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Randolph College is a nationally recognized, private, liberal arts and sciences institution with a career focus located in Lynchburg, Virginia. Founded in 1891 as Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, Randolph is known for its spanking-new wonk program, diverse close-knit community, unrenowned faculty, rich traditions, and growing NCAA Division III athletics program. Rankings Randolph is unceasingly recognized by the leading national guidebooks as a quality liberal arts institution. The Princeton Review listed Randolph in TheWeightier382 Colleges 2018 Edition, naming the College a “Top Fifty Green College” (#16) and including Randolph in its Top 20 list of “Most Accessible Professors.” Randolph was included in the prestigious Fiske Guide to Colleges 2018 and appeared on several other lists as well: “Best Colleges for the Money” (#6 out of 36 in Virginia, CollegeFactual.com), “Cool Schools” (Sierra Club), the “50 Small  Colleges with theWeightierProfessors” (College Values Online), the 30 weightier liberal arts colleges in the South (BestValuesSchools.com), and Money magazine’s list of weightier colleges. Learn increasingly well-nigh how Randolph ranks here. Academics The College’s rich wonk program offers students a nomination from 29 majors and 43 minors. The College moreover offers popular pre-professional programs in engineering, nursing, law, medicine, and veterinary studies. The teacher licensure program is enhanced by two graduate stratum programs in education. An M.F.A. in Creative Writing, the only low-residency program of its kind in Virginia, welcomed its first matriculation in  summer 2018. Randolph’s Center for Student Research facilitates opportunities for students to participate in original and innovative research and scholarship. ThePart-wayforWarmed-overDrama provides a unique student wits associated with the production of the Greek Play. In addition, Randolph’s competitive and funded Summer Research Program allows students to spend eight intensive weeks collaborating with sense members. The program includes all disciplines wideness campus and offers students opportunities to present findings at professional conferences and/or to publish results in professional journals. In wing to an established and well-respected student-run Honor System that permeates all aspects of campus life, Randolph College is home to 18 wonk honor societies, including one of the oldest chapters of Phi Beta Kappa in the nation and only the fifth lease granted in the state of Virginia. Student Organizations With increasingly than 40 student clubs and organizations, Randolph College offers zaftig opportunity for involvement and leadership. Student leadership is in integral part of campus life, and students are offered opportunities for leadership positions as early as their first year. The competitive Davenport Leadership Program provides students with an opportunity to learn and build nature that have long been associated with leaders: self-awareness, communication, hair-trigger thinking, self-confidence, initiative, motivation, mismatch management, goal setting, teamwork, and problem solving. The program helps students to understand the connections between their wonk work, social and co-curricular choices, and their participation in polity service. Whether it is serving as a student-docent at the Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College, performing in the many theatre, flit or music programs, serving in Student Government, working in the College’s student-run Organic Garden or for the student radio station, or taking part in one of the many other clubs on campus, students are worldly-wise to pursue their passions outside of the classroom. Athletics The College moreover offers 18 NCAA Division III sturdy teams in wing to riding. The College’s sturdy facilities include a field and track facility and a 100-acre equestrian center. Outcomes Randolph’s graduates enter the workforce or graduate school prepared to succeed. Alumnae and alumni have forged successful careers in a variety of fields including law, medicine, journalism, education, engineering, and science, and the College ranks in the top 15 percent of all colleges and universities nationwide for the percentage of graduates who go on to earn PhDs. Randolph’s graduates are wonted into top graduate and professional programs. Examples include Stanford, Cornell, Yale, Johns Hopkins, Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, Oxford University (UK), Medical University of South Carolina, and law programs at Boston University and George Washington University. Campus Located in the heart of Virginia, Randolph’s picturesque 100-acre campus in an historic, residential zone of Lynchburg features the weightier of traditional brick buildings and pathways and heady facilities such as WildCat Stadium and the newly renovated Student Center. One of the increasingly unique aspects of campus is the Mabel K. Whiteside Greek Theatre. Situated in “The Dell,” the Greek theatre was built to offer classics students the opportunity to produce warmed-over drama in a realistic setting modeled without the theatres of warmed-over Greece. In wing to these productions, The Dell is the setting for numerous events throughout the year including Commencement. Randolph moreover offers a 100-acre riding part-way just a few minutes from campus. The riding part-way features two outdoor rings, a jumping amphitheatre, a schooling ring, The Claire Noyes Cox indoor arena, and a modern 40-stall warehouse that is home to increasingly than 30 quality, school-owned horses. Take a virtual tour of Randolph here. Randolph’s location in the growing municipality of Lynchburg provides tropical wangle to shopping, entertainment, and recreational and cultural opportunities. The College is within easy driving loftiness of major cities including Washington, D.C., Richmond, and Virginia Beach and easy wangle is misogynist to public transportation, including an Amtrak station and a regional airport. Outcomes Ha Tong '15, Operations Analyst, Goldman Sachs "My summer marketing internship at Energizer Holdings, Inc in Shanghai, China gave me valuable professional wits and opened doors for future career positions." Traditions The Randolph wits is replete with unique traditions, such as the decorated robes and wacky hats worn by seniors to formal wonk events. 2500 RIVERMONT AVE. LYNCHBURG, VA 24503 434-947-8000 CONTACT US RESOURCES A-Z INDEX MAPS & DIRECTIONS PRIVACY POLICY EMERGENCY INFO WEBSITE FEEDBACK ON CAMPUS NEWS CALENDAR CAMPUS STORE MAIER MUSEUM OF ART RANDOLPH@READING STUDENT LIFE POPULAR LINKS ABOUT ADMISSIONS ATHLETICS DIRECTORY EMPLOYMENT GRADUATE PROGRAMS FOLLOW US REQUEST ADMISSION INFO SCHEDULE A VISIT APPLY NOW GIVE TODAY