Radford University
Radford, Virginia · Public · 6,038 undergraduates · radford.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
89%
of 9,169 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
950 to 1140
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$34,080Est.Estimate
$49,110 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Radford University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
89% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$49,110
a year in 2027-28, from a $49,110 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1040
Send your score
About 89% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 870, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- CLT accepted alongside SAT/ACT
Source: Freshman Application Guidelines | Radford University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
- Jul31Rolling admission · July 31, 2027Applications are reviewed as they arrive.
Who gets in
89%
of applicants were admitted: 8,196 of 9,169 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/01, hear by 11/15.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 11% of them sent SAT scores and 0.6% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 950 to 1140
Reading and Writing 490 to 600
Math 450 to 560
ACT composite 19 to 26
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16000%
- 1200 to 139917%
- 1000 to 119946%
- 800 to 99932%
- 600 to 7995.1%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.52
- 4.019%
- 3.75 to 3.9917%
- 3.50 to 3.7419%
- 3.25 to 3.4915%
- 3.00 to 3.2414%
- 2.50 to 2.9915%
- Below 2.501.1%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$34,080
a year, in state
$49,110
a year, out of state (tuition $28,810)
- Tuition (in state)$13,780
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$9,553
- $30,001 to $48,000$9,287
- $48,001 to $75,000$11,113
- $75,001 to $110,000$14,611
- Over $110,000$24,518
Financial aid
82%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$16,586
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
23%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $3,936 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 02/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
38 of 38
Earn credit with a score of 3
36 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,380Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTS 101 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTS 102 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | AAST 200 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART 100 |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | ART 215 |
| Biology | 3 | 8 | BIOL 105 & BIOL 111 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 171 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 171 & 172 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 111 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHEM 111 & 112 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | CHNS 100 & 200 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | CHNS 100, 200 & 201 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POSC 231 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CS 120 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 4 | CS 101 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ARTS 111 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 111 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENGL 111 & 112 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 111 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENGL 111 & ENGL 200 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | BIOL 103 or GEOG 140 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 101 |
| European History | 4 | 6 | HIST 101 & 102 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | FREN 100 & 200 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | FREN 100, 200 & 210 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | GRMN 100 & 200 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | GRMN 100, 200 & 210 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 103 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | FORL 100 & 200 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | FORL 100, 200 & 210 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | FORL 100 & 200 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | FORL 100, 200 & 210 |
| Latin | 3 | 8 | LATN 101 & 102 |
| Latin | 5 | 12 | LATN 101, 102 & 201 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 105 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 106 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 6 | MUSC 111 & 112 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 111 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 112 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 222 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 221 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 6 | MATH 125 & MATH 138 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSYC 121 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 111 & 112 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | SPAN 111, 112 & 219 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 321 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | STAT 200 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POSC 120 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 111 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST 111 & 112 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 101 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | HIST 101 & HIST 102 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
48%
Come back for a second year
76%
Typical earnings
$59,134
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Radford University$81,899
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 31 majors here have earnings data.
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