023 Applicants: 6,829 6,829 2024 Applicants: 5,785 5,785 2011 Admitted: 2,910 2,910 2012 Admitted: 2,957 2,957 2013 Admitted: 3,034 3,034 2014 Admitted: 3,344 3,344 2015 Admitted: 3,134 3,134 2016 Admitted: 3,257 3,257 2017 Admitted: 3,438 3,438 2018 Admitted: 3,713 3,713 2019 Admitted: 4,079 4,079 2020 Admitted: 4,138 4,138 2021 Admitted: 3,981 3,981 2022 Admitted: 4,032 4,032 2023 Admitted: 5,468 5,468 2024 Admitted: 4,805 4,805 2011 Enrolled: 533 533 2012 Enrolled: 543 543 2013 Enrolled: 542 542 2014 Enrolled: 562 562 2015 Enrolled: 508 508 2016 Enrolled: 508 508 2017 Enrolled: 557 557 2018 Enrolled: 576 576 2019 Enrolled: 553 553 2020 Enrolled: 468 468 2021 Enrolled: 465 465 2022 Enrolled: 502 502 2023 Enrolled: 531 531 2024 Enrolled: 468 468

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

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

SAT Composite

25th 75th
900 1000 1100 1200 1300 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 990 990 2012 25th: 970 970 2013 25th: 980 980 2014 25th: 980 980 2015 25th: 970 970 2016 25th: 970 970 2017 25th: 1040 1040 2018 25th: 1040 1040 2019 25th: 1050 1050 2020 25th: 1040 1040 2021 25th: 1080 1080 2022 25th: 1070 1070 2023 25th: 1090 1090 2024 25th: 1090 1090 2011 75th: 1180 1180 2012 75th: 1200 1200 2013 75th: 1190 1190 2014 75th: 1210 1210 2015 75th: 1200 1200 2016 75th: 1200 1200 2017 75th: 1230 1230 2018 75th: 1230 1230 2019 75th: 1260 1260 2020 75th: 1240 1240 2021 75th: 1230 1230 2022 75th: 1260 1260 2023 75th: 1270 1270 2024 75th: 1300 1300

SAT Math

25th 75th
450 500 550 600 650 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 490 490 2012 25th: 480 480 2013 25th: 490 490 2014 25th: 490 490 2015 25th: 480 480 2016 25th: 480 480 2017 25th: 510 510 2018 25th: 510 510 2019 25th: 510 510 2020 25th: 510 510 2021 25th: 530 530 2022 25th: 520 520 2023 25th: 530 530 2024 25th: 530 530 2011 75th: 590 590 2012 75th: 600 600 2013 75th: 590 590 2014 75th: 600 600 2015 75th: 590 590 2016 75th: 590 590 2017 75th: 600 600 2018 75th: 600 600 2019 75th: 620 620 2020 75th: 610 610 2021 75th: 600 600 2022 75th: 610 610 2023 75th: 620 620 2024 75th: 640 640

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 500 500 2012 25th: 490 490 2013 25th: 490 490 2014 25th: 490 490 2015 25th: 490 490 2016 25th: 490 490 2017 25th: 530 530 2018 25th: 530 530 2019 25th: 540 540 2020 25th: 530 530 2021 25th: 550 550 2022 25th: 550 550 2023 25th: 560 560 2024 25th: 560 560 2011 75th: 590 590 2012 75th: 600 600 2013 75th: 600 600 2014 75th: 610 610 2015 75th: 610 610 2016 75th: 610 610 2017 75th: 630 630 2018 75th: 630 630 2019 75th: 640 640 2020 75th: 630 630 2021 75th: 630 630 2022 75th: 650 650 2023 75th: 650 650 2024 75th: 660 660

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2021 Submitted: 45.0% 45.0% 2022 Submitted: 47.0% 47.0% 2023 Submitted: 36.0% 36.0% 2024 Submitted: 31.0% 31.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.