Rollins College
About
Rollins College is a private liberal arts college in Winter Park, Florida, United States. It was founded in 1885. Florida's fourth oldest post-secondary institution and oldest private university, it has an approximate enrollment of 3,000 students, composed of roughly 2,500 undergraduates and 500 postgraduates.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.4-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
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.
Of 44 Title IV programs, 18 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 26 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing18 · 40.9%
- No Data26 · 59.1%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 6
- Dec 2025Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Sep 2022Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2022Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2022Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2015Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 734 students received $4.4M in Pell grants, alongside $18.0M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 629 borrowers who entered repayment, 10 (1.5%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Rollins College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 11
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus24
Includes 17 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Ward Hall1 firestudent burned thermostatDamage $100-$999
- Elizabeth Hall1 fireOpen flamesDamage $0-$99
- Strong Hall1 firestudent burned thermostatDamage $100-$999
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Rollins College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Rollins College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectRollins College | 75% | — | 3,046 | $34,732 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
| 73% | 54.6% | 1,171 | $22,940 | Baccalaureate | |
| 73% | 62.7% | 2,570 | $22,736 | Baccalaureate | |
| 80% | 65.5% | 3,636 | $41,219 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 78% | 83.5% | 1,900 | $35,333 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 66% | 75.8% | 1,893 | $38,071 | Baccalaureate | |
| 77% | 51.3% | 5,263 | $49,180 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 79% | 42.9% | 2,554 | $30,308 | Baccalaureate | |
| 77% | 61.0% | 1,906 | $22,900 | Baccalaureate | |
| 77% | 64.0% | 1,841 | $31,563 | Baccalaureate | |
| 80% | 79.2% | 3,395 | $27,182 | Baccalaureate | |
| 75% | 39.3% | 1,582 | $28,199 | Baccalaureate | |
| 71% | 71.5% | 1,384 | $23,097 | Baccalaureate | |
| 87% | 28.5% | 2,138 | $32,149 | Baccalaureate | |
| 82% | 72.0% | 1,788 | $28,905 | Baccalaureate | |
| 59% | 55.6% | 1,525 | $20,897 | Baccalaureate | |
| 69% | 78.0% | 2,797 | $19,589 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 67% | 89.6% | 3,427 | $35,273 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 85% | 50.4% | 1,861 | $28,585 | Baccalaureate | |
| 67% | 83.1% | 1,804 | $24,503 | Baccalaureate | |
| 80% | 78.0% | 2,111 | $34,779 | Baccalaureate | |
| 71% | 61.7% | 1,798 | $41,437 | Baccalaureate | |
| 79% | 54.3% | 1,991 | $28,651 | Baccalaureate | |
| 84% | 48.3% | 3,124 | $23,874 | Baccalaureate | |
| 82% | 81.4% | 2,255 | $28,819 | Baccalaureate | |
| 84% | 25.9% | 2,687 | $23,464 | Baccalaureate | |
| 68% | 72.2% | 1,864 | $38,394 | Baccalaureate | |
| 65% | 88.0% | 2,001 | $28,241 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 60% | 80.8% | 795 | $25,757 | Baccalaureate | |
| 71% | 77.1% | 2,180 | $25,121 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 76% | 65.5% | 1,996 | $28,618 |
Institutions like Rollins College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Rollins College's comparison group.
- BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Allegheny College
Grad rate73%Admit rate54.6%Enrollment1,171Net price$22,940View data - BaccalaureateIllinois
Augustana College
Grad rate73%Admit rate62.7%Enrollment2,570Net price$22,736View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsRhode Island
Bryant University
Grad rate80%Admit rate65.5%Enrollment3,636Net price$41,219View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsCalifornia
Dominican University of California
Grad rate78%Admit rate83.5%Enrollment1,900Net price$35,333View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Eckerd College
Grad rate66%Admit rate75.8%Enrollment1,893Net price$38,071View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMassachusetts
Emerson College
Grad rate77%Admit rate51.3%Enrollment5,263Net price$49,180View data - BaccalaureateSouth Carolina
Furman University
Grad rate79%Admit rate42.9%Enrollment2,554Net price$30,308View data - BaccalaureateMinnesota
Gustavus Adolphus College
Grad rate77%Admit rate61.0%Enrollment1,906Net price$22,900View data - BaccalaureateNew York
Hobart William Smith Colleges
Grad rate77%Admit rate64.0%Enrollment1,841Net price$31,563View data - BaccalaureateMichigan
Hope College
Grad rate80%Admit rate79.2%Enrollment3,395Net price$27,182View data - BaccalaureateIllinois
Illinois Wesleyan University
Grad rate75%Admit rate39.3%Enrollment1,582Net price$28,199View data - BaccalaureateIowa
Luther College
Grad rate71%Admit rate71.5%Enrollment1,384Net price$23,097View data - BaccalaureateMinnesota
Macalester College
Grad rate87%Admit rate28.5%Enrollment2,138Net price$32,149View data - BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Muhlenberg College
Grad rate82%Admit rate72.0%Enrollment1,788Net price$28,905View data - BaccalaureateOhio
Ohio Wesleyan University
Grad rate59%Admit rate55.6%Enrollment1,525Net price$20,897View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsWashington
Pacific Lutheran University
Grad rate69%Admit rate78.0%Enrollment2,797Net price$19,589View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalOregon
Pacific University
Grad rate67%Admit rate89.6%Enrollment3,427Net price$35,273View data - BaccalaureateTennessee
Rhodes College
Grad rate85%Admit rate50.4%Enrollment1,861Net price$28,585View data - BaccalaureateVirginia
Roanoke College
Grad rate67%Admit rate83.1%Enrollment1,804Net price$24,503View data - BaccalaureateNew Hampshire
Saint Anselm College
Grad rate80%Admit rate78.0%Enrollment2,111Net price$34,779View data - BaccalaureateNew York
Sarah Lawrence College
Grad rate71%Admit rate61.7%Enrollment1,798Net price$41,437View data - BaccalaureateNew York
St Lawrence University
Grad rate79%Admit rate54.3%Enrollment1,991Net price$28,651View data - BaccalaureateMinnesota
St Olaf College
Grad rate84%Admit rate48.3%Enrollment3,124Net price$23,874View data - BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Susquehanna University
Grad rate82%Admit rate81.4%Enrollment2,255Net price$28,819View data - BaccalaureateTexas
Trinity University
Grad rate84%Admit rate25.9%Enrollment2,687Net price$23,464View data - BaccalaureateWashington
University of Puget Sound
Grad rate68%Admit rate72.2%Enrollment1,864Net price$38,394View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsNew York
Wagner College
Grad rate65%Admit rate88.0%Enrollment2,001Net price$28,241View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Whittier College
Grad rate60%Admit rate80.8%Enrollment795Net price$25,757View data - BaccalaureateOregon
Willamette University
Grad rate71%Admit rate77.1%Enrollment2,180Net price$25,121View data
Rollins College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Analytics is committed to providing guidance on enterprise-wide data warehouses, business intelligence tools and dashboards, predictive analytics, and expert consultation to improve evidence-based decision-making for operational efficiency.
Visit IR office page- Amy Armenia, PhDExecutive Director of Institutional Research and Analytics
- Karla KnightFaculty Data Manager
- Aspen FoxAssistant Director
Common Data Set
Rollins College's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Source publications
Reports & documents (5)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardrollins.edu
- Data dictionaryOffice of Institutional Research - IR Data DocumentsThis document is part of the Rollins College Office of Institutional Research repository. It includes various data reports such as tuition and enrollment statistics over a ten-year period.rpublic.rollins.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookExplore Rollins College Interactive Factbooks2023The Rollins College Interactive Factbooks provide a comprehensive summary of current and historical information about the college, available through online Power BI dashboards. These interactive dashboards offer details on enrollment, admissions, student credit hours, FTE data, degrees conferred, student success, demographics, and more. They are updated annually and serve as a reliable source for both the campus community and external entities.rollins.edu
- Strategic planRollins College Strategic Planning & Future Vision2026Rollins College has been involved in integrated institutional planning since the 1980s and has engaged in five-year planning frameworks since 2011. The strategic planning cycles in 2016 and 2021 focused on strengthening the integrity of the College mission, enhancing the College's market position, and engaging the community. Under the leadership of President Grant H. Cornwell, three guiding themes were established: engaging students, delivering promises, and strengthening strategic assets.rollins.edu
Notable alumni of Rollins College (14)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Fred RogersTelevision
- F. Duane AckermanBusiness
- Pauline Betz AddieAthletics
- Donald J. CramChemistry
- Gigi FernándezAthletics
- Rahul GandhiPolitics
- Eddie HuangFood
- Leanza CornettTelevision
- Anthony PerkinsFilm
- Marlene StreitAthletics
- Chris RussoBroadcasting
- Libby SchaafPolitics
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