by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students will not be asked to pay the complete price tag of a school. Rather, they are presented a financial aid deal that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The total price of attendance at Radford University can feel overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students receive some sort of financial aid.
Just what financing solutions does Radford provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Keep scrolling to find out just how much financial aid will be open to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from Radford University.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Radford University, 96% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind around 1062 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 94% | $11,870 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 88% | $5,062 |
| Federal Pell grants | 40% | $5,811 |
| State/local grants | 50% | $8,875 |
| Federal student loans | 55% | $5,045 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At this school, around 76% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $12,751 (for some 4338 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 76% | $12,751 |
| Federal Pell grants | 37% | $5,669 |
| Federal student loans | 51% | $6,326 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $13,827.
How much a family pays depends heavily on income, because most aid is awarded on the basis of financial need.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $11,512 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $13,412 |
| Over $75,000 | $21,668 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
The net price strips out grant and scholarship aid from the sticker price to show roughly what families really pay.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $14,578 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $16,478 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit Radford’s net price calculator: www.radford.edu/net-price-calculator.
The median student at Radford graduates with $17,500 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $17,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $24,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $254.44/mo |
That monthly figure reflects the median graduate debt repaid on a standard 10-year federal schedule.
The numbers below show the full range, not just the middle of the distribution. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Radford.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,500 |
| 25th percentile | $6,979 |
| 75th percentile | $26,296 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $31,000 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $18,750 |
| Middle income | $17,500 |
| High income | $16,446 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $17,750 |
| Continuing-generation students | $16,750 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $17,000 |
| Independent students | $20,889 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. Radford.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Radford:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 35884 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $712,115,739 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 143 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $1,524,818 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $10,663 |
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