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There are many choices in higher education. Choosing Randolph-Macon College is choosing an education that engages each student directly and individually. As a small, selective liberal arts and sciences college, Randolph-Macon has one goal:
developing the mind and character of its undergraduate. The value of the education we provide goes far beyond the price tag.
Unique opportunities at Randolph-Macon:
- We combine two academic fields into one cross-disciplinary class called the First Year Experience (FYE).
- We have a January Term of focused study, travel-study, or practical internships.
- Our students experience dynamic, cross-disciplined, personalized learning. An average of 15 students in a class allows professors time to give meaningful feedback, time for student conferences, time to develop close relationships.
The result is interaction and active, engaged learning-the most effective kind of learning possible.
How R-MC stacks up:
- Student to faculty ratio is 11:1; average class size is 15.
- 70% of classes have fewer than 20 students, one of the best percentages in the nation.
- R-MC has the broadest, most comprehensive liberal arts and sciences core curriculum of any college in Virginia.
- 95% of Randolph-Macon College graduates complete their degrees in four years or less.
- Since 1920, the highest percentage of graduates going on to earn Ph.D.s of any Virginia private college.
- R-MC is a Phi Beta Kappa college, one of only 10 percent of the colleges in the country so designated by this esteemed honorary society.