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University or college · Private nonprofit

Randolph-Macon College

Ashland, VA

Randolph-Macon College is a private nonprofit college in Ashland, VA, with about 1,523 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,523
1,500 undergrad · 23 grad
Admission rate
87%
higher than at 68% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$27,866
higher than at 79% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
70%
higher than at 79% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$58,448
higher than at 83% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Randolph-Macon College?

87%

of applicants admitted

About 17 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
500–630
SAT math
480–590
ACT
21–27

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1095.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $63,985 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $49,466Room & board $14,540Books & supplies $1,000

After grants, the average family on aid pays $27,866.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$23,357

About $93,428 over 4 years · 63% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
70%
within 6 years · Pell students 67%
Come back for year two
84%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$58,448
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$27,000
about $286 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

7.1%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$286 a month against about $4,006 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

73%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 90% 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
$47k
Middle income$30–75k
$58k
Higher incomeover $75k
$67k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 23%Biology 13%Social sciences 9%Psychology 9%Health professions 9%Computer science 8%Everything else 29%

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/Commerce, General65 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$72k4 yrs out
Biology, General46 graduates a year · typical debt $24,990
$59k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing36 graduates a year
—not reported
Psychology, General24 graduates a year · typical debt $25,974
$54k4 yrs out
Political Science and Government22 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$71k4 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General21 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
—not reported
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management19 graduates a year
—not reported
Sociology16 graduates a year · typical debt $25,739
$48k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

1,639 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 73%Hispanic 6%Black 9%Asian 3%Two or more 6%International 1%

Women and men

Women 53%Men 47%
11 : 1
students per teacher
20%
get Pell grants (lower income)
57%
take federal loans
1%
undergrads 25 or older
2%
study part time
The town around it

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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.