Randolph-Macon College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Randolph-Macon College

Randolph-Macon College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Ashland, Virginia (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,639 students of which 1,534 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-Macon 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 86.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,095. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $27,866, with published in-state tuition of $49,466 and a Pell grant recipient share of 19.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 72.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 83.7%. Graduates earn a median of $58,448 ten years after enrolling, compared with $48,067 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 56100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 68.7% 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.