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University or college · Private nonprofit

Rollins College

Winter Park, FL

Rollins College is a private nonprofit college in Winter Park, FL, with about 3,013 students on campus.

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Students on campus
3,013
2,595 undergrad · 418 grad
Admission rate
48%
lower than at 85% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$34,732
higher than at 91% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
75%
higher than at 85% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$58,295
higher than at 82% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Rollins College, in brief

Lower-income families pay more here than at most colleges

Families earning under $30,000 still pay about $27,177 a year after grants. The average family on aid pays $34,732, more than at 91% of 4-year colleges. What it costs ↓

What you study here makes a big difference to pay

Among Rollins College’s biggest bachelor’s programs, computer science graduates earn a median $118,277 four years out. Music graduates earn $45,910. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $76,108 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $60,580Room & board $16,820Books & supplies $900

After grants, the average family on aid pays $34,732.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$30,079

About $120,316 over 4 years · 60% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Rollins College?

48%

of applicants admitted

About 10 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
600–690
SAT math
560–680
ACT
25–30

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1271.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
75%
within 6 years · Pell students 71%
Come back for year two
85%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$58,295
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$25,500
about $270 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

6.7%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$270 a month against about $4,020 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

56%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 69% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$54k
Middle income$30–75k
$64k
Higher incomeover $75k
$61k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 30%Social sciences 11%Communication 11%Psychology 10%Biology 9%Visual & performing arts 6%Everything else 22%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations116 graduates a year · typical debt $23,182
$61k4 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies78 graduates a year · typical debt $25,200
$62k4 yrs out
International Business66 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$70k4 yrs out
Psychology, General58 graduates a year · typical debt $26,576
$48k4 yrs out
Economics30 graduates a year · typical debt $24,894
$68k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods27 graduates a year · typical debt $25,025
$54k4 yrs out
Music27 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$46k4 yrs out
Political Science and Government26 graduates a year · typical debt $25,362
$77k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

2,631 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 57%Hispanic 19%Black 6%Asian 4%Two or more 5%International 8%

Women and men

Women 61%Men 39%
12 : 1
students per teacher
23%
get Pell grants (lower income)
39%
take federal loans
6%
undergrads 25 or older
2%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Winter Park

11% of Winter Park’s 30,444 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Winter Park pages.

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Straight-line distances from Rollins College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.