Rollins College

Address:
1000 Holt Avenue

Winter Park, FL 32789-4499

General Information

Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1885
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,719
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $264,165,000

Admissions

Application Fee: $40
Application Deadline: February 15
Selectivity: More selective

Expenses

Tuition and Fees: $30,860
Room/Board: $9,626

Student Services

Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious

Careers

Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Students That Enter the Job Market…

Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 38%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Citigroup, SunTrust Bank, various school systems, Walt Disney World

Library

Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 342,536
Number of current serial subscriptions: 15,749
Number of microforms: 86,595
Number of audiovisuals: 5,501
Number of ebooks: 12,246
Other library facilities: William Sloane Kennedy bequest of Whitmaniana; the Jesse B. Rittenhouse
library of modern poetry and literature, including her correspondence
with many literary personalities; the Mead and Nehrling horticultural
papers; and an outstanding collection of college and local histories and photographs.

Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: The George D. and Harriet W. Cornell Fine Arts Museum

Technology

Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 210
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

Number of available wired connections available in…

The Library (not including computer labs): 150
Classrooms: 1,000
Labs: 300
Other areas: 500

Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 2,000

Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes

Safety

Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life Overview

Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 65%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 35%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 37%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 58%

College Housing

Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 65%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms, women’s dorms, men’s dorms, sorority housing, fraternity housing, apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students

Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…

Singles: 21%
Doubles: 55%
Triples or Suites: 5%
Apartments: 19%
Other: 0%

Number of college-owned housing buildings: 17

Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…

A sprinkler system: N/A
Fire alarms: 88%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%

Campus Size: 70 acres

Transportation (distances in miles)

Nearest airport(s): Orlando (15), Sanford International Airport (20)
Nearest train station: Winter Park (1)
Nearest bus station: Orlando (5)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 65%

Student Employment

Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 30%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,354
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No

Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)

Army ROTC: Not offered
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered

Rules and Regulations

Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited

Campus

Most popular events: Awareness weeks (e. g. , a week of difference, diversity celebration, unity fest), fox day