Randolph-Macon College
Ashland, Virginia · Private · 1,639 undergraduates · rmc.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
87%
of 3,242 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
990 to 1215
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$74,250Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Randolph-Macon College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
87% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$74,250
a year in 2027-28, from a $74,250 sticker price
What to do with your 1090
Send your score
About 72% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 980, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: How to Apply - Randolph-Macon College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Oct18Early Action · October 18, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov15Early Decision · November 15, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Dec10Other deadline · December 10, 2026
- Mar1Regular Decision · March 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
87%
of applicants were admitted: 2,808 of 3,242 for fall 2024.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 12/10.
Early Decision
Binding. 92% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
11 students were offered a spot; 0 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2024)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 26% of them sent SAT scores and 2% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 990 to 1215
Reading and Writing 500 to 630
Math 480 to 590
ACT composite 21 to 27
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16003.6%
- 1200 to 139927%
- 1000 to 119942%
- 800 to 99927%
- 600 to 7990.7%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.70
- 4.033%
- 3.75 to 3.9920%
- 3.50 to 3.7416%
- 3.25 to 3.4913%
- 3.00 to 3.248.7%
- 2.50 to 2.998.7%
- Below 2.500.9%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$74,250
a year
- Tuition$53,110
- Fees$2,000
- Food and housing$16,200
- Books and supplies$1,080
- Transportation and other$1,860
Randolph-Macon College published $68,652 for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$21,725
- $30,001 to $48,000$22,724
- $48,001 to $75,000$23,079
- $75,001 to $110,000$28,477
- Over $110,000$31,296
Financial aid
81%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$33,450
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
26%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $29,542 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 2/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
35 of 35
Earn credit with a score of 3
1 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $5,310Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | STAR 256 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | STAR 030 |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | ARTH 201-202 |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIOL 123 and BIOL 020 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 131 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MATH 131 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 131-132 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 210 and CHEM 215 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | CHIN 211-212 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PSCI 101 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CSCI 111 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | CSCI 010 (General Elective Only) |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | STAR 241 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENGL 185 (If students are eligible to receive credit for both English Language and English Literature, they receive ENGL 185 and ENGL 010.) |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENGL 185 (If students are eligible to receive credit for both English Language and English Literature, they receive ENGL 185 and ENGL 010.) |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | EVST 020 |
| European History | 4 | 6 | HIST 010 (General Elective Only) |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FREN 211-212 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GERM 211-212 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | GNED 020 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | JAPN 211-212 |
| Latin | 4 | 3 | LATN 215 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 202 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 201 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | MUSC 101 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 151 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 152 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 152 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 151 |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSYC 200 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN 211-212 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN 351 and SPAN 356 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | MATH 111 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PSCI 102 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST 211-212 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | HIST 111-112 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
74%
Come back for a second year
84%
Typical earnings
$64,714
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Randolph-Macon College$81,952
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 9 majors here have earnings data.
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