Randolph College

2500 Rivermont Ave, Lynchburg, VA 24503-1555
Tel: (434)947-8000
Private not-for-profit | 645 students
R-MWC is proud of its heritage as a premier educator of women, proud of its prestige as a challenging academic institution, proud of its history and traditions, and proud of its long list of successful alumnae, to whom students are connected for the rest of their lives. We are also proud of our beautiful campus located in a residential section of Lynchburg, Virginia, and nestled at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

School Overview:

Randolph College
County Lynchburg City County, VA
Title IV Eligible Participat
Carnegie Classification Baccalaureate Colleges--Liberal Arts
Institution Level Four or more years
Institution Control Private not-for-profit
Instructional Staff Total
(research/public service staff included)
82 staff 115 staff
Student Body
Total Enrollment 645 students 1,633 students
# Full-Time Students
628 students 1,434 students
# Part-Time Students
17 students 137 students
 
# Undergraduate Students
623 students 1,507 students
# Graduate Students
22 students 129 students
 
% American Indian/Alaskan
2% 1%
% Asian
1% 2%
% Hawaiian
- 1%
% Hispanic
2% 3%
% Black
11% 6%
% White
80% 84%
% Two or more races
2% 2%
 
Finances and Admission
In-State Tuition Fees
(2012-13)
$31,540 $24,462
 
Out-State Tuition Fees
(2012-13)
$31,540 $24,744
 
Percent Admitted 83% 64%
SAT Reading (25-75%) 480-610 450-570
SAT Math (25-75%) 490-610 460-573
SAT Writing (25-75%) 460-590 440-570
ACT Composite (25-75%) 20-27 20-25

School Notes:

  • R-MWC offers more than 25 majors, most of which can be supplemented by departmental, interdisciplinary, or independently designed concentrations (minors). We also offer pre-professional programs (in law, medicine, education, physical education and health, and business) and 3/2 cooperative career programs in engineering and nursing. The Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in all majors; Bachelor of Science degrees are offered in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics.
  • Our residence halls offer a tight-knit community and a comfortable space to call your own. Get involved. Whether your interests are music, religion, student government, media, theatre, politics, culture, the arts, or the sciences, you’ll find a place to belong in student government, volunteerism, athletics and more than 40 clubs and organizations.
  • Randolph-Macon Woman's College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees.

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