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RU Ratings and Reviews

  • 6/10 Overall Rating
  • 4 Year
  • Radford, VA
  • 3.5 2 reviews
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Ratings

RU is rated within the top 47% of four-year colleges nationally and earns a CollegeSimply grade of 6 out of 10.

  • Overall Rating
    6 out of 10
  • Academics
    5 out of 10
  • Resources
    7 out of 10
  • Outcomes
    6 out of 10
  • Value
    6 out of 10
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Student Review Summary

3.5

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2 student reviews

1 out of 2 (50%) reviewers rated 4 stars or higher

Students rate Campus Atmosphere highest and Overall Rating lowest.

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Average by category

  • Overall Rating
    3.5
  • Academics
    3.5
  • Value for Money
    4.0
  • Professors / Faculty
    3.5
  • Campus Atmosphere
    4.5
  • Housing
    3.5
  • Campus Safety
    4.0
  • Student Life
    4.5
  • Party and Bar Scene
    4.5

Student and Parent Reviews

If you are a student, former student, faculty member or parent, please help guide other prospective students by sharing your personal experiences at this college. What is it really like to go to Radford University?

Apr 16, 2025
Rating 2 out of 5

Today is April 16, 2025 and our daughter is scheduled to graduate on May 10 with her sociology degree. Today she JUST received the rubric for the 10 page paper due as her final project. This is for her internship which is required for her degree. The professor for this class is also the department chair and has asked that her resignation be kept quiet...she has offered no explanation or has she tried to make amends. Our daughter has emailed at least 4 times asking for guidance. Her advisor is and has been aware of the situation? and has not stepped in to help. Our daughter has secured her own internship, made arrangements to be there consistently, while working and taking classes at RU. And until today she did not have access to the form she needs to have her internship hours logged. So NO! NO WE ARE NOT IMPRESSED or satisfied with RU and the way they have NOT helped prepare our daughter to succeed post graduation. Unless the lesson being taught there is ?do it yourself and don?t depend on the experts to hold up their end of the agreement?. Unacceptable in every way!

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Jul 15, 2020
Rating 5 out of 5

An amazing place to spend your college years.

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Your Overall Experience *

If a friend asked whether RU was worth it, what would your gut say?

Academics *

Did classes challenge you and leave you feeling like you actually learned something?

Value for Money *

Considering tuition, aid, and what you got out of it, did the cost feel justified?

Professors and Faculty *

Were instructors accessible, engaged, and invested in students or mostly going through the motions?

Campus Atmosphere *

Did the campus feel welcoming and full of energy, or more like a place you simply passed through?

Student Housing *

Were dorms and residence halls somewhere you'd want to live, or a constant source of frustration?

Campus Safety *

Did you feel comfortable walking around at night, or did safety ever weigh on your mind?

Student Life *

Was it easy to find your people, make friends, and stay socially connected?

Party and Bar Scene *

Do weekends have a pulse here, or does the social scene quiet down once classes end?

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Last updated: August 2026