Randolph College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Randolph College

Randolph College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 658 students of which 791 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Randolph College is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 93.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,134 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,921, with published in-state tuition of $30,310 and a Pell grant recipient share of 45.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,950, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 49.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 74.5%. Graduates earn a median of $53,409 ten years after enrolling, compared with $39,122 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 27300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 55.5% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.