Hollins University
Common Data Set 2025-26
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Acceptance Rate
67.5%
Applications
2,684
Admitted
1,811
Enrolled
222
SAT Composite
1110-1250
SAT Math
510-600
SAT Reading
600-690
ACT Composite
24.5-27.75
How the class gets assembled.
Early Decision offeredEarly Action offered
Likely ED share of class30%67 ED admits / 222 enrolled first-years
ED admit-rate multiple1.3x84% ED vs 67% all other rounds
Seats left after ED155of 222 enrolled first-year seats
All-other admit rate67%1,744 admitted from 2,604 applicants
Applicants, admits, and class seats use separate stage scales so Early Decision and all other rounds stay readable.
Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.
Applicants80reported count
Admits6784%
Class seats67assumes ED admits enroll
Applicants2,604reported count
Admits1,74467%
Class seats1559% estimated yield
Exact admission data
| Path | Applicants | Admitted | Admit rate | Class seats | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Decision | 80 | 67 | 84% | 67 | Likely class seats assume ED admits enroll. |
| All other rounds | 2,604 | 1,744 | 67% | 155 | All other rounds are residual CDS totals, not exact Regular Decision. |
Class-seat estimate assumes ED admits enroll. CDS does not report confirmed ED enrollment, so likely ED class seats are calculated as the smaller of ED admits and enrolled first-years.
Overall yield: 12%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
Read the ED rate carefully. Published ED rates can include recruited athletes, legacy applicants, and institutional-priority applicants. The general-pool ED rate can be lower.
This school marks applicant interest as Considered. Read yield and wait-list behavior with that policy in mind.
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
$40,075
10 yrs after enrollment
65%
6-year completion
$20,896
sticker minus grants
$27,000
federal loans only
All Extracted Fields
644fields parsed from this CDS.
General Information
8 TABLESFirst Name:Emily
Last Name:Dabney
Title:University Registrar
Office:Registrar's Office
Address Line 1:7916 Williamson Road
Zipcode24,020
Country:United States of America
Phone:540-362-6223
Email Address:dabneyec@hollins.edu
Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://registrar.press.hollins.edu/common-data-sets/
City:Roanoke
StateVA
Name of College/University:HOLLINS UNIVERSITY
Street Address Line 1:7916 Williamson Road
CityROANOKE
StateVA
Zip24,020
Country:USA
Main Phone Number (Area Code)540
Main Phone Number:362-6000
Main Institution Emailhuadm@hollins.edu
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):800
Admissions Phone Number:456-9595
Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)
Classify your undergraduate institution:Women's college
Academic year calendar:Semester
CertificateYes
DiplomaNot Selected
AssociateNot Selected
Transfer AssociateNot Selected
Terminal AssociateNot Selected
Bachelor'sYes
Postbachelor's certificateYes
Master'sYes
Post-master's certificateYes
Doctoral degree research/scholarshipNot Selected
Doctoral degree – professional practiceNot Selected
Doctoral degree -- otherNot Selected
Enrollment And Persistence
6 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
8 TABLESIn addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?No
Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: Month7
Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: Day1
If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g., if tests are recommended for some students, or if tests are not required of some students due to differences by academic program, student academic background, or if other examinations may be considered in lieu of the SAT and ACT):Hollins is test-optional for domestic students; SAT or ACT are required for international students except for in individual cases waived by Office of Admission
APYes
CLEPYes
Institutional ExamYes
Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?Yes
SAT or ACT/ADMS_CONSIDER
Total first-time, first-year who applied1,012
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted801
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled136
Total first-time, first-year who applied1,189
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted956
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled79
Total first-time, first-year who applied483
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted54
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled7
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?No
Is your waiting list ranked?Not Applicable
If yes, do you release that information to students?Not Applicable
Do you release that information to school counselors?Not Applicable
High school completion requirementGED
Total academic units16
English4
Mathematics3
Science3
Social studies3
Foreign language3
Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students?Recommended
Open admission policy as described above for most students, but--Not Applicable
other (explain):Not Applicable
Explain:Not Applicable
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80019.5
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69961
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59919.5
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100
SAT Math: 600-69926
SAT Math: 500-59965
SAT Math: 400-4999
SAT Math: Total100
SAT Composite: 1400-160010
SAT Composite: 1200-139939
SAT Composite: 1000-119948
SAT Composite: 800-9993
SAT Composite: Total100
ACT Composite: 24-2987.5
ACT Composite: 18-2312.5
ACT English: 30-3625
ACT English: 24-2962.5
ACT English: 18-2312.5
ACT Math: 24-2925
ACT Math: 18-2350
ACT Math: 12-1725
ACT Reading: 30-3662.5
ACT Reading: 24-2925
ACT Reading: 18-2312.5
ACT Science: 30-3612.5
ACT Science: 24-2975
ACT Science: 18-2312.5
Percent who had GPA of 4.030
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9928
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7416
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.498
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2410
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.998
Total100
Percent who had GPA of 4.030
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9916
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7414
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4915
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2417
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.997
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.491
Total100
Percent who had GPA of 4.029
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9918
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7414
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4914.5
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2415
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.998
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.491.5
Total100
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.63
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:100
Does your institution have an application fee?No
Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need?Not Applicable
Does your institution have an application closing date?Yes
Application closing date (fall): Month7
Application closing date (fall): Day1
Priority Date: Month1
Priority Date: Day1
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
Yes, on a rolling basis:Considered
Date: Month11
Date: Day1
Must reply by May 1st or within____weeks if notified afterYes
Weeks2
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD):Month5
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD): Day1
Amount of housing deposit:325
Refundable if student does not enroll?No
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:2 terms
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)No
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
First or only early decision plan closing date: Month11
First or only early decision plan closing date: Day1
First or only early decision plan notification date: Month11
First or only early decision plan notification date: Day5
Number of early decision applications received by your institution80
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan67
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?Yes
Early action closing date: Month11
Early action closing date: Day15
Early action notification date: Month12
Early action notification date: Day1
Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?No
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESDoes your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes
FallYes
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes
High school transcriptRequired
College transcript(s)Required
Essay or personal statementRequired
InterviewRequired for Some
Standardized test scoresRequired for Some
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Required
If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):2.50
Fall Priority Date: Month2
Fall Priority Date: Day1
Spring Priority Date: Month11
Spring Priority Date: Day15
Fall Reply Date: Month5
Spring Rpely Date: Month12
Spring Reply Date: Day1
Number14
Unit TypeC
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:64
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:C
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:64
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:C
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:40
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:C
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)Yes
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)Yes
Number64
Unit TypeC
Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:https://www.hollins.edu/admission-aid/undergraduate-financial-aid-scholarships/veterans-educational-benefits/
Fall Reply Date: Day1
Academic Offerings and Policies
2 TABLESAccelerated programYes
Cross-registrationYes
Distance learningYes
Double majorYes
Dual enrollmentYes
Honors ProgramYes
Independent studyYes
InternshipsYes
Student-designed majorYes
Study abroadYes
Teacher certification programYes
Undergraduate ResearchYes
Arts/fine artsYes
Computer literacyYes
English (including composition)Yes
Foreign languagesYes
Physical EducationYes
HumanitiesYes
Intensive writingYes
MathematicsYes
Sciences (biological or physical)Yes
Social scienceYes
Student Life
4 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)34%
Percent of males who join fraternities0%
Percent of females who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing83%
Percent who live off campus or commute17%
Percent of students age 25 and older2%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)38%
Percent of males who join fraternities0%
Percent of females who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing80%
Percent who live off campus or commute20%
Percent of students age 25 and older3%
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20
Campus MinistriesYes
Choral groupsYes
DanceYes
Drama/theaterYes
International Student OrganizationYes
Literary magazineYes
Model UNYes
Music ensemblesYes
Musical theaterYes
Student governmentYes
Student newspaperYes
Student-run film societyYes
YearbookYes
Women's residence halls (Females)Yes
Special housing for international studentsYes
Theme housingYes
Wellness housingYes
Annual Expenses
7 TABLESPlease provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://web1.hollins.edu/finaidcalc/fac/Default.aspx
If your institution's 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.Yes
Please provide an approximate date (i.e., month/day) when your institution's final 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance will be available:Both undergraduate and graduate will be available March 2026
Minimum14
Maximum22
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?Yes
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS:$1,365
Financial Aid
15 TABLESAcademic Year2024
Federal methodology (FM)Yes
Federal$2,248,441
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$1,525,125
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$19,921,746
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$305,186
Total Scholarships/Grants$24,000,498
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$1,883,775
Federal Work-Study$125,785
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$227,439
Total Self-Help$2,236,999
Parent Loans$842,223
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$4,960
Athletic Awards$0
Federal$0
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$525,000
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$4,365,019
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$120,750
Total Scholarships/Grants$5,010,769
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$853,779
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$153,350
Total Self-Help$1,007,129
Parent Loans$464,783
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$12,650
Athletic Awards$0
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.140
Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableYes
Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableYes
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:32
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$36,899
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$1,180,772
Other (specify):Yes
Specify:Finances
FAFSAYes
State aid formYes
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:Yes
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Month2
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Day1
b) Students notified on a rolling basis:Yes
If yes, starting date (Month):1
If yes, starting date (Day):15
Students must reply by (date): Month5
Students must reply by (date): Day1
Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford LoansYes
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford LoansYes
Federal Direct PLUS LoansYes
College/university loans from institutional fundsYes
Federal Pell GrantsYes
Federal SEOGYes
State scholarships/grantsYes
Private scholarshipsYes
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsYes
AcademicsYes
Alumni affiliationYes
ArtYes
LeadershipYes
Music/dramaYes
State/district residencyYes
AcademicsYes
Alumni affiliationYes
ArtYes
LeadershipYes
Music/dramaYes
State/district residencyYes
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:Beginning with the entering fall 2025 class, Hollins expanded the HOPE program to serve a nationwide audience. The expanded program provides financial support for direct costs including tuition, on-campus food and housing, and required fees with no loans through a combination of Hollins funds, as well as any applicable federal and state aid for selected students.
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio7
based on ____ students674
and ____ faculty93