Radford University
Radford University is a public university in Radford, Virginia, United States. It is one of the state's eight doctorate-granting public universities. Founded in 1910, Radford offers curricula for undergraduates in more than 100 fields, graduate programs including the M.F.A., M.B.A., M.A., M.S., Ed.S., Psy.D., M.S.W., and specialized doctoral programs in health-related professions.[3] It is classified among "Doctoral/Professional Universities".[4]
This article is about the university in Virginia. For the university in Ghana, see Radford University College. For the school in Australia, see Radford College.
Former name
State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Radford (1910–1924)
State Teachers College at Radford (1924–1943)
Women's Division of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1943–1964)
Radford College (1964–1979)[1]
1910
$72.8 million[2]
Bret S. Danilowicz
Bethany Usher
444
10,700
9,700
1,000
128
Small suburb, 211 acres (0.85 km2)
Red, Blue & Gray
The Highlander
Academic rankings
87
29
465
600-794
The university is organized into seven undergraduate colleges and schools, and one graduate college:
The College of Graduate Studies and Research offers eighteen-degree programs in fields such as art, business, communication, counseling, criminal justice, education, English, music, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, psychology, and social work.[13] The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia has authorized three doctoral programs at Radford in counseling psychology, physical therapy, and nursing practice. The Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) program in Counseling Psychology admitted its first students in the fall of 2008. The doctorate in physical therapy program began in the summer of 2009. The first Doctor of Nursing Practice students began their studies in an online program in the fall of 2010.[14]