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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Nicholls State has 14 pts more first-gen students than Radford (46% vs. 31%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Radford is a bit larger (6,094 vs. 4,737)

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Radford has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Nicholls State (37% vs. 34%)

    Pell Grant recipients

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Nicholls State4.7K
Radford6.1K
Pell Grant share
Nicholls State34%
Radford37%
First-gen share
Nicholls State46%
Radford31%
Diversity index
Nicholls State0.55
Radford0.54

Who they are

Men
Nicholls State39%
Radford36%
Part-time students
Nicholls State10%
Radford9%
Students 25 and older
Nicholls State10%
Radford13%

Race & ethnicity

Nicholls State
Radford
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Nicholls State92%
Radford93%
First-years from other states
Nicholls State5%
Radford6%
First-years from abroad
Nicholls State3%
Radford1%
New transfer students this fall
Nicholls State211
Radford752
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Nicholls State16%
Radford35%

Campus

Nicholls State
Small cityNCAA D-I FCS · Southland ConferenceStudy abroad
Radford
Town near a cityNCAA D-I · Big South ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

PolicyNicholls StateRadford
Gender-inclusive housing–Gender-inclusive housing: listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse (2026-10-04)

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;Radford University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why