Randolph College vs Bridgewater College

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	Bridgewater College	Randolph College
Overview
Location	Bridgewater, Virginia	Lynchburg, Virginia
Campus setting	Suburb: Small	City: Small
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	68.0%	72.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation	Anabaptists

Admission
Acceptance rate	75.1%	93.8%
Application fees
SAT range	1065 - 1250	910 - 1140
ACT range	22 - 28	22 - 27
Students submitting SAT score	17.0%	25.0%
Students submitting ACT score	3.0%	9.0%
Total number of applicants	3,388	1,161
Total number of admissions given out	2,544	1,089
Admitted students who chose to enroll	398	138
Yield rate	15.6%	12.7%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$52,750	$42,252
Average net price	$19,592	$23,166
Tuition	$37,500	$26,250
Room & board	$13,360	$11,000
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $32,545	100.0% Average amount $17,806
Students receiving federal student loan	66.0% Average amount $5,510	87.0% Average amount $5,577
Students taking out private loans	7.0% Average amount $14,207	10.0% Average amount $7,959

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,427 Men 46.3% Women 53.7%	482 Men 38.2% Women 61.8%
Graduate students	36 Men 36.1% Women 63.9%	68 Men 23.5% Women 76.5%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	N/A
International students	1.8%	4.2%
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Small	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	1,380	621
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	Yes
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Biological and Biomedical Sciences Psychology Communication and Journalism Liberal Arts	Kinesiology & Leisure Studies English Language and Literature Communication and Journalism Visual & Performing Arts Social Sciences
Students to faculty ratio	13:1	8:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	62.1%	56.0%
Dropout rate	37.7%	14.7%
Transferred out	N/A	29.4%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,588 Year 2: $38,559 Year 3: $45,603 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,293 Year 2: $41,565 Year 3: $42,550 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,003 Year 2: $31,042 Year 3: $40,629 History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,642 Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: $40,434 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,400 Year 2: $26,353 Year 3: $40,402 Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: N/A Year 3: $36,416 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,542 Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $35,072 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,753 Year 2: $30,771 Year 3: $34,515 Sociology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,038 Year 2: $32,467 Year 3: $33,797 Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $23,649 Year 3: $26,916	Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $43,575 Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,121 Year 2: $28,598 Year 3: N/A Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,646 Year 2: $22,771 Year 3: N/A Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $18,771 Year 3: N/A

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