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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Tarleton State has 11 pts more first-gen students than Radford (42% vs. 31%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Tarleton State has 2.1× as many undergrads as Radford

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Radford has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Tarleton 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
Tarleton State12.7K
Radford6.1K
Pell Grant share
Tarleton State34%
Radford37%
First-gen share
Tarleton State42%
Radford31%
Diversity index
Tarleton State0.54
Radford0.54

Who they are

Men
Tarleton State39%
Radford36%
Part-time students
Tarleton State13%
Radford9%
Students 25 and older
Tarleton State15%
Radford13%

Race & ethnicity

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

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Tarleton State97%
Radford93%
First-years from other states
Tarleton State3%
Radford6%
First-years from abroad
Tarleton State0%
Radford1%
New transfer students this fall
Tarleton State1,268
Radford752
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Tarleton State30%
Radford35%

Campus

Tarleton State
Remote townNCAA D-I FCS · Western Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy 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