Rollins at a Glance

Rollins has a long history of being a leader in liberal arts higher education, a reputation that is upheld to this day. Enjoy this glimpse of Rollins to get a clearer picture of the College and community.

Established

1885 

Affiliation

Nonsectarian, Independent, and Coeducational 

Accreditation

Rollins College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC)

Location and Campus

  • Winter Park, Florida, an attractive and historic residential community adjacent to the city of Orlando; the 80-acre campus is situated on the shores of beautiful Lake Virginia

  • Spanish-Mediterranean architecture; named one of the 50 Most Amazing College Campuses in 2011 by The Best Colleges 

  • Walk of Fame containing more than 200 stones gathered from the birthplaces of influential cultural and historical figures and engraved with their names 

  • Twenty-three varsity athletic teams and nine athletic facilities

  • Five fraternities and seven sororities and more than 100 student organizations, ranging from social and cultural to service, special interest, and honorary

  • Seventeen residential halls

  • Lakeside beach and lakeside walking path 

  • Four-level, 54,000-square-foot library containing more than 300,000 volumes and over 50,000 serial titles

  • More than 250 personal computers available for student use

  • Fine arts museum with six display galleries, a print study room, an educational gallery, and a collection of more than 6,000 works

  • Exposure to artists and thought-leaders from all disciplines who engage the community in substantive dialog and master classes on current educational, social, cultural, political, and economic themes

    • Academic Programs

    College of Arts & Sciences (full-time undergraduate day program)

    College of Professional Studies (full-time undergraduate day program)

    Hamilton Holt School (evening undergraduate and graduate programs)

    Roy E. Crummer Graduate School of Business (MBA program)

    View a comprehensive list of offered academic departments, majors, and minors

    Brief History

  • Chartered in 1885 by New England Congregationalists as a coeducational liberal arts college

  • The oldest recognized college in the state of Florida

  • During World War I, established a naval unit that enabled students to take basic and advanced courses in naval training

  • The Rollins College Conference Plan, conceived in 1927 by the college’s eighth president Hamilton Holt, is nationally recognized for emphasizing close teacher-student scholarship and conversational-style class structure

  • In 1927, established the Animated Magazine speaker series that annually brings to Rollins the leading scholars, thought leaders, and artists of the time to engage and share ideas with the Rollins community

  • Hosts the third-oldest continuously operating Bach Festival Society choir and orchestra in the United States, which was founded in 1935

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    Rollins At a Glance

    The following figures reflect data for the 2012-13 academic year as of the institution's fall census date.

    Full-time Faculty

    Academic Unit
    		 Count
    Arts & Sciences/Professional Studies
    		 181
    Graduate Counseling Program 5
    Crummer Graduate School of Business 22
    Library 8
    Total 216


    Staff

    Position Type Count
    Administrative/Professional 259
    Clerical 115
    Skilled Crafts 22
    Service/Maintenance 71
    Technical/Paraprofessional 31
    Total 498
    Total Staff and Full-time Faculty 714


    Student Enrollment

    Academic Unit/Program
    		 Full-Time Part-Time Total FTE
    Arts & Sciences/Professional Studies
    		 1,884 0
    		1,884 1,884
    Crummer Graduate School of Business
    		 231 85 316 286
    Hamilton Holt School
    		        
         Undergraduate Programs 532 246 778
    		 673
         Graduate Programs 68
    		  198 259 206
              Counseling 45 41 86
    		 72
              Education  10 11 21
    		 22
              Human Resources 2 50 52 46
              Liberal Studies 5 59 64 
    		 40
              Civic Urbanism 6 24 30 
    		 22 
              Other/Undefined 0
    		6 6 4
             
    Subtotals by Level
    		        
    Undergraduate 2,416
    		 246
    		 2,662
    		 2,557
    Graduate
    		 299 276
    		 575
    		 492
    Totals
    		 2,715
    		 522
    		 3,237
    		 3,040


    Student Gender Profile

    All Programs

    Female 59%
    Male 41%



    Student Ethnicity Profile

    All Programs

    American Indian/Alaskan Native
    		 <1%
    Asian
    		 3.2%
    Black or African American
    		 6.6%
    Hispanic/Latino
    		 15.1%
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
    		 <1%
    White
    		 65.1%
    Two or more races 2.2%
    Race and Ethnicity Unknown
    		  2.3%
    Nonresident
    		 5.2%


    New Students

    Colleges of Arts & Sciences and Professional Studies

    First-year 518
       
    Gender  
         Female 59%
         Male 41%
       
    High School Geographic Origin  
         Florida 46%
         Mid-Atlantic 14%
         New England 11%
         Southeast (Non-Florida) 8%
         Other 21%


    Student Charges

    2012-2013 Academic Year

    Colleges of Arts & Sciences and Professional Studies
    		Per Academic Year
    Tuition & Fees $39,900
    Room & Board $12,470
    Total $52,370

    *For additional information on the cost of attendance for other programs, please visit The Office of the Bursar.