Roanoke College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Roanoke College is a private liberal arts college in Salem, VA (suburb setting), with 1,824 undergraduates (54% women), affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church. It admitted 80% of 6,829 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1090–1270 on the SAT and 22–30 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $55,390 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $27,695 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 66% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, kinesiology, parks & recreation, education. The campus reported 3.51 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Roanoke College ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 60 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $36,774
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Roanoke College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Roanoke College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 27 | — | 4 | $176k | $6,505 | — | |
| Baseball | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 39 | — | 1 | $183k | $4,681 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 20 | — | 1 | $212k | $10,624 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 16 | — | 1 | $154k | $9,629 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 18 | — | 1 | $56k | $3,137 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 15 | — | 1 | $46k | $3,080 | — | |
| Field Hockey | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 26 | — | 1 | $128k | $4,936 | — | |
| Football | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Golf | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 18 | — | 1 | $114k | $6,327 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 55 | — | 1 | $255k | $4,639 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 33 | — | 1 | $200k | $6,045 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 32 | — | 1 | $189k | $5,921 | — | |
| Softball | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 28 | — | 1 | $181k | $6,474 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 24 | — | 1 | $90k | $3,739 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 19 | — | 1 | $71k | $3,711 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 13 | — | 1 | $48k | $3,720 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 12 | — | 1 | $39k | $3,210 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 42 | — | 1 | $56k | $1,331 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 35 | — | 1 | $46k | $1,306 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 19 | — | 1 | $119k | $6,272 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 23 | — | 1 | $143k | $6,238 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 55 | — | 1 | $230k | $4,179 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.