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Roanoke College
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    Roanoke College engage students in their development as whole persons through an integrative learning approach that stresses intellectual, ethical, spiritual and personal growth and prepares our graduates for responsible lives of learning, service, and leadership in a diverse and changing world.
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School Overview:
  Roanoke College
County Salem County, VA
Title IV Eligible Yes
Carnegie Classification Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges I
Institution Level 4 or more years
Institution Control Private, non-profit
Full-Time Undergraduate 1,833 students
Part-Time Undergraduate 103 students
Total Enrollment 1,936 students
Total Dormitory Capacity 1,230 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 97 %
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 16 %
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $2,796
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants 51%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received $2,479
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants 97%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received $11,209
% Students Receiving Loans 68%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received $6,852
School Notes:
  • Roanoke College was founded in 1842 as a preparatory school for boys, near Mt. Tabor Church, about eight miles from Staunton, Virginia. The dreamchild of two Lutheran pastors, David F. Bittle and Christopher C. Baughman, the Virginia Institute attracted local boys to its classes to prepare them for Gettysburg College and, hopefully, the Seminary. In 1845 the State incorporated the school as the Virginia Collegiate Institute. Bittle left the school, returning to full-time ministry in Maryland. Seeking a better location and a greater population from which to recruit students, Baughman moved the Institute to what would become its permanent home in Salem, Virginia, in 1847.
  • Roanoke College, the country’s second oldest Lutheran-related college, is an independent, coeducational, four-year liberal arts college. Roanoke offers 34 majors, 28 minors, 17 concentrations and six pre-professional programs leading to Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Business Administration degrees. In addition, the College offers both elementary and secondary teacher licensure. Our core curriculum ensures the breadth and critical thinking of a liberal arts education and our honors program offers students opportunities to participate in challenging interdisciplinary courses.
  • Roanoke College pursues its mission through an innovative curriculum that combines a core program in the liberal arts, major fields of study in the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities and fine arts, along with career-oriented, specialized programs of study.
  • The college is listed in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges Guide as a national liberal arts college. Roanoke College is one of just 270 colleges nationwide with chapters of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honor society.
  • Roanoke College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Business Administration degrees.
  • Profile last updated: 00/00/0000.
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