by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
University of Richmond was awarded 370 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general human resources management/personnel administration.
College Factual ranked URichmond as #139 out of 2,241 colleges and universities in the country on its 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation.
URichmond also holds the #7 spot on the Best Colleges in Virginia ranking.
If you're applying to University of Richmond you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 31%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 59% of students accepted to URichmond submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 630 and 710. Math scores were between 650 and 750.
Learn more about University of Richmond admissions.
At URichmond, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 8 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Richmond is 69%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
University of Richmond has a freshmen retention rate of 93%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at URichmond for first-time, full-time students is 82%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at University of Richmond.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,323 undergraduates at URichmond with 3,137 being full-time and 186 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,010 | $8,606 | $16,063 | $22,625 | $45,094 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of URichmond, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At URichmond, approximately 33% of students took out student loans averaging $8,523 a year. That adds up to $34,092 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at URichmond is 1.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at University of Richmond make the most money.
Get more details about the location of University of Richmond.
Contact details for URichmond are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 410 Westhampton Way, University of Richmond, VA 23173 |
| Phone: | 804-289-8000 |
| Website: | https://www.richmond.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://facebook.com/universityofrichmond |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/urichmond |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 207 | $55,668 |
| Human Resource Management | 87 | $46,998 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 64 | $43,652 |
| Accounting | 49 | $64,179 |
| Economics | 47 | $57,385 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 43 | $23,712 |
| Political Science & Government | 41 | $40,110 |
| General Biology | 41 | $16,026 |
| General Psychology | 40 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 37 | $68,711 |
This is a decrease from the 72 students who took online classes the previous year.
Learn more about online learning at University of Richmond.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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