Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for German Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Richmond landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Richmond is a private not-for-profit institution located in University of Richmond, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
URichmond did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best German Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list.Among the 4,056 students enrolled at University of Richmond, 51 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,556. On top of their other funding sources, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Richmond does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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