Back to Colleges

Radford University

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Radford, VA
Population 150,000
Website http://www.radford.edu/
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,609
Men / Women 36% / 64%
White 64%
Hispanic 13%
Black 12%
Mixed 5%
Asian 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 40%
Humanities & Social Sciences 33%
Business & Economics 16%
Arts 7%
Engineering, Computing & Math 3%
Professional 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,548
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $25,633
Est. In-State Cost $16,232
Est. Out-of-State Cost $33,159
10-Year ROI $168,000
ROI Percentile 66th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 34%
6-Year Graduation Rate 49%
Transfer-Out Rate 33%

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,400 (26th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (35th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level —
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #414
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #483
Life & Natural Sciences $0M #549
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Life & Natural Sciences 28 #402
Humanities & Social Sciences 18 #409

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 13%
SAT Range 940 – 1,160
ACT Range 19 – 26

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Artis College of Science and Technology 120 50% / 50% 1% $64,611
Computer Information Systems 4 — 100% / 0% 0% $83,587
Computer Science 20 +3 90% / 10% 5% $94,971
Mathematics 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $45,455
Physics 6 — 83% / 17% 0% —
Biology 50 — 24% / 76% 0% $55,477
Biomedical Sciences 8 — 12% / 88% 0% $55,477
Chemistry 8 +3 62% / 38% 0% —
Geosciences 4 — 75% / 25% 0% —
Cybersecurity 12 +2 75% / 25% 0% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education and Human Development 87 51% / 49% 0% $48,486
Nutrition and Food Science 4 — 25% / 75% 0% —
Physical Education 31 — 48% / 52% 0% $49,409
Recreation Studies 28 — 25% / 75% 0% $47,466
Sport Management 24 — 88% / 12% 0% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences 412 30% / 70% 0% $50,692
Anthropology 9 — 22% / 78% 0% —
Communication Studies 27 — 41% / 59% 0% $53,160
Criminal Justice 77 +3 36% / 64% 1% $53,858
English 16 — 38% / 62% 0% $42,646
Foreign Languages 2 — 50% / 50% 0% —
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 2 — 50% / 50% 0% —
History 9 +2 56% / 44% 0% $46,938
Interdisciplinary Studies 102 — 16% / 84% 0% $50,027
Journalism 26 — 58% / 42% 4% $48,037
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2 +2 50% / 50% 0% —
Political Science 19 +1 32% / 68% 0% $79,101
Psychology 99 +2 22% / 78% 0% $46,646
Social Sciences 11 +1 73% / 27% 0% $45,160
Sociology 11 +1 27% / 73% 0% $42,592
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Visual and Performing Arts 92 36% / 64% 0% $41,303
Art 35 +1 31% / 69% 0% $39,050
Dance 9 — 11% / 89% 0% —
Design and Visual Communications 23 — 13% / 87% 0% $46,932
Music 20 — 75% / 25% 0% $41,506
Theatre 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $30,373
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Davis College of Business and Economics 176 65% / 35% 2% $64,840
Accounting 18 +2 67% / 33% 0% $74,760
Business Administration 79 +8 59% / 41% 0% $55,154
Economics 10 +1 80% / 20% 10% $62,850
Finance 29 +9 83% / 17% 7% $84,960
Marketing 40 +4 57% / 42% 0% $65,417
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Waldron College of Health and Human Services 443 12% / 88% 0% $68,416
Clinical Laboratory Science 16 — 12% / 88% 0% $61,415
Communication Sciences and Disorders 17 — 0% / 100% 0% $63,313
Community Health 4 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Emergency Medical Technology 14 — 79% / 21% 0% $79,742
Health Professions 29 — 3% / 97% 0% $53,058
Health Sciences 35 — 20% / 80% 0% —
Nursing 259 — 9% / 91% 0% $69,866
Respiratory Care 30 — 7% / 93% 3% $79,742
Healthcare Administration 16 — 19% / 81% 0% $78,123
Social Work 23 — 17% / 83% 0% $51,687