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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    New Mexico State has 12 pts more first-gen students than Radford (44% vs. 31%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    New Mexico State has 2.0× as many undergrads as Radford

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    New Mexico State has 1 pts more Pell recipients than Radford (38% vs. 37%)

    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
New Mexico State11.9K
Radford6.1K
Pell Grant share
New Mexico State38%
Radford37%
First-gen share
New Mexico State44%
Radford31%
Diversity index
New Mexico State0.53
Radford0.54

Who they are

Men
New Mexico State42%
Radford36%
Part-time students
New Mexico State15%
Radford9%
Students 25 and older
New Mexico State20%
Radford13%

Race & ethnicity

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

Where they're from

First-years from in state
New Mexico State75%
Radford93%
First-years from other states
New Mexico State23%
Radford6%
First-years from abroad
New Mexico State2%
Radford1%
New transfer students this fall
New Mexico State662
Radford752
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
New Mexico State22%
Radford35%

Campus

New Mexico State
Midsize suburbNCAA D-I FBS · Conference USAROTCStudy 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.

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