Radford University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Radford University

Radford University operates as a public institution located in Radford, Virginia (town: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 6,038 students of which 6,259 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Radford University is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 89.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,060 and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,578, with published in-state tuition of $12,548 and a Pell grant recipient share of 37.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 49.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 75.6%. Graduates earn a median of $53,739 ten years after enrolling, compared with $44,830 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 359000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 71.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.