Radford University

Chart (C) | How is institutional financial aid (e.g., discounts/waivers) offsetting institutional tuition revenue over time?​



RateAnnual Growth 3
Gross tuition revenue-1.0%
Institutional Financial Aid16.6%
Net Tuition Revenue2-1.6%
Inflation (HEPI)53.0%
Inflation (CPI)53.2%
Institutional financial aid (e.g., tuition discounts/waivers)1 vs. net tuition revenue2 [2015-2024]​


Revenue Category2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Institutional financial aid$4.8M$4.5M$4.2M$4.4M$4.5M$10.0M$9.5M$7.5M$9.5M$7.5M
Net Tuition revenue (NGF)$67.7M$71.6M$70.7M$72.0M$74.4M$84.6M$80.4M$66.1M$63.9M$62.9M
State-funded financial aid (GF)$8.1M$8.2M$10.0M$10.1M$10.6M$11.6M$11.6M$14.2M$15.9M$28.8M



1. Institution financial aid = SCHEV S1/S2 collections; includes tuition discounts/waivers (foregone revenue) and non-general fund tuition revenues applied toward financial aid (redirected revenue).
2. Net tuition revenue = gross tuition revenue – total institutional financial aid.
3. Tuition discount rate = total institutional aid (tuition discounts/waivers) / gross tuition revenue.
4. "Annual growth" calculated as compound annual growth rate (CAGR).
5. Determined as annual growth in HEPI/CPI over period​.
Source: SCHEV