by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
College of the Redwoods was awarded 57 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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College of the Redwoods landed the #1,726 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when College of the Redwoods held the #1,976 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
College of the Redwoods also holds the #157 spot on the Best Colleges in California ranking.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that College of the Redwoods has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At College of the Redwoods, this ratio is 14 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at College of the Redwoods is 28%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At College of the Redwoods this rate is 57%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,891 undergraduates at College of the Redwoods with 1,211 being full-time and 2,680 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,761 | $5,103 | $6,900 | $9,871 | $10,504 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of College of the Redwoods, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At College of the Redwoods, approximately 5% of students took out student loans averaging $5,810 a year. That adds up to $23,240 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at College of the Redwoods is 16.2%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
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Contact details for College of the Redwoods are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 7351 Tompkins Hill Rd, Eureka, CA 95501-9300 |
| Phone: | 707-476-4100 |
| Website: | https://www.redwoods.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 2,419 students took at least one online class at College of the Redwoods. This is an increase from the 1,531 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,419 | 1,499 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,531 | 437 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,387 | 494 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,200 | 454 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,249 | 464 |
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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.
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