Randolph College

Lynchburg, Virginia Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Randolph College is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Lynchburg, Virginia. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 816 students in fall 2024, including 694 undergraduates and 122 graduate students.

Randolph College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 35 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Creative Writing, Sports Studies, and Biology. It awarded 161 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 3 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

75% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

Key figures

816

Students enrolled

75%

First-year retention

161

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

8:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 35

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3

Sports Studies Master Online option 20 graduates
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor 9 graduates
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, Other Bachelor 7 graduates

English Language and Literature 2

Creative Writing BachelorMaster 31 graduates
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor 3 graduates

Education 5

Curriculum and Instruction Master Online option 8 graduates
Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor 6 graduates
Education, General BachelorMaster Online option 5 graduates
Special Education and Teaching Master Online option 5 graduates
Special Education and Teaching, Other Certificate

Visual and Performing Arts 4

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts BachelorMaster 8 graduates
Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor 3 graduates
Fine/Studio Arts Bachelor 3 graduates
Acting Bachelor 2 graduates

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1

Biology Bachelor 14 graduates

Psychology 1

Psychology, General Bachelor 7 graduates

Business, Management and Marketing 1

Business/Commerce Bachelor 6 graduates

Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 4

International/Globalization Studies Bachelor 2 graduates
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor 2 graduates
Mathematics and Computer Science Bachelor 1 graduate
Museology Bachelor 1 graduate

Physical Sciences 2

Chemistry Bachelor 3 graduates
Physics Bachelor 3 graduates

History 1

History, General Bachelor 5 graduates

Social Sciences 3

Political Science and Government Bachelor 2 graduates
Sociology Bachelor 2 graduates
Economics Bachelor

Mathematics and Statistics 1

Mathematics Bachelor 3 graduates

Natural Resources and Conservation 2

Environmental Studies Bachelor 2 graduates
Environmental Science Bachelor 1 graduate

Communication and Journalism 1

Mass Communication/Media Studies Bachelor 2 graduates

Philosophy and Religious Studies 1

Philosophy, Other Bachelor 2 graduates

Computer and Information Sciences 1

Computer Science Bachelor 1 graduate

Engineering 1

Engineering Physics/Applied Physics Bachelor 1 graduate

Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1

Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 75%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 89
Master's degrees: 72

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 816
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 694
Graduate students, fall 2024: 122
Full-time, fall 2024: 95%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 1,111
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 956
Graduate students, 2024-25: 155
Full-time, 2024-25: 74%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 59%
Men: 41%
White: 55%
Hispanic or Latino: 6%
Black or African American: 22%
Asian: 5%
Two or more races: 2%
American Indian or Alaska Native: 2%
International (U.S. nonresident): 3%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online: 3
Programs with a fully online option: 1
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 27%
Students taking some online courses: 0%

Campus and services

Setting: Small city
Academic calendar: Semester
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association: NCAA
Athletic conference: Old Dominion Athletic Conference
President: Sue Ott Rowlands
Services and opportunities: Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training