Randolph-Macon College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Randolph-Macon College was established by the Virginia Methodists in 1830. It is a private co-educational college of liberal arts located in Ashland, Virginia. The campus of the college is spread across an area of over 110 acres. The college awards bachelor’s degrees in diverse areas of study.

R-MC is home to more than 100 student-run clubs and organizations, including the Mathematical Association of America, the Political Science Student Association, the Student Affiliate of the American Chemical Society, the Student Education Association and the Sociology Club, among others.

The athletics department sponsors 15 varsity sports teams. They are known as the Yellow Jackets and compete in the NCAA’s Division III.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in liberal arts, drama and performing arts, conservation and resource management, and science.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,201 in 2009-2010 (1,214 full-time equivalent).

About 51% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 49% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 98% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Randolph-Macon College provides on-campus housing for 1,038 of its 1,214 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (2 awarded)

• Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (17 awarded)

• Accounting

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (6 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (6 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

FINE ARTS (4 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (114 awarded)

• Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Latin Language and Literature
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (8 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (21 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (16 awarded)

• Psychology