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Roanoke Demographics & Diversity Report

Who is the typical student at Roanoke? College Factual wanted to know the truth so we crunched the numbers. We analyzed racial demographics, gender ratios, age and geographic origins of college campuses accross the country. The results of the Roanoke College <nil> diversity report are below.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

Roanoke Student Population

How Many Students Attend Roanoke College?

Roanoke total enrollment is approximately 1,920 students.

Roanoke Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Roanoke undergraduate population is made up of 57% women, and 43% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Roanoke Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	1,535
Hispanic	103
Black or African American	99
Multi-Ethnic	78
International	33
Asian	29
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1
Unknown	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Roanoke Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	1,568
Hispanic	105
Black or African American	100
Multi-Ethnic	78
International	33
Asian	30
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1
Unknown	0

Low Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Roanoke College Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	539
Black or African American	33
Asian	13
Hispanic	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Multi-Ethnic	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at Roanoke.

Roanoke Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 1,087 female students and 833 male students at Roanoke.

Close to Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of Roanoke is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

More about Roanoke faculty.

There are approximately 350 female teachers and 258 male teachers.

High Geographic Diversity

Roanoke ranks 546 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

45.38% of Roanoke students come from out of state, and 1.77% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 28 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
Virginia	272
Maryland	33
North Carolina	31
Pennsylvania	30
New Jersey	24

International Students at Roanoke

Students from 33 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from South Korea, China, and Canada.

Learn more about international students at Roanoke.

Above Average Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Roanoke, 87.57% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
18-19	963
20-21	819
22-24	160
25-29	30
35 and over	16
30-34	7
Under 18	0

Notes and References

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.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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• Learn more about how College Factual creates their Diversity Rankings.