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  • "Best RN Programs in Virginia"

    RegisteredNursing.org

  • "Best Nursing Schools: Doctor of Nursing Practice"

    U.S. News & World Report

  • "Top Ranked Online RN to BSN Programs in Virginia"

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Colleges of Distinction Nursing
Radford University has been listed as a top institution to offer an exemplary Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. The recognition comes from Colleges of Distinction, an organization dedicated to highlighting colleges and universities that provide students with a personalized, hands-on education.
Best nurse practitioner programs 2025

RegisteredNursing.org has ranked Radford University's Nurse Practitioner program as #1 in the state. This recognition highlights the University's dedication to academic excellence and the quality of education provided to future nurse practitioners. 

Our Clinical Simulation Centers aspire to be the premier, innovative and student-centered simulation program to prepare competent, compassionate, professional clinicians to meet the needs of the community. 
students working in clinical simulation center
  • “Perhaps you were made for such a time as this,” said Nicole Gwanzura ’12, MBA ’13, who runs Education Advancement Consulting. She urged them to be decisive, strategic and selective in their job searches, to formulate educated opinions and to be advocates for themselves.

    Bondurant auditorium is filled with graduates from the winter class of 2024.
  • This week: Dean of the College of Business and Economics Donna Weaver McCloskey gets Virginia Business Magazine’s nod as a “Person to Meet”; Assistant Provost and Associate Dean Glen Mayhew talks education at the 2024 Health Sciences Career Advisory Summit; and communications major Skylar Hunt shares Thanksgiving thoughts on her freshman year.

    Assistant Provost and Associate Dean Glen Mayhew is interviewed at the 2024 Health Sciences Career Advisory Summit.
  • McKenzie Perkins always knew she wanted to work in healthcare. She was in her junior year at another college, completing a pre-med program, but wasn't sure what she would do with that degree once she graduated. Then, she discovered how much she liked nursing.

    McKenzie Perkins '24 in the Nursing Simulation Lab at the Roanoke Higher Education Center