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Radford University

Radford University is based in the town of Radford, VA — a public campus in a small-town setting.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$11,289

family income
under $30k

$11,883

$30–48k

$14,533

$48–75k

$20,204

$75–110k

$22,537

over $110k

Average net price

$14,5782023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Radford University rose from $12,212 (2008) to $14,578 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$12,212
2009	$13,348
2010	$14,157
2011	$15,846
2012	$15,651
2013	$16,560
2014	$16,772
2015	$17,428
2016	$16,743
2017	$17,707
2018	$16,447
2019	$16,505
2020	$16,605
2021	$16,310
2022	$16,640
2023	$14,578

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$28,4052024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Radford University rose from $16,527 (2009) to $28,405 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$16,527
2010	$17,696
2011	$18,892
2012	$19,909
2013	$19,987
2014	$20,582
2015	$21,185
2016	$21,851
2017	$22,454
2018	$23,125
2019	$23,893
2020	$24,234
2021	$25,021
2022	$25,873
2023	$26,681
2024	$28,405

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$2,950	$8,864
2001	$3,069	$9,208
2002	$3,344	$9,792
2003	$4,140	$11,202
2004	$4,762	$11,762
2005	$5,130	$12,368
2006	$5,746	$13,494
2007	$6,176	$14,510
2008	$6,536	$15,550
2013	$8,976	$21,141
2014	$9,360	$22,046
2015	$9,809	$22,093
2016	$10,081	$22,162
2017	$10,627	$22,709
2018	$11,210	$23,292
2019	$11,350	$23,432
2020	$11,416	$23,498
2021	$11,542	$23,624
2022	$11,916	$24,453
2023	$12,286	$25,185

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Radford University reports tuition of $12,548 for in-state students and $25,633 for out-of-state students. Check Radford University’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 6,038 undergrads, Radford University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

48.7% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Radford University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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48.7%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Radford University has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 60.1% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 48.7%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	49.6%
1992 cohort	50.7%
1993 cohort	45.1%
1994 cohort	45.8%
1995 cohort	52.1%
1996 cohort	52.9%
1997 cohort	55%
1998 cohort	56.5%
1999 cohort	51.3%
2000 cohort	56.3%
2001 cohort	56.2%
2002 cohort	59.8%
2003 cohort	56.7%
2004 cohort	56.6%
2005 cohort	55.8%
2006 cohort	60.1%
2007 cohort	58.5%
2008 cohort	58.7%
2009 cohort	59.4%
2010 cohort	58.3%
2011 cohort	55.2%
2012 cohort	59.4%
2013 cohort	55.4%
2014 cohort	56%
2015 cohort	53.9%
2016 cohort	54%
2017 cohort	49.6%
2018 cohort	48.7%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,470	$6,422
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,400	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,250	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$13,732	$4,001
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$13,709	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,337	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,375	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,125	$5,437
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,500	$5,830
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,625	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$19,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$20,511	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$20,720	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$21,500	$5,750
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$23,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$23,250	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$23,443	$8,191
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$23,750	$8,585
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$23,249	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$24,000	$9,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$44,830

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$50,773

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$53,739

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Radford University admitted 9,813 of 10,960 applicants in Fall 2024. The 89.5% rate describes that application pool.

89.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $12,286 in-state tuition · 2023–24 6,038 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 940–11601600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Radford University received 10,960 applications and admitted 9,813 (89.5%), with 1,416 enrolling.

Radford University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Radford University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 490–600 and Math was 450–560 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 940–1160 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

Check current requirements with admissions.

Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	490	540	600
SAT Math	450	510	560
ACT Composite	19	22	26

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

89.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	78.4%
Fall 2002	—
Fall 2003	73.8%
Fall 2004	75.8%
Fall 2005	81.5%
Fall 2006	78.3%
Fall 2007	77.6%
Fall 2008	73.8%
Fall 2009	71.1%
Fall 2010	75.1%
Fall 2011	80.2%
Fall 2012	76.4%
Fall 2013	78.3%
Fall 2014	78.9%
Fall 2015	83.1%
Fall 2016	81.2%
Fall 2017	74.3%
Fall 2018	74.6%
Fall 2019	75.3%
Fall 2020	78.7%
Fall 2021	95.3%
Fall 2022	93.3%
Fall 2023	90.6%
Fall 2024	89.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

940–1160Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	890	1080
Fall 2002	890	1080
Fall 2003	900	1090
Fall 2004	900	1080
Fall 2005	910	1100
Fall 2006	900	1080
Fall 2007	910	1100
Fall 2008	920	1100
Fall 2009	920	1100
Fall 2010	920	1110
Fall 2011	920	1110
Fall 2012	920	1090
Fall 2013	900	1080
Fall 2014	890	1060
Fall 2021	950	1150
Fall 2022	960	1160
Fall 2023	950	1170
Fall 2024	940	1160

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

19–26Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	18	20
Fall 2005	18	22
Fall 2006	19	23
Fall 2007	20	24
Fall 2008	19	23
Fall 2009	19	23
Fall 2010	18	22
Fall 2011	17	21
Fall 2012	19	23
Fall 2013	18	22
Fall 2014	18	22
Fall 2021	19	23
Fall 2022	19	23
Fall 2023	19	26
Fall 2024	19	26

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

6,038Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Radford University fell from 8,173 (Fall 2002) to 6,038 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	8,173
Fall 2003	8,146
Fall 2004	8,329
Fall 2005	8,419
Fall 2006	8,089
Fall 2007	7,996
Fall 2008	8,107
Fall 2009	7,736
Fall 2010	7,921
Fall 2011	8,319
Fall 2012	8,575
Fall 2013	8,866
Fall 2014	8,843
Fall 2015	8,839
Fall 2016	8,426
Fall 2017	8,376
Fall 2018	7,880
Fall 2019	7,920
Fall 2020	7,267
Fall 2021	6,437
Fall 2022	5,945
Fall 2023	5,609
Fall 2024	6,038

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

76%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Radford University has held near 76% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	78%
Fall 2003 cohort	76%
Fall 2004 cohort	78%
Fall 2005 cohort	74%
Fall 2006 cohort	77%
Fall 2007 cohort	78%
Fall 2008 cohort	78%
Fall 2009 cohort	76%
Fall 2010 cohort	76%
Fall 2011 cohort	74%
Fall 2012 cohort	78%
Fall 2013 cohort	75%
Fall 2014 cohort	75%
Fall 2015 cohort	74%
Fall 2016 cohort	76%
Fall 2017 cohort	71%
Fall 2018 cohort	71%
Fall 2019 cohort	75%
Fall 2020 cohort	67%
Fall 2021 cohort	68%
Fall 2022 cohort	73%
Fall 2023 cohort	76%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Radford University

37.1% of Radford University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Radford University as a primarily residential campus of 6,038 undergraduates — and 75.6% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Radford University's SAT section-percentile sums are 940–1160 — their midpoint is below the VA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Radford University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Radford University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Radford University89.5%

Virginia median79.8%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Radford University$12,548

Virginia median$21,650

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Radford University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Radford University$53,739

Virginia median$53,453

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Radford University, Virginia and national reference values
Metric & basis	Radford University	Virginia median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	89.5%	79.8%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$12,548	$21,650	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$53,739	$53,453	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Radford University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Radford University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 34 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Science	$87,740
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$81,120
Accounting and Related Services	$78,780
Finance and Financial Management Services	$72,364
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$71,805
Economics	$69,943
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$68,364
Information Science/Studies	$68,088
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$67,246
Mathematics	$65,785
Political Science and Government	$64,901
Geography and Cartography	$63,552
Marketing	$62,981
Communication and Media Studies	$59,932
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$56,996
Design and Applied Arts	$55,856
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	$55,422
Sociology	$54,122
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$53,863
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$53,171
Biology, General	$51,266
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$51,144
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$50,057
Social Sciences, General	$49,727
Psychology, General	$48,935
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	$48,743
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$48,566
Social Work	$47,716
Music	$47,586
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$46,725
Journalism	$45,369
History	$43,188
Fine and Studio Arts	$40,679
English Language and Literature, General	$39,085

These 34 fields listed for Radford University measure earnings after completion. The $53,739 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 13 additional Radford University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Radford University report?

Radford University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 940–1160 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Radford University's acceptance rate?

89.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 9,813 admitted from 10,960 applicants.

How much does Radford University cost?

In-state tuition is $12,548; out-of-state students pay $25,633. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Radford University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $53,739. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Virginia

Randolph-Macon College — 86.6% admitted
Randolph College — 93.7% admitted
Richard Bland College — 89.3% admitted
Old Dominion University — 90.4% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.