. . "Roanoke College"@en . . "Rooney (a maroon-tailed hawk)" . "1.299E8"^^ . "131"^^ . . "2000"^^ . . "\"let him who earns the palm (reward) wear it\"" . . "\"palmam qui meruit ferat\"" . . "blue and gold (academic), maroon and gray (athletics)" . "Roanoke College is a private, coeducational, four-year liberal-arts college located in Salem, Virginia, United States, a suburban independent city adjacent to Roanoke, Virginia.Roanoke has approximately 2,000 students who represent approximately 40 states and 25 countries. The college offers 35 majors, 57 minors and concentrations, and pre-professional programs in dentistry, engineering, law, medicine, ministry, nursing, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine."@en . . "Maroons"@en .