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Hollins also holds the #40 spot on the Best Colleges in Virginia ranking.
Hollins was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
Hollins University has an acceptance rate of 72%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 19% of students accepted to Hollins submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 583 and 690. Math scores were between 530 and 608.
At Hollins, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 8 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Hollins University is 66%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Hollins University is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Hollins the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 59%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Hollins University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 687 undergraduates at Hollins with 678 being full-time and 9 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19,530 | $20,947 | $21,981 | $25,461 | $24,193 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Hollins, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Hollins, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $6,281 a year. That adds up to $25,124 over four years for those students.
Get more details about the location of Hollins University.
Contact details for Hollins are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 7916 Williamson Rd Nw, Roanoke, VA 24020 |
| Phone: | 540-362-6000 |
| Website: | www.hollins.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Writing Studies | 28 | NA |
| General English Literature | 19 | $25,876 |
| General Psychology | 17 | NA |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 16 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 15 | NA |
| General Biology | 13 | $27,721 |
| General Business/Commerce | 13 | NA |
| Dance | 10 | NA |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 10 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 9 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 78 students took at least one online class at Hollins University. This is a decrease from the 158 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 78 | 71 |
| 2021-2022 | 158 | 102 |
| 2020-2021 | 704 | 245 |
| 2018-2019 | 83 | 31 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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