Rollins College

Winter Park, FL · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
47.5%
4,212 admitted
SAT · 50th
1260
Range 1210–1340
6-yr grad
75.0%
Retention 85.2%
Undergrads
12:1 S-F
Admissions
47.5%
4,212 admitted
from 8,860 apps
Applications8,860
Overall admit rate47.5%
Enrolled568 · 13.5% yield
Admitted from waitlist27 of 611
Very important factorsGPA
Important factorsApplication essay, Recs, Test scores, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1260
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1210–1340 · 25.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W620655698
Math580610660
Comp121012601340
ACT
255075
Comp252730
Cost & aid
$62,950
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$62,950
Fees$0
Room & board$17,990
Books$940
Avg need-based grant$42,833
% need met78.0%
Avg debt at graduation$37,948
Academics
12 : 1
student-faculty ratio
85.2% retention
Student-faculty12 : 1
Retention85.2%
4-year graduation68.7%
6-year graduation75.0%
Enrollment
undergraduates
41.0% out-of-state · 54 intl freshmen
First-year586
Transfer171
Full-time98%
Female61%
Out-of-state41.0%
International (freshmen)54
Rankings
#2
U.S. News & World Report
Best Regional Universities — South
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Regional Universities — South#226
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — Regional Universities — SOUTH#3726
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#19426
NicheBest Colleges in America#28926
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#37726
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#38826
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
Master's University (Larger)
Carnegie Classification
27 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationMaster's University (Larger)27
Athletic conferenceSunshine State Conference2
Athletic divisionNCAA D210
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingFlorida colleges14
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
no application-fee data
Regular decisionMay 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early decision11/15 → 12/15 · binding
Early decision 21/5
Early action11/15 → 1/15 · restrictive
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyRollins College employs a test optional admissions process. If submitted test scores are considered, but they are not required. More information can be found at https://www.rollins.edu/apply/test-optional-admission/
Admissions URLhttps://www.rollins.edu/apply/
Admissions emailadmission@rollins.edu
Admissions phone407-646-2161
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
Elon University
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Elon University NC · Private (nonprofit)63.3%12706K
Stetson University FL · Private (nonprofit)71.7%10702K
Furman University SC · Private (nonprofit)48.7%13502K
Belmont University TN · Private (nonprofit)93.7%12607K
Eckerd College FL · Private (nonprofit)75.8%12401K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Rollins College

8 years of Rollins College's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.