Radford University Scholarships and Merit Aid

Radford, Virginia

9 scholarships Radford University publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.

5,609Undergraduates

89%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (6)

These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.

Radford Excellence Scholarship (In-State)

$4,000

Published requirement: 4.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for: In-state students
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Radford Excellence Scholarship ($4,000) - 4.0+ GPAradford.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Wayfinder Scholarship (In-State)

$3,000

Published requirement: 3.25 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for: In-state students
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Wayfinder Scholarship ($3,000) - 3.25 to 3.99 GPAradford.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Compass Scholarship (In-State)

$1,000

Published requirement: 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for: In-state students
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Compass Scholarship ($1,000) - 3.0 to 3.24 GPAradford.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Radford Excellence Scholarship (Out-of-State)

$10,000

Published requirement: 4.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for: Out-of-state students
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Radford Excellence Scholarship ($10,000) - 4.0+ GPAradford.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Wayfinder Scholarship (Out-of-State)

$8,000

Published requirement: 3.25 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for: Out-of-state students
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Wayfinder Scholarship ($8,000) - 3.25 to 3.99 GPAradford.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Compass Scholarship (Out-of-State)

$7,000

Published requirement: 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for: Out-of-state students
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Compass Scholarship ($7,000) - 3.0 to 3.24 GPAradford.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Awards that take an application (3)

The school publishes an amount for these, and also publishes that something beyond the admission file decides them.

Radford Excellence Scholarship

$0 to $4,000

Deadline the school lists: 2026-02-01
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Virginia residents and students who qualify for in-state tuition may qualify for a Radford Excellence Scholarship award up to $4,000. Out-of-state students may qualify for a Radford Excellence Scholarship award up to $8,000.radford.edu (read 2026-06-17)

Wayfinder Scholarship

$1,000 to $2,000

Deadline the school lists: 2026-02-01
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Virginia residents and students who qualify for in-state tuition may qualify for a Wayfinder Scholarship award ranging from $1,000 - $2,000. Out-of-state students may qualify for a Wayfinder Scholarship award up to $8,000.radford.edu (read 2026-06-17)

Compass Scholarship

$0 to $1,000

Deadline the school lists: 2026-02-01
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Virginia residents and students who qualify for in-state tuition may qualify for a Compass Scholarship award up to $1,000. Out-of-state students may qualify for a Compass Scholarship award up to $7,000radford.edu (read 2026-06-17)

Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.

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What Radford University costs

Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.

$32,449In-state, per year

$46,915Out-of-state, per year

Where Radford University lists its scholarships

Radford University Foundation Scholarships portal (AcademicWorks) — over 500 donor-funded scholarships, many departmental/college-specific, applied for via a single General Application; individual award dollar amounts are hidden behind OneCampus SSO login and only visible after sign-in

Where this came from

https://radford.academicworks.com/
https://www.radford.edu/admissions/freshmen/application-guidelines.html (read 2026-07-07)
https://www.radford.edu/financial-aid/aid-types.html (read 2026-06-17)

Every amount on this page was read off a Radford University page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.