Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Radford, VA
Population 150,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,400 (26%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (35%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,743
Men / Women 37% / 63%
From State 94%
From Region 2%
Athletes 6.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 64%
Black 14%
Hispanic 11%
Mixed 6%
Asian 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Artis College of Science and Technology 122 57% / 43% 1% $69,518 81 98%
Computer Information Systems 2 50% / 50% 0% $86,235 93 95%
Computer Science 25 +3 80% / 20% 0% $97,980 97 94%
Cybersecurity 19 95% / 5% 0% $78,403 88
Chemistry 13 +1 62% / 38% 0% $57,792 62 100%
Geosciences 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $56,320 59
Mathematics 4 75% / 25% 0% $47,090 33 100%
Physics 8 75% / 25% 12% $65,426 76
Biology 37 +3 22% / 78% 0% $57,033 60 99%
Biomedical Sciences 11 36% / 64% 0% $57,033 60 99%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Human Development 75 57% / 43% 0% $50,495 43 97%
Nutrition and Food Science 3 0% / 100% 0% $55,138 56 100%
Recreation Studies 23 +2 43% / 57% 0% $48,767 38 98%
Sport Management 25 76% / 24% 0% $51,007 45
Physical Education 24 58% / 42% 0% $51,038 45 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences 393 26% / 74% 1% $53,134 51 96%
Anthropology 9 0% / 100% 0% $47,601 34
Communication Studies 19 53% / 47% 0% $54,693 55 94%
English 13 15% / 85% 0% $44,053 24 97%
Foreign Languages 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $51,079 45
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 11 64% / 36% 0% $63,600 73 100%
History 21 57% / 43% 0% $48,446 37 100%
Interdisciplinary Studies 101 8% / 92% 2% $51,902 47 97%
Journalism 11 45% / 55% 0% $49,422 40 94%
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $45,866 29
Political Science 24 42% / 58% 0% $81,584 90 96%
Psychology 87 +7 17% / 83% 0% $48,221 36 93%
Social Sciences 9 56% / 44% 0% $46,578 31 95%
Sociology 9 +2 11% / 89% 0% $43,929 24 100%
Criminal Justice 75 +7 37% / 63% 0% $55,697 57 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Visual and Performing Arts 85 27% / 73% 0% $41,615 18 94%
Art 34 38% / 62% 0% $40,074 15 93%
Dance 8 12% / 88% 0% $39,008 13 94%
Design and Visual Communications 22 9% / 91% 0% $48,164 36 97%
Music 13 46% / 54% 0% $42,595 20 94%
Theatre 8 +1 12% / 88% 0% $31,171 5 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Davis College of Business and Economics 200 64% / 36% 0% $67,124 78 98%
Accounting 27 +2 52% / 48% 0% $77,104 87 98%
Business Administration 90 +8 64% / 36% 0% $56,883 60 98%
Economics 8 75% / 25% 0% $64,822 75 95%
Finance 32 +4 84% / 16% 0% $87,624 94 98%
Marketing 43 +7 53% / 47% 0% $67,467 78 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Waldron College of Health and Human Services 445 13% / 87% 0% $67,732 79 97%
Clinical Laboratory Science 16 12% / 88% 0% $71,954 83 100%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 10 +1 0% / 100% 0% $61,760 70 93%
Community Health 5 20% / 80% 0% $58,353 63
Emergency Medical Technology 9 67% / 33% 0% $60,370 67 98%
Health Professions 17 6% / 94% 0% $54,796 55 95%
Health Sciences 18 33% / 67% 0% $60,014 66
Nursing 295 9% / 91% 0% $72,154 83 97%
Respiratory Care 32 22% / 78% 0% $60,370 67 98%
Healthcare Administration 15 33% / 67% 0% $60,054 67 90%
Social Work 28 11% / 89% 0% $50,249 42 97%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,862
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $26,439
Est. In-State Cost $16,638
Est. Out-of-State Cost $34,201
ROI Percentile 68th

Retention & Graduation

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

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 32.2% 425 14% / 86% 0% $68,129 79 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 26.2% 346 23% / 77% 1% $52,346 48 96%
Business & Economics 18.2% 240 63% / 37% 0% $65,004 75 97%
Arts 6.4% 85 27% / 73% 0% $41,615 18 94%
Professional 5.7% 75 37% / 63% 0% $55,697 57 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.6% 48 25% / 75% 0% $57,033 60 99%
Computer Science 3.5% 46 85% / 15% 0% $89,383 94 94%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.1% 28 64% / 36% 4% $58,287 63 100%
Education 1.8% 24 58% / 42% 0% $51,038 45 96%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.2% 3 0% / 100% 0% $55,138 56 100%

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.3M #425 0% $0
Education $0.2M #335 0% $0 15 #265
Life & Natural Sciences $0.2M #475 40% $0
Computer Science $0.1M #375 0% $0
Health Sciences $0.1M #365 0% $0.0M
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #566 0% $0
Business & Economics $0.0M #396 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Engineering $0 #449 $0
Total $1.1M #551 7% $0.0M 15 #420

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 89%
Yield (Unbound) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 91% 84% 84%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 12%
SAT Range 950 – 1140
SAT Math Range 450 – 560
SAT RW Range 490 – 600