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Winter Park, FL · Private · 2,631 undergraduates · suburban

Rollins College

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Rollins offers an intimate liberal-arts education that uses interdisciplinary study and the Orlando region as extensions of a highly residential campus.

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Institutional profile

Established Strong in student experience, and solid in academic standing.
Academic Solid Affordability Emerging Career Steady Mobility Steady Experience Strong
Academic standing Solid
Affordability Emerging
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Steady
Student experience Strong
Admission
40.6% admitted

9,796 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
73.4%

$58,295 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Rollins College apart

Academic design

Majors and minors are designed to mix across fields, supported by small discussion-based classes, undergraduate research and an interdisciplinary liberal-arts core.

Campus pattern

The Winter Park campus sits directly on Lake Virginia and beside a walkable downtown of restaurants, shops and cultural venues.

Career & value signal

The Rollins College Conference gives first-year students a small seminar and advising community from the start, while Orlando expands internship options.

Can I get in?

40.6% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

9,796

About 41 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 40.6%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1210–1360
11201460
ACT middle 50%26–31
2334

Of admitted students, 21% submitted an SAT, and 20% submitted an ACT. Submission rates alone do not settle the choice. Submit a score if it strengthens the application.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA5.1%

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Rollins College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What Rollins College weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Majors and minors are designed to mix across fields, supported by small discussion-based classes, undergraduate research and an interdisciplinary liberal-arts core.

02

Make institutional fit specific

Rollins offers an intimate liberal-arts education that uses interdisciplinary study and the Orlando region as extensions of a highly residential campus.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Early DecisionNov 15
Early Decision IIJan 5
Early ActionNov 15
Regular DecisionFeb 1
Fee and waiverNo application fee

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Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$83,570
Average annual cost after aid$35,000
Affordability profileEmerging

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Average annual cost by household income at Rollins College

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years73.4%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one85%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$58,295

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates116
Median earnings$61,095

Admits separately

Communication and Media Studies

Recent graduates78
Median earnings$62,086

Admits separately

International Business

Recent graduates66
Median earnings$69,695

Admits separately

Psychology, General

Recent graduates58
Median earnings$48,340

Economics

Recent graduates30
Median earnings$68,194

What is campus life like?

Rollins College beyond the classroom

The Winter Park campus sits directly on Lake Virginia and beside a walkable downtown of restaurants, shops and cultural venues.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Majors and minors are designed to mix across fields, supported by small discussion-based classes, undergraduate research and an interdisciplinary liberal-arts core.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The Winter Park campus sits directly on Lake Virginia and beside a walkable downtown of restaurants, shops and cultural venues.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

The Rollins College Conference gives first-year students a small seminar and advising community from the start, while Orlando expands internship options.

2,631 undergraduatesSoutheastsuburban setting82% of first-year students live on campus