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Hollins University Data & Information Overview

Great Price Value for Your Money
75% Acceptance Rate
5% Student Loan Default Rate
This overview covers the essential stats on Hollins University, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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How Well Is Hollins University Ranked?

#1,659 Best Colleges in Nation
#40 Best Colleges in VA
General Biology Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Hollins as #1,659 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.

Out of the 63 colleges in Virginia, Hollins is ranked at #40.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Hollins?

75% Acceptance Rate
100% Of Accepted Are Women

Acceptance Rate

When it comes to admittance, Hollins University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 75%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.

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Hollins University Faculty

9 to 1 Student to Faculty
61% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

At Hollins, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 9 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Hollins University is 61%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  61 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Hollins University

74% Freshmen Retention
63% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 74% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Hollins University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  74 out of 100
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Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Hollins for first-time, full-time students is 63%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  63 out of 100
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Hollins University Undergraduate Student Diversity

678 Full-Time Undergraduates
29.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
100.0% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 687 undergraduates at Hollins with 678 being full-time and 9 being part-time.

How Much Does Hollins University Cost?

$20,127 Net Price
62% Take Out Loans
$26,000 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Hollins is $20,127. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Hollins

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$14,772 $16,657 $21,520 $22,581 $24,375

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 Hollins, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Hollins, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $6,500 a year. That adds up to $26,000 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Hollins is 4.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Hollins Graduates Make?

$35,969 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Hollins make around $35,969 per year during the early years of their employment. This is about 15% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

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See which majors at Hollins University make the most money.

Location of Hollins University

Virginia State
678 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Hollins University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Roanoke, Virginia. Roanoke is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

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Contact details for Hollins are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 7916 Williamson Rd Nw, Roanoke, VA 24020
Phone: 540-362-6000
Website: www.hollins.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HollinsUniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/hollinsu

Hollins University Majors

30 Majors With Completions
165 Undergraduate Degrees
61 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 30 majors graduated from Hollins University. Of these students, 165 received undergraduate degrees and 61 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
General Psychology 24 $20,862
General English Literature 20 $16,495
General Biology 16 $26,470
Fine & Studio Arts 11 NA
International Relations & National Security 10 NA
General Business/Commerce 8 NA
Drama & Theater Arts 7 NA
Romance Languages 7 NA
History 7 NA
Natural Resources Conservation 7 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Hollins University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Hollins

18% Take At Least One Class Online
12% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 158 students took at least one online class at Hollins University. This is a decrease from the 704 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 158 102
2019-2020 704 245
2018-2019 64 14
2017-2018 83 31
2016-2017 24 12

Learn more about online learning at Hollins University.

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Notes and References

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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