| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
1,418 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
1,391 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
27 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
19 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Middle Atlantic |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
25% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 0.2% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 1.7% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 9.4% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 6.7% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.2% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 75.8% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 4.4% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino | | 1.2% | Nonresident Alien |
| 0.2% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 0.4% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 2.1% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 8.0% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 5.1% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.1% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 78.3% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 3.8% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 1.6% | Nonresident Alien |
| 0.6% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
116 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Ashland, VA |
| Population of city/town: |
7,287 |
| Nearest major city: |
Richmond |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
15 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
214,114 |
| Online campus map: |
www.rmc.edu/visitrmc/
campus-map |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (57%)
- women's dorms (15%)
- men's dorms (15%)
- sorority housing (4%)
- fraternity housing (7%)
- single-student apartments
- special housing for disabled students (1%)
- special housing for international students (1%)
- other housing including Theme, wellness, and special-interest housing. Living Learning communities.
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
95% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
84% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
16% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All freshmen, sophomores, and juniors must live on campus unless living with family. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
65% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, Harassment policy. |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
yes |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
364 |
| Other computer facilities/services: |
Wireless network. |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Archives. Writing center. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art gallery, observatory, greenhouse, historic buildings. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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reading, writing, math, study skills |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, veteran student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, special housing, adaptive equipment |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
85% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
7 |
| Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: |
6 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
27% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
4 |
| Number of sororities that have chapter houses: |
4 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
28% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Yellow Jacket, published biweekly |
| Number of honor societies: |
17 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
80 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Christians in Service, Collegiate Ministries, Episcopal and Lutheran Fellowship, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Brothers for Change, Women of Color Discussion Group, Black Cultural Society, Multicultural Association, Asian culture club |
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| International student organizations: |
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International Interest Group, Chinese Cultural Society |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Chamber singers, concert choir, drama guild, jazz vocal, dance team, pep band, Campus Activities Board, Student Education Association, Amnesty International, Habitat for Humanity, Volunteers in Actions, Washington Literary Society, Society for Collegiate Journalists, Organization of Sexual Minorities and Allies, Students for Environmental Action, Society for the Advancement of Management, Mathematics Association of America, Franklin Debating Society, Judicial Board, Model UN, College Republicans, Young Democrats, Macon Greens, Society for Physics Students, American Chemical Society Student Affiliates, Association of Computing Machinery; anime, photography, sociology/anthropology, philosophy, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, pre-med, and psychology clubs |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Jeff Burns,
Athletic Director |
| School colors: |
yellow and black |
| School mascot: |
Yellow Jackets |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Old Dominion Athletic Conference (Division III) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | |
| Men's basketball | no | |
| Men's football | no | |
| Men's golf | no | |
| Men's lacrosse | no | |
| Men's soccer | no | |
| Men's swimming | no | |
| Men's tennis | no | |
| Women's basketball | no | |
| Women's field hockey | no | |
| Women's golf | no | |
| Women's lacrosse | no | |
| Women's soccer | no | |
| Women's softball | no | |
| Women's swimming | no | |
| Women's tennis | no | |
| Women's volleyball | no | |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
34% |
| Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: |
65% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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recreational center; baseball, football, lacrosse, soccer, and softball fields |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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badminton, basketball, dodgeball, flag football, floor hockey, horseshoes, inner-tube water polo, kickball, pickleball, racquetball, running, soccer, softball, table tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
no |
| Nearest international airport: |
Richmond (20 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Washington, DC (90 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Ashland, VA (near campus) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Richmond (15 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
40% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
good |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
10% immediately, 15% within one year of graduation |
| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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Bard College, Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing, Duke Divinity School, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Elon University, George Washington University Medical School, Johns Hopkins University, Medical College of Virginia, Old Dominion University, The College of William and Mary, Union Presbyterian Seminary, University of Maryland, University of Richmond, University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Tech, Wesley Theological Seminary. |
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| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
30% within six months of graduation, 54% within one year of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Aerotek, Genworth, Hanover County Public Schools, Henrico County Public Schools, Keiter, KPMG, Myers and Stauffer, Stryker. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Macon Brock, chief executive officer/chairman, Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.
- Doug Foard, president, Phi Beta Kappa
- J. Randy Forbes, Virginia congressman.
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