Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  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

    Tarleton State's yield is 7 pts higher than Radford's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Radford's grants cover 37% of its full price on average, vs. 30% at Tarleton State

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Tarleton State costs about $2.5K less per year on average than Radford ($16,983 vs. $19,506, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

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

    Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Radford admits 89%, Tarleton State 90%; Tarleton State's yield is higher, at 24%.

Acceptance rate
Tarleton State90%
Radford89%
Quad's selectivity
  • Tarleton StateOpen
  • RadfordOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Tarleton State
980–1160
Radford
950–1140
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Tarleton StateGPA, school record, rank, and prep program required
  • RadfordGPA very important36%

Who's on each campus

Tarleton State has 2.1× as many undergrads as Radford; Radford has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Tarleton State12.7K
Radford6.1K
Pell Grant share
Tarleton State34%
Radford37%

Majors and faculty

Exercise Science and Kinesiology leads at Tarleton State, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Radford.

Students per faculty member
Tarleton State20 to 1
Radford14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Tarleton StateExercise Science and Kinesiology8%
  • RadfordRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse22%

What each costs

Tarleton State costs about $2.5K less a year than Radford on average; Radford's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Tarleton State$17K
Radford$19.5K
Aid generosity
Tarleton State30%
Radford37%

What each pays off

Radford's former students earn more, a median $53.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Tarleton State$53K
Radford$53.7K
Graduation rate
Tarleton State59%
Radford60%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Tarleton StateGrowing+43%
  • RadfordGrowing+42%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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