Radford University Overview

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.

What Is Radford University Known For?

• The student loan default rate at Radford is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Radford.
• In <nil>, 71% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Radford makes roughly $52,232 a year. This is 28% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Radford University?

Contact details for Radford are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	801 East Main St., Radford, VA 24142
Phone:	540-831-5000
Website:	www.radford.edu

How Do I Get Into Radford?

You can apply to Radford online at: https://www.radford.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Radford

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Radford?

Since Radford has an acceptance rate of 95%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 94%, and the acceptance rate for women is 96%.

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.

Radford received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 19 and 23.

Can I Afford Radford University?

The overall average net price of Radford is $28,469. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

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 1.8%. 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.

Radford University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,513 undergraduate students at Radford, with 6,024 being full-time and 489 being part-time.

There are also 2,485 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,024 full-time undergraduates at Radford, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Radford University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	90
Black or African American	1,040
Hispanic or Latino	481
White	3,806
International Students	49
Other Races/Ethnicities	558

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Radford University. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 39 countries are represented at Radford. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Canada, and China.

Online Learning at Radford University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 12 master’s degree programs available online at Radford. In 2020-2021, 6,287 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Radford has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 35th most popular in Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Radford

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Radford University was 97.7%. This is the #423 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Radford regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Matt under License

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