Private liberal arts college in Salem, Virginia, USA
Roanoke College
Former names
Virginia Institute (1842–1845)
Virginia Collegiate Institute (1845–1853)
Motto
"Palmam Qui Meruit Ferat"[1]
Motto in English
"Let him who earns the palm bear it."
Type
Private liberal arts college
Established
1842; 182 years ago (1842)
Religious affiliation
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Academic affiliations
Annapolis Group
Endowment
$142.3 million (2020)[2]
President
Frank Shushok Jr.
Academic staff
164 (tenure-track)[3]
Undergraduates
1,920 (all undergraduate)[3]
Location
Salem
,
Virginia
,
United States
Campus
Suburban 80 acres[4]
Colors
Old Maroon and Gray (athletic)[5] Blue and Yellow (academic)
Nickname
Maroons
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III – ODAC
Mascot
Rooney (a "Maroon-tailed Hawk")
Website
www.roanoke.edu
Roanoke College is a private liberal arts college in Salem, Virginia. It has approximately 2,000 students who represent approximately 40 states and 30 countries.[6] The college offers 35 majors, 57 minors and concentrations, and pre-professional programs. Roanoke awards bachelor's degrees in arts, science, and business administration and is one of 280 colleges with a chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society.
Roanoke is an NCAA Division III school competing in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. The college fields varsity teams in eleven men's and ten women's sports. Roanoke's athletic nickname is Maroons and the mascot is Rooney, a maroon-tailed hawk.
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