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Richard Bland College

South Prince George, Virginia·Public, 2-year·Southeast·rbc.edu
6-yr Graduation
9%
—
Total enrollment
2,788
peer median 812
Avg net price
$13,045
-$797 vs Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
1,602
1,602 candidates competed
Admitted
1,430
89.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
475
33.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
9%
Full-time retention
57%

Pell equity

1.7pp gap
Pell recipients
10%32 of 308
Non-Pell (all)
8%42 of 507
Subsidized loan, no Pell
10%14 of 136
No Federal Aid
8%28 of 371

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 4 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 2 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
4
Passing
1
25.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
25.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
25.0%
+24.4pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

4programs
  • Passing1 · 25.0%
  • No Data2 · 50.0%
  • Failing1 · 25.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
0
No data
2

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
-11.9%
$31,675 vs $35,969
Physical Sciences General
Associate Degree · Physical Sciences
+14.1%
$41,042 vs $35,969

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
40%
$12,587 debt · $31,675 earn
Physical Sciences General
Associate Degree · Physical Sciences
29%
$12,000 debt · $41,042 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1961Next review Jun 2029

Action history · 19

  1. Dec 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Dec 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$10,245
$30–48k$10,329
$48–75k$12,279
$75–110k$16,905
$110k+$20,790

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$13,045
-$797vs Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields median $13,842
Federal loans
14.4%
In-state tuition
$9,090
Out-of-state
$14,970

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 589 students received $3.4M in Pell grants, alongside $2.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
589
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.4M
$3,385,964 total
Direct Loans
$2.9M
845 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.3M
404 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.2M
403 loan awards
Parent PLUS$452K
38 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 320 borrowers who entered repayment, 12 (3.7%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.7%
+1.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
320
Defaulted
12
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.7%
2017
18.5%
2018
15.4%
2019
3.7%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Richard Bland College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs9
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

249 total completions
01Physical Sciences
18775.1%
02Multi/Interdisciplinary
3212.9%
03Business
166.4%
04Liberal Arts
104.0%
05Biological Sciences
41.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
2,788
12-mo unduplicated
3,134
Undergraduate
3,134
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
43%1,336
Women
57%1,798

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
39.4%
White
32.9%
Two or more
9.7%
Hispanic
6.9%
Unknown
6.9%
Non-resident
2.6%
Asian
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
172
100 M · 72 W
Women athletes
41.9%
Athletic aid
$713K
Total student aid
Budget
$2.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$363K
$350K
Recruiting expense
$3K
$2K
Head-coach salaries
$37K
$35K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
38 M · 25 W
$254K
Baseball
43 M · —
$278K
Soccer
27 M · 14 W
$408K
Basketball
14 M · 12 W
$484K
Softball
— · 16 W
$222K
Volleyball
— · 15 W
$231K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.92
5 offenses · 2,598 students

3-year trend

0.372 yrs ago0.981 yr ago1.92Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
8
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
3
Burglary
1
Fondling
1

By location

5total
  • On campus5

Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs026
Liquor045

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
32

Richard Bland College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Richard Bland College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectRichard Bland College
9%—2,788$13,045Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
Central Louisiana Technical Community College
——1,345$5,702Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center
——279$17,505Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture
——222$14,639Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
Peer group median9%—812$13,842

Institutions like Richard Bland College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Richard Bland College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Richard Bland College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Reports to Office of Research & Innovation at RBC (ORI)
Phone
804-862-6100
Address
11301 Johnson Road, South Prince George, VA 23805

The page contains a list of various resources and administrative information for Richard Bland College, such as campus life, admissions, and facilities. The Office Of Research & Innovation (ORI) is mentioned briefly, but no specific details about an Office of Institutional Research are provided. The contact phone and physical address for the main office of the college are included.

Visit IR office page
Team
2 members
  • Dr. Kim Boyd
    Vice President of RBC and Chief Research & Innovation Officer
  • Whitney Ceaser
    Program Coordinator

Frequently asked questions about Richard Bland College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Richard Bland College.

What is the graduation rate at Richard Bland College?

Richard Bland College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 9% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Richard Bland College?

Richard Bland College reports a total enrollment of 2,788 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Richard Bland College?

The average net price at Richard Bland College is $13,045 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Richard Bland College?

Richard Bland College's yield rate is 33.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Richard Bland College located?

Richard Bland College is located in South Prince George, Virginia 23805-7100.

Who runs Institutional Research at Richard Bland College?

Richard Bland College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Office of Research & Innovation at RBC (ORI).

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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