Rollins College

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2017 Undergraduate Tuition

$48,335

3.9% growth from 2016

2017 Average Net Price

$35,522

After Financial Aid

2016 Student Loan

2.4%

Default Rate

2017 Acceptance Rate

63.9%

5,297 Applicants

2017 Enrolled Students

3,278

86.9% Full-Time

2016 Graduation Rate

71.8%

334 Graduates

About

Costs

Admissions

Enrollment

Graduates

Operations

About

Rollins College is a higher education institution located in Orange County, FL. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Rollins College were General Business (87 degrees awarded), General Communication (86 degrees), and International Business, Trade, & Commerce (70 degrees).

In 2017, 885 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Rollins College. 58.5% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 41.5% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were white (528 degrees), 4.33 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (122 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Rollins College is $48,335, which is $27,602 more than the national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($20,733).

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Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Rollins College is $48,335, which is $27,602 more than the national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($20,733).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $35,522.

In 2017, 85% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 45% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$48,335

2017 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2017, the cost of tuition at Rollins College was $48,335. The cost of tuition at Rollins College is $27,602 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($20,733).

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Average Net Price

$35,522

2017 Value

0.571%

1 Year Growth

In 2017 Rollins College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $35,522. Between 2016 and 2017, the average net price of Rollins College grew by 0.571%.

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Other Student Expenses

$13,085

Room and Board

$1,250

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Rollins College was of $13,085 in 2017. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,250. The cost of room and board did not change between 2016 and 2017. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

85%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

45%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

85% of undergraduate students at Rollins College received grants or loans in 2017. This represents a growth of 0% with respect to 2016, when 85% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

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Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

2.4%

2016 Default Rate

15

Number of Defaults

In 2016 the default rate for borrower's at Rollins College was 2.4%, which represents 15 out of the 625 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

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Admissions

Rollins College received 5,297 undergraduate applications in 2017, which represents a 2.72% annual decline. Out of those 5,297 applicants, 3,384 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 63.9% acceptance rate.

There were 3,278 students enrolled at Rollins College in 2017, and N/A% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Rollins College has an overall enrollment yield of 15.7%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

63.9%

Acceptance Rate in 2017

3,384

Accepted Out of 5,297

In 2017, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Rollins College was 63.9% (3,384 admissions from 5,297 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2016, which was 60.6%. Between 2016 and 2017, the number of applicants declined by -2.72%, while admissions grew by 2.51%.

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SAT Scores

N/A%

Submission Percentage

N/A

Scores Submitted

N/A% of enrolled first-time students at Rollins College in 2017 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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Enrollment

Rollins College has a total enrollment of 3,278 students. The full-time enrollment at Rollins College is 2,850 students and the part-time enrollment is 428. This means that 86.9% of students enrolled at Rollins College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Rollins College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 55% White, 18.2% Hispanic or Latino, 5.49% Black or African American, 3.51% Two or More Races, 3.33% Asian, 0.183% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.061% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Rollins College in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority White Female (33.4%), followed by White Male (22.4%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (12%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority White Female (30.5%), followed by White Male (23.2%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (8.56%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

86.9%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Rollins College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 3,278 students. The full-time enrollment at Rollins College is 2,850 and the part-time enrollment is 428. This means that 86.9% of students enrolled at Rollins College are enrolled full-time compared with 68.6% at similar Masters Colleges and Universities.

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Retention Rate over Time

83%

2017 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Rollins College was 83%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Masters Colleges and Universities (75%), Rollins College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    1,804

  2. Hispanic or Latino

    595

  3. Black or African American

    180

The enrolled student population at Rollins College is 55% White, 18.2% Hispanic or Latino, 5.49% Black or African American, 3.51% Two or More Races, 3.33% Asian, 0.183% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.061% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Masters Colleges and Universities is 54.4% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.2% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 187 students (5.7%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2017, 151 more women than men received degrees from Rollins College. The majority of degree recipients at Rollins College are white (528 degrees awarded). There were 4.33 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (122 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Rollins College is General Business (87 degrees awarded), followed by General Communication (86 degrees) and International Business, Trade, & Commerce (70 degrees).

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Rollins College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Natural Resources & Conservation (29 degrees awarded), Communications (92 degrees), and Philosophy and Religious Studies (12 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Rollins College are Elementary & middle school teachers (222,530 people), Other managers (181,821 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (139,632 people), Postsecondary teachers (128,720 people), and Marketing managers (80,618 people).

The most specialized majors at Rollins College are Natural Resources & Conservation (29 degrees awarded), Communications (92 degrees), Philosophy and Religious Studies (12 degrees), Cultural & Gender Studies (9 degrees), and English (35 degrees).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Rollins College are Surgeons, Electrical & electronics engineers, Physicians, Sales managers, and Dentists

The most specialized majors at Rollins College are Natural Resources & Conservation (29 degrees awarded), Communications (92 degrees), Philosophy and Religious Studies (12 degrees), Cultural & Gender Studies (9 degrees), and English (35 degrees).

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Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Rollins College are Elementary & secondary schools (406,321 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (291,396 people), Computer Systems Design (142,032 people), Legal services (128,778 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (116,264 people).

The most specialized majors at Rollins College are Natural Resources & Conservation (29 degrees awarded), Communications (92 degrees), Philosophy and Religious Studies (12 degrees), Cultural & Gender Studies (9 degrees), and English (35 degrees).

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Degrees

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Rollins College.

Most Common

  1. General Business

    87 degrees awarded

  2. General Communication

    86 degrees awarded

  3. International Business, Trade, & Commerce

    70 degrees awarded

In 2017, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Rollins College was General Business with 87 degrees awarded.

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Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

  1. 367

  2. 518

In 2017, 367 degrees were awarded to men at Rollins College, which is 0.708 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (518).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2017, 86 degrees were awarded to men at Rollins College in General Business Administration & Management, which is 1.41 times more than the 61 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2017, 66 degrees were awarded to women at Rollins College in General Communication, which is 3.3 times more than the 20 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

64%

100% Completion Time

71%

150% Completion Time

In 2017, 64% of students graduating from Rollins College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 71% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 71% within 200%.

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Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Gender

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

American Indian or Alaska Native Female

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Rollins College is Female and American Indian or Alaska Native (100% graduation rate). Across all Masters Colleges and Universities, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (67.2%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 5.69% of graduates (19 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    528 degrees awarded

  2. Hispanic or Latino

    122 degrees awarded

  3. Black or African American

    51 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Rollins College is white (528 degrees awarded). There were 4.33 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (122 degrees).

3.95% of degree recipients (35 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

  1. White Female

    320 degrees awarded

  2. White Male

    208 degrees awarded

  3. Hispanic or Latino Female

    73 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Rollins College is white female (320 degrees awarded). There were 1.54 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (208 degrees).

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Operations

Rollins College has an endowment valued at nearly $364M, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $38M (10.4%), compared to the 6.94% average return ($2.3M on $33.1M) across all Masters Colleges and Universities.

In 2017, Rollins College had a total expenditure of $141M. Of that $141M, they spent $49.7M on salaries and $141M on benefits.

Rollins College employs 65 Associate professors, 64 Professors, and 63 Assistant professors. Most academics at Rollins College are Male Professors (40), Female Associate professors(36), and Female Assistant professors (32).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Rollins College are: Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 102 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 94 employees, and Service with 71 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$364M

2017 Endowment

6.49%

growth from 2016

Rollins College has an endowment valued at about $364M, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The endowment of Rollins College grew 6.49% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $331M higher than than the median endowment of Masters Colleges and Universities according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

  1. $799k - Federal

  2. $58k - State

  3. $0 - Local

As of 2017, Rollins College received $799k in grants and contracts from the federal government, $58k from state grants and contracts, and $0 from local grants and contracts.

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Expenses

Primary Expenses

Expenditure values can vary depending on whether the institution is public or private, and are not available for private-for-profit schools.

$49.7M

Salary Expenditure

$141M

Benefits Expenditure

In 2017, Rollins College had a total expenditure of $141M. Of that $141M, they spent $49.7M on salaries and $141M on benefits.

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Expenditure by Category

This tree map shows all of the primary expenses of Research at Rollins College as a share of total expenditure.

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Salary Expenditure

$49.7M

2017 Salaries

0.918%

growth from 2016

In 2017, Rollins College paid a median of $49.7M in salaries, which represents 35.3% of their overall expenditure ($141M) and a 0.918% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 0.32% decline from 2015 and a 3.15% decline from 2014.

The median for similar Masters Colleges and Universities is 31.4M (40.5% of overall expenditures).

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Instructional Salaries

$18.4M

Instructional Salaries

232

Number of Employees

In 2017, Rollins College paid a total of $18.4M to 232 employees working as instructors, which represents 37% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $16.8M (34%) for similar Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs.

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Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

Associate professor

Most Common Instructor

65 Employees

Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

102 Employees

In 2017, the most common positions for instructional staff at Rollins College were Associate professor with 65 employees; Professor with 64 employees; and Professor with 63 employees.

In 2017, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Rollins College were Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 102 employees; Office and Administrative Support with 94 employees; and Service with 71 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

  1. Male Professor

  2. Female Associate professor

  3. Female Assistant professor

In 2017, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Rollins College was Male Professor with 40 employees, Female Associate professor with 36 employees, and Female Assistant professor with 32 employees.

This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at Rollins College.

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