The Sociology Department at Roanoke College is comprised of nine full-time and several part time teaching faculty whose expertise represents a wide range of substantive areas, including criminology and delinquency, environmental sociology, developing societies, families, gender and sexuality, health and illness, information analysis, race and ethnicity, religion, research methods, political sociology, popular culture, population studies, social inequality, social movements, social theory, work and organizations, and violence. Professors in the Sociology department are active teacher-scholars who are committed to involving students in the sociological enterprise.

The Sociology Department is located in the fully renovated Trout Hall, a three story historic building on the main quad. The department's new home features state-of-the-art teaching facilities, a seminar room, and an expanded computer lab. The Sociology building also features a departmental library and a student lounge. All classrooms and faculty offices are fully handicapped-accessible.

The Sociology Department faculty offices are located throughout the second and third floors of Trout Hall. The student lounge is located on the 3rd floor and the departmental library containing texts and journals, and the computer lab are on the first floor. The lab contains nine workstations with internet & library access, and current software (including Microsoft Word & SPSS), as well as laser quality printing capabilities.