Radford University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Radford University is a public doctoral/professional university in Radford, VA (town setting), with 5,704 undergraduates (68% women). It admitted 91% of 11,072 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 950–1170 on the SAT and 19–26 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $42,070 a year for out-of-state students and $29,171 in-state; aided first-year students paid $18,282 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 50% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, multidisciplinary studies. The campus reported 0.9 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Radford University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,286 in-state · $25,185 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Radford University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Radford University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big South Conference | 32 | 4 over | 3 | $544k | $16,999 | 980 | |
| Baseball | Big South Conference | 40 | 6 over | 5 | $1.6M | $39,601 | 988 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big South Conference | 15 | at cap | 7 | $2.2M | $148,391 | 990 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big South Conference | 15 | at cap | 6 | $1.4M | $95,122 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big South Conference | 12 | room 5 | 1 | $164k | $13,678 | 946 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big South Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 994 | |
| Men's Golf | Big South Conference | 10 | 1 over | 1 | $256k | $25,610 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Big South Conference | 8 | room 1 | 2 | $266k | $33,310 | 995 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Big South Conference | 29 | room 9 | 3 | $338k | $11,649 | 990 | |
| Men's Soccer | Big South Conference | 37 | 9 over | 2 | $385k | $10,417 | 987 | |
| Softball | Big South Conference | 21 | room 4 | 4 | $591k | $28,137 | 987 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big South Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big South Conference | 77 | 32 over | 3 | $365k | $4,740 | 981 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big South Conference | 23 | 5 over | 4 | $560k | $24,343 | 979 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.