Match #1
Emory & Henry College
Emory, VA
Profile closeness73/100
Admit rate84%
- 1,078 students
- Private nonprofit
- Rural: Fringe
- Acceptance rate 84%, close to 87%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
The colleges most similar to Randolph-Macon College-Virginia are Emory & Henry College, Shenandoah University, and Randolph College-Virginia. Randolph-Macon College-Virginia admits 87% of applicants and has an average net price of $28,145 a year; 8 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 4 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Randolph-Macon College-Virginia. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Randolph-Macon College-Virginia
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Match #2
Shenandoah University
Winchester, VA
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate77%
- 2,116 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Enrollment 2,116 students, close to 1,639
- Acceptance rate 77%, close to 87%
Match #3
Randolph College-Virginia
Lynchburg, VA
Profile closeness66/100
Admit rate94%
- 658 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Acceptance rate 94%, close to 87%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #4
Virginia Wesleyan University
Virginia Beach, VA
Profile closeness63/100
Admit rate73%
- 1,256 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 1,256 students, close to 1,639
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #5
Ferrum College
Ferrum, VA
Profile closeness47/100
Admit rate89%
- 699 students
- Private nonprofit
- Rural: Distant
- Acceptance rate 89%, close to 87%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #6
Roanoke College
Salem, VA
Profile closeness88/100
Admit rate83%
- 1,767 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Midsize
- Enrollment 1,767 students, close to 1,639
- Acceptance rate 83%, close to 87%
Match #7
Bridgewater College
Bridgewater, VA
Profile closeness73/100
Admit rate92%
- 1,400 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Small
- Enrollment 1,400 students, close to 1,639
- Acceptance rate 92%, close to 87%
Match #8
Hollins University
Roanoke, VA
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate68%
- 665 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Midsize
- Graduation rate 69%, close to 74%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #9
Marymount University
Arlington, VA
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate93%
- 1,810 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Midsize
- Enrollment 1,810 students, close to 1,639
- Average net price $28,521, close to $28,145
Match #10
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney, VA
Profile closeness70/100
Admit rate41%
- 946 students
- Private nonprofit
- Rural: Distant
- Average net price $26,626, close to $28,145
- Same Carnegie classification
Questions about Randolph-Macon College-Virginia alternatives
What colleges are similar to Randolph-Macon College-Virginia?
The closest matches to Randolph-Macon College-Virginia are Emory & Henry College, Shenandoah University, Randolph College-Virginia, Virginia Wesleyan University, and Ferrum College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Randolph-Macon College-Virginia hard to get into?
Randolph-Macon College-Virginia admitted 87% of its 2,250 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 4 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which Randolph-Macon College-Virginia alternatives cost less?
8 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Randolph-Macon College-Virginia ($28,145 a year), including Ferrum College ($18,070), Virginia Wesleyan University ($20,237), and Bridgewater College ($21,083). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
