It’s hard to sum up 115 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 117 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

Our 715 students come from 44 states and 40 countries. Here are exciting numbers from the incoming class of 2011, Randolph’s very first coeducational class:

• Out of 178 first-year students, 60 are men (34%); the college also welcomes four male transfer students
• Nearly half of male students are varsity athletes
• Minority enrollment is up four percent from last year, totaling 22% of first-years
• 12 percent of first-year class are international students
• 91 percent are from the top 50% of their graduating class

A full 92% 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: 9:1
• 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.

• 25 majors and 50 concentrations (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.

• Population: 130,000
• Home to three colleges and 16,000 students
• Minutes from hiking and biking trails of Blue Ridge Mountains
• Tasty restaurants, hot clubs and comfy coffee shops galore
• Ten live music venues
• Short drive to Washington D.C. or Richmond