Hollins University
Roanoke, Virginia
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb
- 665 undergrads
- Women's college
- Admit rate
- 68%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $21,238per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 67%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $48,10210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Hollins University fully covers tuition for four years through the HOPE scholar program for admitted young women residing within 40 miles of campus, prioritizing families with an adjusted gross income of $50,000 or less.
Source: New Scholarship Program Fully Covers Tuition Costs for Young Women Locally with Financial Need
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 68%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1150–1340Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $21,238full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $60,539sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $44,640Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 67%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 74%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $48,10210 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 665Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 45%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 26%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA — admits 100%
- Randolph College Lynchburg, VA — admits 94%
- Emory & Henry University Emory, VA — admits 84%
- Roanoke College Salem, VA — admits 83%
Also worth a look
- Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing Richmond, VA
- Bluefield University Bluefield, VA — admits 59%
- Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar, VA — admits 76%
- Bluffton University Bluffton, OH — admits 67%
- Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach, VA — admits 73%
- Chowan University Murfreesboro, NC — admits 69%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Hollins University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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