Randolph College

2500 Rivermont Ave, Lynchburg, VA

School Description

Provided by Randolph College

Randolph College isn’t something new. It’s something more.

As Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, we built a reputation for attracting the top female applicants looking for a challenging, personalized education. Now we’re looking for a few good men as well.

We’ve always offered a rigorous liberal arts education with an international focus. Now we offer our students a unique opportunity to learn in an Honors Environment, a Global Environment and an Experiential Learning Environment.

We’ve always believed in an active campus enriched by traditions, diversity and athletics. Now we’re adding six new varsity sports teams and welcoming the most racially and culturally diverse incoming class in college history.

Even though our name is new, our mission remains the same: to offer our students a world-class liberal arts education in a tight-knit, active, residential community.

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Randolph College

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Randolph College is a private coeducational liberal arts college located in Lynchburg, Virginia. It was founded in 1891 as the women's college Randolph-Macon Woman's College. It was re-named Randolph College on July 1, 2007, when it became coeducational.

History

The college was founded by William Waugh Smith, then-president of Randolph-Macon College, under Randolph-Macon's charter after failing to convince R-MC to become co-educational. Randolph-Macon Woman's College and R-MC were governed by a separate board of trustees beginning in 1953. Randolph-Macon Woman's College has historic ties to the United Methodist Church. After many attempts to find a location for Randolph-Macon Woman's College, the city of Lynchburg donated the property for the purpose of establishing a women's college. In 1916, it became the first women's college in the South to earn a Phi Beta Kappa charter.

In 2006, Randolph-Macon Woman's College announced that it would adopt coeducation and change its name. Former Interim president Ginger H. Worden argued (in a 17 September 2006 editorial for the Washington Post) that, "today, the college is embarking on a new future, one that will include men. Yet that original mission, that dedication to women's values and education, remains. The fact of the marketplace is that only 3 percent of college-age women say they will consider a women's college. The majority of our own students say they weren't looking for a single-sex college specifically. Most come despite the fact that we are a single-sex college. Our enrollment problems are not going away, and we compete with both coed and single-sex schools. Of the top 10 colleges to which our applicants also apply, seven are coed. Virtually all who transfer from R-MWC do so to a coed school. These market factors affect our financial realities. "

It was re-named Randolph College on July 1, 2007, when it became coeducational.

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Mid-Atlantic
Setting:
Large Town Setting
Type:
Private
Affiliation:
United Methodist
Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Mascot:
Wildcats

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
737
On Campus Housing:
Available
Full Time Students:
100%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 26,870
Students Receiving Aid:
99%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 35
Selectivity:
Selective
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 100%
Part-Time 0%
Men vs. Women
Women 100%
Men 0%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 80%
African-American 9%
Other 4%
Hispanic 4%
Asian 3%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
Out-of-State 72%
In-State 28%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Virginia 28%
Texas 7%
North Carolina 6%
Maryland 5%
New Jersey 3%
Percent of Students International: 9%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 101%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: No
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Published Tuition and Fees:
 $ 26,870    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 510    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
 $ 3,397 27%  
State and Local Grants:
 $ 2,188 35%  
Institutional Grants:
 $ 12,843 98%  
Student Loans:
 $ 5,755 65%  
Any Aid:
   99%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 87% (Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 90%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 540, Math: 510
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 670, Math: 630
ACT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting ACT Scores: 21%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Composite: 23, Verbal: 22, Math: 21
Top 75th Percentile: Composite: 29, Verbal: 31, Math: 27

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 35.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Required
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Recommended
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Required
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

Degree Programs at Randolph College

Bachelor's Level Majors

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