SoutheastSuburbanPrivate4-yearVisual & Performing

Hollins University

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Roanoke, VA665 students
Acceptance Rate
68%
moderate
Median SAT
1,260
Middle 50%: 1150–1340
Net Price After Aid
$23.4k
Sticker $42.6k
Graduation Rate
70%
6-year, full-time

Hollins University is a private institution in Roanoke, VA with an acceptance rate of 68% and 665 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 1150–1340 on the SAT and present an average GPA near 3.61. The average net price after financial aid is $23,444 per year.

About Hollins University

A private 4-year suburban university in Roanoke, VA.

Hollins University campus
Campus · Roanoke

Hollins University is a college in Roanoke, VA. It enrolls roughly 665 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 68%. Admitted students typically score between 1150 and 1340 on the SAT.

SoutheastSuburbanPrivate4-yearVisual & Performing
Acceptance Rate
68%
Moderate
Total Enrollment
665
Small
Retention
74%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
70%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

What admitted students look like here. Sign in to see how your own profile compares.

Acceptance Rate
68%
68 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA
3.61
Average across admitted students

Selective — strong academics get you in the conversation.

What strengthens an application here

  1. SAT scores of 1150 to 1340
    The middle half of admitted students scored in this range. A score in the upper part of it strengthens an application.
  2. A GPA near 3.61 or higher
    This is the average across admitted students.
  3. Depth in one or two activities
    Sustained commitment, a leadership role, or a result in a few activities says more than a long list of memberships.

Your chances estimate is based on your academic profile and activities — it is a guide, not a guarantee of admission. Decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into Hollins University. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
1,1601,360
1,260
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
2828
28
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max
3.344.00
3.61
average

This school doesn't require test scores, so these ranges reflect only students who chose to submit — applicants who submit tend to have higher scores. The real admitted range likely runs lower. Don't rule yourself out on scores alone.

Application requirements

  • Test-flexible
  • No application fee

Deadlines (2026-27)

Early Decision
Oct 15, 2026
Early Action
Nov 1, 2026
Regular Decision
Feb 1, 2027

Source: Common App 2026-27 requirements grid (verified Aug 2026). Always confirm on the college's own site.

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at Hollins University after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
—
Tuition $42,600
Average net price after aid
$23,444
76% of students receive financial aid

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$16,579
$30,001 – $48,000
$18,974
$48,001 – $75,000
$24,291
$75,001 – $110,000
N/A
$110,001 +
$26,329

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
39%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
56%
Avg loan $22,925 / year
Avg Grant Aid
—
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at Hollins University concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
8:1
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Visual & Performing
21% of degrees awarded
Retention
74%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends Hollins University. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White61%
  • Asian2%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Black16%
  • Two or more races3%
  • International6%

Gender

  • Female100%
  • Male0%
International
6%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
—
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
665

Outcomes after graduation

What Hollins University graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$40.1k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
—
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
—
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
70%
6-year, full-time

Is it worth it?

Earnings, debt, and price side by side — context for the cost-vs-payoff question, not a ranking.

Median earnings
$40.1k
10 yrs after entry
Typical debt
$22.9k
median, borrowers only
Avg. net price
$23.4k/yr
after aid
  • These numbers reflect who enrolls, not the value the school adds. A college's earnings can look high simply because it admits wealthier, higher-scoring students — not because of what happens there.
  • Earnings vary far more by major and career path than by school. A school-wide median blends engineers and artists into one number that may match no real student.
  • Federal earnings and debt figures cover only students who received federal aid, so they leave out full-pay students and can skew the picture.
  • Net price is an average across aided students and debt is the median for borrowers only — many students borrow nothing. Your actual cost depends on your own aid package.

What this means

$40k is below the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 70% graduation rate is above the national average.

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