To get an unbiased opinion and see how Randolph compares to other colleges and universities, take a look at some of our recent national rankings:
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) surveys undergraduates at four-year colleges and universities to assess the extent to which they engage in a variety of good educational practices. Randolph scored consistently and substantially higher than both the national average and the majority of liberal arts schools nationwide.
Randolph College (as R-MWC) was ranked highly in many college guidebooks:
Colleges of Distinction , which honors a select group of colleges and universities, cited us for excelling in four areas: "Engaged Students," "Great Teaching," "Vibrant Communities," and "Successful Outcomes."
The Fiske Guide to Colleges , 2006 edition, gave the College high praise for the rigor of its academic programs.
The Princeton Review's Best 357 Colleges , 2005 edition, lauded us for campus diversity as well as for great computer and laboratory facilities. We were also ranked 14th for "Dorms Like Palaces."
U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges , 2005 edition, ranked us 83rd out of 217 national liberal arts colleges in the country and 8th among those colleges in the percentage of international students on campus.
The Princeton Review's Best Value Colleges , 2004 edition, chose the College as one of 77 schools to be highlighted.
Seventeen magazine recently named us as the 5th best small college in the nation.
The latest edition of Barron's Best Buys in Education placed us in the top 10% of colleges and universities nationwide, based on faculty attention to students, inspiring programs, and opportunities for personal and professional development.
The Unofficial, Unbiased Guide to the 331 Most Interesting Colleges , 2005 edition, selected us to be on their list.
Randolph College also shines in other ways...
Randolph is a member of the International 50 , a select group of the top 50 U.S. colleges and universities recognized for international programs and global awareness.
R-MWC was the first women's college in the south to be granted a Phi Beta Kappa charter and the first to be accredited by the American Chemical Society and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
NAFSA : Association of International Educators selected Randolph as one of only 16 institutions nationwide to be honored for exemplary work in internationalizing the campus. The selection committee drew particular attention to the pervasiveness of global education on our small campus, calling it "a model for other campuses."
National recognition is nothing new to us...
Randolph ranks in the top 10 percent of baccalaureate-granting institutions nationwide in the percentage of students who go on to earn a Ph.D. In Virginia, we top all private colleges and all public institutions except the College of William and Mary.
Over the past eight years, the medical school acceptance rate of our graduates has been nearly 29 percent higher than the national average.
We have consistently ranked in the top 1 percent nationwide of alumnae percentage of participation in giving, placing the College in the top 30 institutions nationwide.
