Roanoke College Teaching Programs

Roanoke College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Salem, Virginia. Salem is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Where Is Roanoke College?

Contact details for Roanoke are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	221 College Lane, Salem, VA 24153-3794
Phone:	540-375-2500
Website:	www.roanoke.edu

How Do I Get Into Roanoke?

You can apply to Roanoke online at: https://www.roanoke.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Roanoke

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Roanoke?

With an acceptance rate of 80%, Roanoke may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 37% of students accepted to Roanoke submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 650. Math scores were between 520 and 610.

Roanoke received ACT scores from 10% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 31. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 28.

Can I Afford Roanoke College?

The overall average net price of Roanoke is $36,130. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Roanoke, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $8,460 a year. That adds up to $33,840 over four years for those students.

Roanoke College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,863 undergraduate students at Roanoke, with 1,817 being full-time and 46 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,817 full-time undergraduates at Roanoke, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Roanoke College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	34
Black or African American	94
Hispanic or Latino	107
White	1,470
International Students	39
Other Races/Ethnicities	73

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Roanoke College. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 33 countries are represented at Roanoke. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, China, and Canada.

Roanoke College Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	24	24
Teacher Development & Methodology	7	7
General Education	4	4
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	2	2
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	1	1
Art Education	0	0
Biology Education	0	0
Chemistry Education	0	0
Computer Teacher Education	0	0
English & Language Arts Education	0	0
French Language Teacher Education	0	0
Mathematics Education	0	0
Music Education	0	0
Physics Education	0	0
Social Studies Education	0	0
Spanish Education	0	0
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0
TOTAL	38	38

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By roanokecollege under License

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