Radford University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Small suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
- City
- Suburb (this campus)
- Town
- Rural
6,038 students
Larger than 82% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 44.4%
- TypePublic
- ClassDoctoral/professional university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Dublin8.4 mi
- Blacksburg9.4 mi
- Salem29.3 mi
- Wytheville31.3 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Radford University, the largest reported group is White (64.7%), followed by Black (13.7%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Asian | 1.7% | 8.8% |
| Black | 13.7% | 2.6% |
| Hispanic | 10.7% | 2.6% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 64.7% | 83.2% |
| Two or more races | 5.6% | 1% |
| Non-resident | 1% | 0.5% |
| Unknown | 2.5% | 1.2% |
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- 89.5%Radford University admitted 10,762 of 11,291 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 12%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 1,291 of 10,762.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $13,701average net price after grants for aided students, against $26,734 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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