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Radford University
Radford, VA 5,609 Undergrads 60.6% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$26,681
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$16,640
After Aid
Median Earnings
$53,739
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$16,640
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$53,739
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate60.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients36.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time92.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS75.7%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
90.6%
SAT Avg
1,061
SAT Reading
25th: 49051575th: 610
SAT Math
25th: 46053575th: 560
ACT Composite
25th: 192175th: 26
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$467k
+$71k
-$17k
Median Cost$17k/yr
+$408k
+$11k
-$77k
Full Cost$27k/yr
+$371k
-$25k
-$113k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$17k/yr
Never
-128%
Full Cost$27k/yr
Never
-118%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return-112%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-80%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Certificates
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,029
Lifetime Value Added
+$189k
Associate's Degrees
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (5yr)
$53,206
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,217
Lifetime Value Added
+$105k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$75,508
Lifetime Value Added
+$100k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (5yr)
$59,040
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$22,751
Earnings (5yr)
$56,032
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$22,499
Earnings (5yr)
$55,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (2yr)
$37,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$184k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$53,692
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$20,342
Earnings (5yr)
$60,400
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$24,636
Earnings (5yr)
$95,921
Lifetime Value Added
+$253k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (5yr)
$54,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$21,052
Lifetime Value Added
-$334k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$47,401
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (5yr)
$30,677
Lifetime Value Added
-$262k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$25,565
Earnings (5yr)
$63,478
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$20,697
Earnings (5yr)
$43,198
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$24,900
Earnings (5yr)
$85,810
Lifetime Value Added
+$178k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$39,440
Lifetime Value Added
-$187k
Geography and Cartography
BachCIP: 4507
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (2yr)
$40,647
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$26,075
Earnings (5yr)
$58,731
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
BachCIP: 5199
Median Debt
$28,750
Earnings (5yr)
$53,589
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$47,407
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Information Science/Studies
BachCIP: 1104
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$84,423
Lifetime Value Added
+$167k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$48,517
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$66,071
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,910
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
$23,288
Earnings (5yr)
$50,527
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$26,280
Earnings (5yr)
$41,921
Lifetime Value Added
-$166k
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
BachCIP: 3101
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$47,941
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$22,375
Earnings (5yr)
$79,892
Lifetime Value Added
+$133k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$47,112
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$18,953
Earnings (5yr)
$70,565
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
Social Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4501
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (5yr)
$45,612
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$24,994
Earnings (5yr)
$48,970
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,018
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$49,903
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Master's Degrees
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$97,314
Earnings (5yr)
$122,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$600k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$53,608
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$43,089
Earnings (5yr)
$67,491
Lifetime Value Added
+$129k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$24,096
Earnings (5yr)
$51,349
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (5yr)
$65,198
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
English Language and Literature, General
MastCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$42,947
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
MastCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$29,554
Earnings (5yr)
$99,078
Lifetime Value Added
+$401k
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$31,722
Earnings (2yr)
$50,022
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
MastCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$60,807
Earnings (5yr)
$72,400
Lifetime Value Added
+$172k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$55,439
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$51,867
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$51,423
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Doctoral Degrees
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
DocCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$90,018
Earnings (5yr)
$81,107
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.