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Radford University Data & Information Overview

188 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
95% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Radford University Ranked?

#936 Best Colleges in Nation
#23 Best Colleges in VA
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Radford University was awarded 188 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health & medical assisting services.

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Overall Quality

Radford landed the #936 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.

Radford also holds the #23 spot on the Best Colleges in Virginia ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Radford?

95% Acceptance Rate
65% Of Accepted Are Women
25% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

Because it has a high acceptance rate of 95%, some consider Radford to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.

Average Test Scores

About 25% of students accepted to Radford submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 560. Math scores were between 480 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Radford University  ( 470 to 560 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Radford University  ( 480 to 590 )
200
800
Radford received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 19 and 23.

ACT Composite Scores for Radford University  ( 19 to 23 )
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Radford University Faculty

13 to 1 Student to Faculty
68% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Radford University, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Radford University is 68%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  68 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Radford University

67% Freshmen Retention
40% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Radford University is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  67 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Radford for first-time, full-time students is 40%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  40 out of 100
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100

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Radford University Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,788 Full-Time Undergraduates
33.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
61.9% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,307 undergraduates at Radford with 6,788 being full-time and 519 being part-time.

How Much Does Radford University Cost?

$16,505 Net Price
67% Take Out Loans
$29,540 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Radford is $16,505. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Radford

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$11,420 $13,026 $16,716 $20,541 $22,180

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Radford, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Radford, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $7,385 a year. That adds up to $29,540 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Radford is 5.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Radford Graduates Make?

$50,383 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Radford with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $50,383 in their early years. That's great news for Radford students since it is 19% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Radford University

Virginia State
6,788 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Located in Radford, Virginia, Radford University is a public institution. Radford is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

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Contact details for Radford are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 801 East Main St., Radford, VA 24142
Phone: 540-831-5000
Website: https://www.radford.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RadfordUniversity
Twitter: http://twitter.com/radfordu

Radford University Majors

53 Majors With Completions
1,854 Undergraduate Degrees
380 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 53 majors graduated from Radford University. Of these students, 1,854 received undergraduate degrees and 380 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing 227 $58,868
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 165 $35,277
General Psychology 142 $28,379
Teacher Education Subject Specific 123 $32,271
Business Administration & Management 112 $42,639
Criminal Justice & Corrections 107 $34,468
General Biology 80 $28,755
Communication & Media Studies 66 $34,483
Marketing 56 $41,188
Computer Science 50 $58,548

Learn more about the majors offered at Radford University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Radford

70% Take At Least One Class Online
25% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 6,287 students took at least one online class at Radford University. This is a decrease from the 9,294 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 6,287 2,270
2019-2020 9,294 3,312
2018-2019 5,339 3,051
2017-2018 3,319 879
2016-2017 2,805 430

Learn more about online learning at Radford University.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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