Radford, VA · Public · Every figure is for a student starting in fall 2027. We work each one out again whenever we update the site.
How to pay for Radford University
What a year costs here, what brings it down, and what a SmartTuition plan could save a family like yours.
Paying for four years here
Four years here, after grants
$57,541
A SmartTuition plan could save a family like this about $5,700.
A SmartTuition plan shows what to pay from where, each semester, using your own numbers.
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A family of four with good credit and $500 a month for college. How we worked these out ↓
A year at Radford University
| Full price, in state | $29,131 |
| Full price, out of state | $44,031 |
| After grants, at your income | $13,048 |
At this income, 3 of Virginia's other 27 colleges cost less after grants, and 24 cost more. See them all →
What can bring it down
Radford University's promise. Radford Tuition Promise: tuition for Virginia residents with a household income of $100,000 or less and a Student Aid Index below 15,000. The conditions ↓
Pay less for college
A SmartTuition plan shows what to pay from where, each semester.
At Radford University, our scenarios for Virginia households with good parent credit show a SmartTuition plan saving a median of about $9,200 over four years. How we worked this out ↓
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Radford Tuition Promise: tuition for Virginia residents with a household income of $100,000 or less and a Student Aid Index below 15,000
Household income up to $100,000. Covers tuition.
- It is for incoming freshmen and transfer students, with a Student Aid Index below 15,000. The FAFSA is due March 1 for fall entry.
“incoming freshmen and transfer students with Virginia residency whose families have an adjusted gross income (AGI) of $100,000 or less according to their federal income tax and a Student Aid Index (SAI) of less than 15,000 as determined by the FAFSA will receive federal, state and gift aid to cover the cost of their tuition at Radford University.”
How we worked these out
The family
A family of four with good parent credit and $500 a month to put toward college, and the savings you pick. In state, the grants are what Radford University reports families at that income got, on average. Your own will differ, and a family with no aid pays close to the full price. Out of state, there are no grants: the price is before any scholarship from the college.
What a SmartTuition plan saves
The difference, over four years, between a SmartTuition plan and the standard approach: savings first, then loans for the rest. It counts loan interest and the federal tax credit. For a family that lives in Virginia, it also counts Virginia's tax deduction for money you put through its 529 plan.
The $9,200 in the “Pay less for college” box near the top of this page is the median saving in Radford University's own scenarios. Each scenario is a household that lives in Virginia, with an income from $45,000 to $200,000 and savings of none, $40,000 or $100,000 in a 529. We price Radford University at the aid it reports for that income.
Every scenario has parents with good credit and $500 a month toward college. The card above uses the same two. A scenario where the parents would borrow more than $65,000 is left out.
The prices by income
- They describe students who got aid.
- “Over $110,000” has no upper limit, so it averages families just over $110,000 with far wealthier ones. A family at $115,000 should expect to pay less than it shows.
- Each range is reported on its own, so the prices do not always rise with income.
Where the prices come from
Where the prices come from: Radford University's own 2026-27 tuition and fees, from its website, carried forward to 2027 at 3.0% a year. Housing, food and books are the College Scorecard's. The grants are the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (2025-26 figures), carried forward the same way. Each price after grants is the cost less those grants. The out-of-state figure uses the published out-of-state tuition instead. The average price after grants counts the students who get federal aid. Your own figure will be different.
SmartTuition.ai is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Radford University. Aid policies change; check current terms with the college's aid office.
Nearby at your income
- VMI$6,170 a year
- Norfolk State University$13,046 a year
- Radford University$13,048 a year
- William & Mary$13,561 a year
- Washington and Lee University$13,618 a year
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