Company description
Roanoke College, an independent, co-educational, four-year liberal arts college in Salem, Virginia, combines firsthand learning with valuable personal connections in a classic, undergraduate setting.
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- Mission
- Roanoke College gives students valuable depth and breadth in their education. The depth comes from intensive learning through strong majors and independent studies, special research opportunities, internships and other forms of experiential learning. The breadth comes from a series of unique core courses that span the four years of the undergraduate experience. At Roanoke College, students learn from professors who are experts in their fields. Ninety-five percent of the college's tenure-track faculty members have the highest degrees possible. Almost all professors practice what they teach or contribute to scholarly works in their academic areas or do both. Because of this close-knit academic environment, students learn directly through the experiences of these experts. The type of mentoring relationship that many students have with their Roanoke professors leads them to excellent graduate school placement or directly into fulfilling careers. In fact, almost all seniors (about 95 percent) receive job offers within six months of graduation or go on to graduate school. While at Roanoke College, students also benefit from many opportunities to get involved as leaders or participants in the college's 100+ clubs and organizations. With half of its students from Virginia and half from out of state, the college offers regional and national exposure. Alumni have attended a fine selection of graduate schools such as Johns Hopkins, Duke, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale. In addition, two recent Roanoke alumni were inducted into the national medical school honor society at the University of Virginia. Graduates also have gone on to fascinating careers ranging from scientific research, underwater archaeology and medicine to television production, humanitarianism and government as well as starting their own businesses. Yet at the heart of all who pass through the college's doors is an overwhelming desire to pursue the things they love.
- General Information
- Highly Selective, Small School, Protestant Affiliation, Large Town, Co-Ed, Graduate Students - Low, Out of State - High, Any Cost, Reader Service for the Blind, Handicapped Student Services, Note taking Services, Study Abroad, Advanced Placement/CLEP, Accelerated Study, Campus Publications, Dormitories, Foreign Student Organizations, Honor Student Organizations, Minority Student Organizations, Religious Organizations, Social Fraternities and Sororities, Student Government, Student/Faculty Ratio - Low
- Other Admission Requirements
- GED accepted, TOEFL test ONLY required, SAT/ACT tests NOT required, Financial statement NOT required, Advance deposit NOT required, Pre-application form NOT required, Separate application form NOT required
- Campus Description
- 68-acre, suburban campus in Salem, five miles west of Roanoke. Major airport and bus serve Roanoke; train serves Lynchburg (40 miles).
- School Type
- Private not-for-profit (religious affiliation), 4-year or above
- Religious Affiliation
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- Costs
- 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $31,214
- Campus Setting
- Located in a regional city
- Entrance Difficulty
- Moderately difficult
- Email
- [email protected]
- Type
- College/University
- Level
- Four Year School
- City Type
- Midsize Suburb
- Coed Status
- Men and Women
- Enrollment Concentration
- Traditional
- Highest Offering
- Bachelors
- Highest Degree Offered
- Bachelors
- Selectivity
- selective
- Setting
- suburban
- Academic Calendar
- Semester
- Campus Size
- 68 acres
- Control
- Private
- Institutional Control
- Private
- Instate Tuition For Undergrad For 1 Yr
- $27210
- Undergraduate In State Tuition
- 22848
- Undergraduate Out Of State Tuition
- 22848
- Application Deadline
- 1-Mar
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Undergrad
- $1300
- On Campus Room And Board Charges
- $9285
- Percentage Of Students Admitted
- 69.85
- Room Charge For 1 Yr On Sharing With 1 Person
- $4340
- Year Founded
- 1842
- Accredited
- true
- Typical Board Cost
- 3769
- Typical Room Cost
- 3526
- Undergraduate Number Of Females
- 1125
- Founded In
- 1842
- Total Number Of Admissions
- 2500
- Total Number Of Applicants
- 3579
- Undergraduate Application Fee
- $33
- Additional Fees
- 605
- Books Cost (estimate)
- 650
- Undergraduate Number Of Males
- 819
- International Application Fee
- $30
- Application Fee
- $33
- Percent Out Of State Students
- 43
- Graduate Application Fee
- $0
- Percent African American
- 4
- Percent Asian
- 4
- Percent Hispanic
- 2
- Mailing Address Available Only
- N
- Web Site
- www.roanoke.edu/
