FourYearCost

Roanoke College

Salem, VAPrivate nonprofitRank 219 of 1,732Traditional rank 145 of 1,156

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$26,341
500 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$21,959
1,279 recipients
The drop
$4,382
16.6% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$26,341Later years$21,959

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$20,269
$30–48k$19,396
$48–75k$24,279
$75–110k$26,939
$110k+$32,137

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$36,926
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$36,774
Change−$152 (-0.4%)
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$15,366

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend

$44,1552018-19$45,5592019-20$47,0202020-21$48,3302021-22$36,9262022-23$36,7742023-24

Published tuition and required fees, -16.7% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$27,7582020-21$29,1692021-22$27,6952022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years66%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)78%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants27%
Freshmen taking federal loans91%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$5,646
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$5,195

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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