Rollins College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Rollins College

Rollins College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Winter Park, Florida (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 2,631 students of which 2,732 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. Rollins College is categorized as “18” 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 47.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,271. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $34,732, with published in-state tuition of $60,580 and a Pell grant recipient share of 22.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 75.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 85.2%. Graduates earn a median of $58,295 ten years after enrolling, compared with $48,239 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 95200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 68.2% 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.