It’s hard to sum up 118 years of tradition and excellence on one page, but here are some important facts and figures to get you up to speed on Randolph College.
Our Proud History
For over 118 years, Randolph College was Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, one of the South’s top institutions of higher learning for women.
- Founded March 10, 1891; first class had 36 students and 12 professors
- Was the first women’s college south of Washington D.C. to receive a Phi Beta Kappa charter
- Most famous alumna is novelist and activist Pearl S. Buck ’14, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize for Literature
On July 1, 2007, the college officially changed its name to Randolph College, part of the historic decision to admit men for the first time into the class of 2011.
Our Students and Faculty
Randolph's students come from 36 states and more than 30 countries. The student body comprises 12% international students and 22% domestic students of color.
Randolph students are high achievers, with SAT scores between 1028 and 1238 and GPAs between 3.2 and 3.7; 28% were in the top 10% of their class, 60% were in the top 25% and 80% were in the top 50%.
A full 90% of our 80 faculty members hold the highest possible degree in their field. Randolph offers a rigorous liberal arts curriculum in small classes taught by engaged, caring professors, never a graduate student.
- Average class size: 12
- Student/faculty ratio: 8:1
- Randolph ranked 10 points higher than the national average for “student-faculty interaction” according to the National Survey of Student Engagement and consistently ranks among the top liberal arts colleges in the country.
Our Classes
A Randolph education is global, individualized and career-oriented.
- 50 majors and minors ; or you can design your own degree
- Global, Honors and Experiential Learning environments bring world focus to every major and requires significant independent research
- Seven pre-professional programs in law , medicine , education , physical education and health , and business
- Cooperative career programs in engineering and nursing
- Unique opportunities like the American Culture Program , the Randolph College: World in Britain study abroad program, the Symposium of Artists & Scholars , and the Summer Research Program
- Graduate coursework toward a Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) or the Master of Education (M.Ed.)
Our Campus
Schedule a visit and explore our bucolic, 100-acre campus at the foot of the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains.
- 18 buildings, including stately Main Hall, recognized by the National Register of Historic Places
- The Princeton Review called our spacious, mixed-year residence halls “palaces”
- Top-notch athletics facilities like our world-class riding center and two Bermuda-grass playing fields.
- Take the virtual campus tour
Our Town
Lynchburg, Virginia is a buzzing college town with small-town charm.
- Metropolitan Area Population: over 245,000
- Home to five colleges and 16,000 students
- Minutes from hiking and biking trails of Blue Ridge Mountains
- Tasty restaurants, clubs and coffee shops galore
- Ten live music venues
- Short drive to Washington D.C., Virginia Beach, Raleigh-Durham or Richmond
