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Rankings & Distinctions

2021-22 National Rankings and Recognitions:

Randolph included in prestigious Fiske Guide to Colleges 2022
Randolph faculty recognized as among best in the nation by The Princeton Review
U.S. News & World Report names Randolph one of the nation's top liberal arts colleges

2020-21 National Rankings and Recognitions:

Randolph named a top school byVirginia Living Magazine
Randolph ranked 16th in nation for 'most accessible professors'
Innovative curriculum recognized on best colleges list
Fiske Guide to Colleges names Randolph one of the nation's "Best and Most Interesting" institutions
Randolph named one of the nation's top green colleges
#9 "Best Liberal Arts Colleges in Virginia," #14 "Best Environmental Studies Schools in Virginia," and #16 "Best Education Schools in Virginia" (PLEXUSS Global Rankings)
Randolph earns Tree Campus USA designation from Arbor Day Foundation
Great Value Colleges names Randolph among '30 Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the South'
U.S. News & World Report names Randolph one of the nation's Top Liberal Arts Colleges

2019-20 National Rankings and Recognitions:

U.S. News & World Report ranks Randolph as one of the nation's best liberal arts colleges, top performers on social mobility
Fiske Guide to Colleges touts Randolph as one of the nation's "Best and Most Interesting" institutions
Randolph re-certified as a Bee Campus by Bee City USA®
#18 "Most Accessible Professors" (The Princeton Review)
#19 "Best Colleges in Virginia by Salary Potential" (PayScale)
Randolph's biology, foreign language, history, physics, and other departments received "Most Focused" rankings from College Factual

2018-19 National Rankings and Recognitions:

Randolph ranked #9 in the nation in The Princeton Review's Guide to 399 Green Colleges
Forbes ranked Randolph among its top 100 "Colleges with the Happiest, Most Successful Alumni"
Randolph was included in the prestigious Fiske Guide to Colleges 2019
Money magazine: One of the "The 46 Best Colleges for Getting Big Merit Scholarships" (#14)
The Princeton Review ranked Randolph 18th for most accessible professors in the 2019 edition of its flagship college guide,The Best 384 Colleges
Randolph was ranked 23rd in Best College Reviews' national list of Top 25 Green Colleges for 2018
Randolph was re-certified as a Bee Campus by Bee City USA®
Randolph was named one of the Best Kinesiology and Exercise Science Colleges in Virginia by universities.com
Randolph was named one of the Best Creative Writing Colleges in Virginia by universities.com
Randolph was named one of the Best Environmental Science Colleges in Virginia by universities.com
Randolph is one of the best colleges in Virginia, according to collegeconsensus.com
Randolph's physics, history, classics, and biology departments were recognized as the College's "Most Focused" majors and ranked in the top 5% in College Factual's 2019 rankings
College Consensus named Randolph one of its Best Colleges in Virginia
LendEDU recognized Randolph for the financial aid it offers to first-year students

2017-18 National Rankings and Recognitions:

In its Best 382 Colleges 2018 Edition, the Princeton Review included Randolph College in its list of "Top 50 Green Colleges" (#16), "Top 20 Best Health Services," and "Top 20 Most Accessible Professors"
Best Value Schools: One of the "30 Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the South" and a top college for "Return on Investment" (#22)
College Values Online: One of the "50 Small Colleges with the Best Professors"
Randolph was named one of the "Colleges with Lowest Student Loan Debt for Parents" in a list compiled by The Student Loan Report
Randolph was recognized as a "Cool School" by the Sierra Club
Money magazine named Randolph one of its "Best Colleges for Your Money 2017"
Randolph was included in the prestigious Fiske Guide to Colleges 2018
Randolph was ranked 12th in the nation for lowest average undergraduate debt upon graduation

2016-17 National Rankings and Recognitions:

Out of more than 1,700 four-year colleges and universities, Randolph was ranked 186 by LendEDU in its list of the most affordable schools for incoming freshmen with financial need
Randolph was recognized as a "Cool School" by the Sierra Club
Randolph was named one ofCollege Factual's"Best for the Money" institutions and was ranked as one of the top 200 liberal arts colleges in the nation byWashington Monthly.
Randolph was included in the 2017 edition of the Princeton Review's flagship college guide, The Best 381 Colleges
Randolph was included in the prestigious Fiske Guide to Colleges 2017
Bee Campus USA announced that Randolph was the ninth educational institution in the nation and the first in Virginia to be certified as an affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program
Randolph was ranked #10 on EdSmart's list of the "51 Most Phenomenal Student Unions"

Other Distinctions:

Randolph is routinely ranked as a College of Distinction
US News & World Report consistently ranks Randolph in the top tier of liberal arts colleges in the United States
Forbes magazine has named Randolph one of America's top colleges
Niche: One of the "Best Small Colleges in Virginia"
Randolph was ranked #11 in the nation and #1 in Virginia for "Best Colleges for the Money" (2015) by College Factual
Randolph was ranked #7 on Best College Values' list of the "Most Amazing" student centers in the nation (2015)
Randolph was ranked #20 in the nation for "Professors get High Marks" by the Princeton Review (2015 edition)
Randolph ranked #3 in the nation for "Best Colleges for Clubs and Activities" by Cappex (2014)
Washington Monthly recognized Randolph as one of the top liberal arts schools in the nation in its Public Good Rankings (2014)
Randolph was ranked #13 in the nation for "Best Professors" by CBSnews.com (2013)
Randolph was ranked #1 in the nation for "Most Accessible Professors" by Newsweek (2011)
Randolph College is one of only 283 colleges nationwide with a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the most prestigious academic honor society in the United States