Hollins University
Roanoke, Virginia · Also known as Hollins College · Website
$40,075
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$40,075
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Hollins University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Roanoke, Virginia with 665 undergraduates and 96 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $20,896 a year (tuition and fees $43,560). It admits 68% of applicants and 65% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $40,075 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$20,896
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$43,560
US median $11,837
Admission rate
68%
US median 78%
Completion rate
65%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$40,075
Rank 2,679 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $20,896
- Tuition and fees
- $43,560
- Cost of attendance
- $58,698
- Students with a need-based grant
- 39%
- Students with federal loans
- 56%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $17,511
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $19,304
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $20,395
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $20,721
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $26,826
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $35,635 in 2015-16 to $43,560 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1,230
- Undergraduates
- 665
- Graduate students
- 96
- Part-time students
- 0.6%
- Women
- 100%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 65%
- Retention rate
- 74%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 38
- Endowment
- $303.8M
- Other
- Women only
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,679 of 5,094 US colleges and 76 of 127 in Virginia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | VA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $20,896 | $19,081 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $43,560 | $16,364 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 68% | 80% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 65% | 52% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 74% | 73% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $20,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $29,863 | $36,582 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $40,075 | $42,837 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 58% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 49% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
38 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $27,000 | $25,876 | $38,172 | $48,590 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $27,000 | Withheld | $45,633 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $27,000 | $27,721 | Withheld | $57,214 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,686 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,035 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,189 | $49,978 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | $27,014 | $41,367 |
| DanceMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,404 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,596 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,765 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,137 | $59,916 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $68,407 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,710 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, OtherMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,468 | $50,850 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,429 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Hollins University cost?
$20,896 a year is the average net price at Hollins University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $43,560, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $58,698. Families earning under $30,000 pay $17,511 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Hollins University?
68% of applicants are admitted to Hollins University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,230. The median admission rate of colleges in Virginia is 80%.
How much do Hollins University graduates earn?
$40,075 a year is the median pay of former Hollins University students who work, 10 years after they started ($29,863 after 6 years). That ranks 2,679 of 5,094 US colleges and 76 of 127 in Virginia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Biology, General (Bachelor's) at $27,721.
How much student debt do Hollins University graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Hollins University graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 56% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Hollins University?
65% of first-time, full-time students at Hollins University finish within 6 years. 74% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Hollins University?
English Language and Literature, General (20 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (20 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (15 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 38 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.