by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 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 27 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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Radford is ranked #811 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Radford held the #936 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Radford is also ranked #20 out of 57 schools in Virginia.
With an acceptance rate of 93%, Radford University is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
About 26% 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 490 and 600. Math scores were between 470 and 560.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Radford it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
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 70%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
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 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
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%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,307 undergraduates at Radford with 6,788 being full-time and 519 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,263 | $12,084 | $14,923 | $20,194 | $22,574 |
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.
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 65% of students took out student loans averaging $6,910 a year. That adds up to $27,640 over four years for those students.
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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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 263 | $69,662 |
| General Psychology | 149 | $32,751 |
| Business Administration & Management | 138 | $45,380 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 126 | $39,562 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 115 | $35,935 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 106 | $31,071 |
| Social Work | 86 | $38,272 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82 | $58,997 |
| Marketing | 69 | $37,396 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 68 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 5,039 students took at least one online class at Radford University. This is a decrease from the 6,287 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 5,039 | 1,436 |
| 2021-2022 | 6,287 | 2,270 |
| 2020-2021 | 9,294 | 3,312 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,319 | 879 |
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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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