Radford University is a public four-year institution based in Radford, Virginia. The campus sits in a town setting. It enrolled 7,812 students in fall 2024, including 6,161 undergraduates and 1,651 graduate students.
Radford University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 87 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Business Administration and Management, and Psychology, General. It awarded 2,017 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 27 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
76% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.
Key figures
7,812
Students enrolled
76%
First-year retention
2,017
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
87
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 87
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
76%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,320
Master's degrees
541
Doctoral degrees (research)
10
Professional doctorates
35
Other doctoral degrees
10
Certificates under 1 year
21
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
1
Postbaccalaureate certificates
72
Post-master's certificates
7
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
7,812
Undergraduates, fall 2024
6,161
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,651
Full-time, fall 2024
81%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
9,041
Undergraduates, 2024-25
6,733
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,308
Full-time, 2024-25
73%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
68%
Men
32%
White
65%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
13%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
27
Programs with a fully online option
9
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
29%
Students taking some online courses
52%
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Big South Conference
President
Bret Danilowicz, Ph.D.
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization