Radford University
CCNE AccreditedRadford University is a public university in Radford, Virginia, accredited by SACSCOC. Its CCNE-accredited College of Nursing is ranked #1 for online RN to BSN programs in Virginia and #1 in the state for NP programs by RegisteredNursing.org. The fully online RN to BSN can be completed in as few as 10 months for $11,040 — one of the most affordable and fastest options in the region.
Radford University at a glance
- Radford University's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 87.69% on 65 candidates (2025) — down 10.2 pts since 2021.
- Across 5 reported years (2021–2025), the candidate-weighted average is 86.7% over 332 total candidates.
- Opportunity Score: 94/100 — our weighted composite of NCLEX outcomes, tuition, clinical partnerships, and state job-market strength. Strongest components: Online flexibility and Tuition affordability.
- Listed program tuition: $11,040 total.
- 1 nursing program listed — RN-BSN offered online.
- Programmatic accreditation: CCNE.
87.69%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2025, 65 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
86.7%
Candidate-weighted average, 2021–2025
Source: State board of nursing
94/100
Opportunity Score
Source: MyNursingSchools methodology
- Programs Offered
- 1
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 88%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for Radford University, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 86.7% over 332 candidates.
Radford University's latest reported year is 2025, and that 87.69% — from a cohort of 65 first-time candidates — is 1 points above the 86.7% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2025.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 87.69% | 65 |
| 2024 | 90.63% | 64 |
| 2023 | 80% | 95 |
| 2022 | 83.61% | 61 |
| 2021 | 97.87% | 47 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Radford University.
Nursing Programs at Radford University(1)
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Radford Universityoverall score
Strengths
- Online flexibility
- Tuition affordability
- NCLEX pass rate
Score breakdown
- NCLEX pass rate81
- Job market strength76
- Online flexibility100
- Tuition affordability92
The Opportunity Score blends NCLEX pass rate, tuition affordability, graduation outcomes, schedule flexibility, hospital clinical partnerships, and state job-market strength. Missing inputs are excluded and remaining weights are redistributed proportionally. How we calculate this.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.