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Acceptance Rate 89.53%
Yield 14.43%
SAT Score 1,050
ACT Score 22
Applicants 10,960

Radford Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 89.53% at Radford University. Total 10,960 students applied and 9,813 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,050 and the average ACT score is 22.
Open Admission Policy✗
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationhttps://www.radford.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://www.radford.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate89.53%
Average Test Scores1,050 SAT / 22 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 89.53%. A total of 10,960 students (4,503 men and 6,449 women) have applied to and 9,813 (3,929 men and 5,877 women) students admitted to Radford University.
Among them, 519 male and 892 female students have enrolled into Radford and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 14.43%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Radford
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants10,9604,5036,44900
Admitted9,8133,9295,87700
Enrolled1,41651989200
Acceptance Rate 89.53% 87.25% 91.13% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 14.43% 13.21% 15.18% - -
[Chart] Radford University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Radford, 149 applicants (11% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 24 applicants (2%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,050 at Radford. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,160 and 25th percentile score is 940.
The average ACT score is 22 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 26 and the 25th percentile score is 19.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Radford. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Radford with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Radford
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total94010501160
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing490540600
Math450510560
ACT Composite192226
Math172224
English172324
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Radford University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Radford
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Radford

The calendar system at Radford University is Semester. Radford University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Radford University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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