Roanoke College

Salem, VAMain CampusMidsize city suburb (population 100,000–250,000 nearby)Visit WebsiteWikipedia

Cost & Tuition

Tuition: $36,774

Total Cost of Attendance: $54,059

Student Debt

Median total debt: $22,313

Students with federal loans: 80.9%

Students with Pell grants: 24.3%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $36,855

After 5 years: $57,142

Majors(34 programs)

  1. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(85 graduates)
  2. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(47 graduates)
  3. Psychology, General.(37 graduates)
  4. Biology, General.(36 graduates)
  5. Communication and Media Studies.(28 graduates)
  6. Sociology.(22 graduates)
  7. History.(21 graduates)
  8. Public Health.(18 graduates)
  9. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(17 graduates)
  10. Criminal Justice and Corrections.(16 graduates)
  11. Political Science and Government.(15 graduates)
  12. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(14 graduates)
  13. Economics.(11 graduates)
  14. International Relations and National Security Studies.(11 graduates)
  15. Fine and Studio Arts.(11 graduates)
  16. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(10 graduates)
  17. Physics.(9 graduates)
  18. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(8 graduates)
  19. English Language and Literature, General.(8 graduates)
  20. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(8 graduates)
  21. Computer and Information Sciences, General.(7 graduates)
  22. Mathematics.(7 graduates)
  23. Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.(7 graduates)
  24. Chemistry.(6 graduates)
  25. Philosophy.(4 graduates)
  26. Religion/Religious Studies.(4 graduates)
  27. Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.(4 graduates)
  28. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(3 graduates)
  29. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(2 graduates)
  30. Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(2 graduates)
  31. Computer Science.(1 graduates)
  32. Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language.
  33. Data Science.
  34. Music.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,801 students

Admission Rate: 80.1%

Retention Rate: 77.9%

Graduation Rate: 65.9%

Student Demographics

White (77.3%)
Hispanic (6.6%)
Black (6.4%)
Asian (1.8%)
Two or More (3.8%)
International (3.6%)

Gender Distribution

Men (45.6%)
Women (54.4%)

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