Radford University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Radford University, also known as RU, is a public, state-funded university in the city of Radford, Southwestern Virginia, United States. It was established in 1910 as a women's college and became coeducational in 1972. It was granted university status by the Virginia legislature in 1979. Radford offers liberal arts curricula for undergraduates, along with several graduate programs at the master degree level. RU is organized into the following academic divisions:

• College of Business and Economics
• College of Education and Human Development
• College of Graduate and Extended Education
• College of Health and Human Services
• College of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences
• College of Science and Technology
• College of Visual and Performing Arts

U.S. News & World Report ranked Radford University in the top 25 master level, public universities in the South in its 2006 Guide to America's Best Colleges. RU has an active Greek life with several fraternities and sororities including Phi Sigma Kappa, Theta Chi,Kappa Delta Rho, Kappa Sigma, and Alpha Sigma Phi.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in media, art studies, and liberal arts.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Radford University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 63% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 9,157 in 2009-2010 (8,898 full-time equivalent).

About 42% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 58% of the class.

Undergrads are 86% of enrolled students and graduate students are 14%.

Students under 25 years old represent 86% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Radford University provides on-campus housing for 2,745 of its 8,898 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Big South Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 94 male students received the aid (men were 44% of those receiving aid) and 119 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 56% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Radford University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Other Than Research or Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Comprehensive.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (59 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (352 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (60 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

DESIGN (61 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (30 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (318 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Education
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (110 awarded)

• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (405 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• Geography
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Regional Studies (US, Canadian, Foreign)
• Social Sciences
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (10 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (190 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (32 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MUSIC (19 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (112 awarded)

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (51 awarded)

• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (11 awarded)

• Philosophy and Religious Studies

SCIENCE (84 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (135 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (164 awarded)

• Communication Disorders
• Psychology
• School Psychology