Roanoke College Student Population

How many students at Roanoke?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Roanoke College has a total enrollment of 1,804 students, including 1,793 undergraduate and 11 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 862 male students (47.8%) and 942 female students (52.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,360 White students (75.4%) and 131 Black students (7.3%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,793 undergraduate students (99.4%) and 11 graduate students (0.6%).
• Class Delivery:

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences - which average 1,449 - Roanoke's body is larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, and age distribution.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 862 male (47.78%) and 942 female (52.22%) students are attending Roanoke College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 91.51.

By class level, 1,793 (99.39%) are undergraduate students and 11 (0.61%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 47.69% are male and 52.31% are female, while among graduate students, 63.64% are male and 36.36% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,360 White, 131 Black, and 29 Asian students out of a total of 1,804 are attending at Roanoke College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Roanoke College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 41.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Roanoke has 42 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 1,783 students under 25 years old, and 52 students over 25 years old out of 1,835 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 42 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. Roanoke has 1,774 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 50 students aged 25 and over.

It has 9 graduate students aged under 25 and 2 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,793 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 66 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.68%.65 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1 students transferred in as part-time status.