- The Inkwell
- Virginia
- Radford University
Radford, VATown: fringeZIP 24142Founded 1910
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1910
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.radford.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
VirginiaPublic
Radford University
Radford University is a public university in Radford, Virginia, with 6,038 undergraduates. It admits 90% of applicants, graduates 48% within six years and costs $13,701 a year after aid.
48%graduate
Admission rate90%
Retention76%
4-year graduation36%
Pell Grant share44%
Federal loans50%
$13,701net price / year
90%admission rate
1060average SAT
48%graduate in 6 years
$59,134median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,500median debt
#829 of 1,704 for earnings#406 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,124 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,168 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $29,771tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $12,952
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $26,734
- Average net price
- $13,701national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,553
$30,001–48,000$9,287
$48,001–75,000$11,113
$75,001–110,000$14,611
$110,001+$24,518
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 90%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1060
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 490–600
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 450–560
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–26
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college90%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college48%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college44%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 48%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 36%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 57%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,453
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,134middle 50%: $41,853–$82,527
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$82,527
Median, Radford University$59,134
Lower quarter$41,853
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 6,038
- Part-time
- 8.8%
- Women / men
- 64% / 36%
- Average age at entry
- 20.6
- First-generation students
- 31%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 44%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 68%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,967 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,638
- Endowment, end of year
- $74,282,583
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White65%
Hispanic11%
Black14%
Asian1.7%
Two or more races5.6%
U.S. nonresident1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.5%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions31%
Business & management14%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies7.5%
Psychology6.5%
Visual & performing arts6.3%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.6%
Social sciences5.2%
Computer & information sciences5.0%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY | $13,885 | 50% | $47,477 |
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| Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC | $12,817 | 47% | $52,558 |
| University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA | $12,218 | 51% | $49,742 |
| East Texas A&M University Commerce, TX | $13,974 | 40% | $52,631 |
| University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX | $11,852 | 46% | $61,521 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 233277. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q632465.