University of Richmond

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 1,100,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,615 (51%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (64%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,335
Men / Women 45% / 55%
From State 11%
From Region 11%
Athletes 430 (14.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 63%
International 10%
Hispanic 9%
Asian 6%
Black 6%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Jepson School of Leadership Studies 65 28% 69% 5% 11% 11% 0% $102,094 95 +1.17 88 98%
Leadership Studies 65 +11 28% 69% 5% 11% 11% 0% $102,094 92 +1.17 88 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Robins School of Business 295 54% 67% 7% 2% 10% 9% $114,785 98 +1.93 95 97%
Accounting 44 +1 59% 64% 7% 2% 5% 18% $121,519 97 +2.23 97 98% — — — —
Business Administration 250 +3 53% 68% 7% 2% 11% 8% $113,651 93 +1.87 94 97% — — — —
Human Resources Management 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $102,094 94 +1.88 88 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts and Sciences 521 40% 57% 10% 7% 9% 12% $78,323 67 +0.57 59 94%
Computer Science 26 +6 65% 31% 15% 4% 4% 35% $136,476 71 +0.34 99 91% — — — —
Cybersecurity 8 — 100% 75% 12% 0% 12% 0% $104,335 79 +0.56 90 — — — — —
Data Analytics — — — — — — — — $112,971 68 +0.08 94 — — — — —
Information Technology 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $136,476 95 +1.86 99 91% — — — —
Chemistry 10 +2 30% 80% 10% 0% 10% 0% $32,915 0 -3.73 1 89% — — — —
Mathematics 16 +10 62% 31% 12% 0% 0% 38% $99,871 82 +0.55 87 — — — — —
Physics 6 +1 67% 83% 0% 0% 0% 17% $83,187 51 -0.03 68 — — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 33 +1 27% 39% 18% 9% 12% 12% $49,996 3 -1.91 3 84% — — — —
Biology 53 +4 21% 53% 17% 8% 11% 0% $78,058 94 +1.35 58 93% — — — —
Environmental Studies 10 +1 30% 70% 0% 0% 20% 0% $64,047 79 +0.68 21 — — — — —
Health Studies 27 +27 26% 48% 22% 15% 11% 0% $64,100 42 -0.30 22 100% — — — —
Economics 41 +9 63% 49% 7% 5% 2% 34% $130,417 89 +1.22 98 92% — — — —
American Studies 2 +1 50% 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% $56,494 49 -0.22 8 100% — — — —
Classical Studies 2 +2 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% $66,872 88 +0.97 29 — — — — —
Creative Writing 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,049 100 +3.86 70 — — — — —
English 7 +7 14% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $54,791 65 +0.29 6 100% — — — —
French 3 +6 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $67,864 84 +0.88 31 100% — — — —
German Studies 1 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,494 49 -0.22 8 100% — — — —
History 18 +6 50% 78% 6% 6% 11% 0% $65,861 88 +0.87 26 — — — — —
Individualized Study 7 — 29% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,456 94 +1.26 38 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 40 +5 57% 75% 2% 5% 10% 5% $85,489 98 +2.70 72 93% — — — —
Italian Studies 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,494 49 -0.22 8 100% — — — —
Latin 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,243 88 +1.00 35 — — — — —
Middle Eastern Studies — +2 — — — — — — $56,494 49 -0.22 8 100% — — — —
Philosophy 2 +3 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% $69,254 78 +0.59 35 — — — — —
Religion — — — — — — — — $67,150 97 +2.01 29 — — — — —
Russian and Slavic Studies 2 +5 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,494 49 -0.22 8 100% — — — —
Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages — +1 — — — — — — $69,027 87 +0.98 34 — — — — —
Spanish 6 +13 17% 17% 0% 17% 33% 17% $67,864 84 +0.88 31 100% — — — —
Women's Studies 3 +6 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $57,544 65 +0.16 9 — — — — —
Anthropology 2 +2 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $68,331 92 +1.04 32 — — — — —
Cognitive Science 11 +5 45% 36% 36% 0% 9% 9% $73,441 33 -0.39 46 — — — — —
Geography — — — — — — — — $69,344 83 +0.83 35 — — — — —
Geography and Environmental Studies 7 +6 29% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $68,485 82 +0.73 33 — — — — —
Humanities 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,954 89 +0.73 24 — — — — —
International Studies 18 +5 28% 50% 11% 11% 11% 6% $69,380 44 -0.18 35 — — — — —
Journalism 14 +1 14% 86% 0% 0% 7% 0% $61,766 51 -0.06 16 100% — — — —
Political Science 32 +19 66% 50% 9% 0% 9% 28% $71,828 53 -0.03 42 97% — — — —
Psychology 45 +9 22% 62% 4% 4% 11% 13% $68,444 80 +0.78 33 — — — — —
Rhetoric and Communication Studies 24 +8 50% 67% 0% 21% 0% 0% $78,737 95 +1.57 60 95% — — — —
Sociology 6 +1 17% 50% 17% 0% 33% 0% $65,060 89 +0.74 24 100% — — — —
Elementary Education 6 — 0% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $64,897 96 +1.87 23 — — — — —
Art History 7 +1 14% 57% 14% 0% 14% 14% $53,580 70 +0.14 5 — — — — —
Dance 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,122 90 +1.08 4 — — — — —
Film Studies 2 +2 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $55,268 85 +0.91 7 — — — — —
Music 5 +5 80% 20% 20% 0% 0% 40% $52,417 76 +0.61 5 — — — — —
Studio Art 7 +4 29% 71% 0% 14% 0% 14% $53,046 81 +0.67 5 — — — — —
Theatre 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $49,640 87 +0.88 3 — — — — —
Legal Studies 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $66,581 84 +0.92 28 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $74,862
ROI Percentile 80th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 91%
4-Year Graduation Rate 78%
6-Year Graduation Rate 85%
Transfer-Out Rate 14%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 45.5% 401 50% 66% 7% 3% 9% 10% $114,326 94 +1.73 95 97% —
Social Sciences 18.2% 160 37% 59% 8% 6% 11% 11% $70,381 87 +0.48 38 97% —
Humanities 10.9% 96 45% 71% 4% 6% 11% 5% $73,226 96 +1.56 46 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 9.8% 86 23% 48% 17% 8% 12% 5% $67,290 46 +0.10 30 89% —
Computer Science 4.2% 37 70% 46% 14% 3% 5% 24% $129,527 77 +0.51 98 91% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.6% 32 53% 56% 9% 0% 3% 22% $75,819 42 -0.90 53 89% —
Health Sciences 3.1% 27 26% 48% 22% 15% 11% 0% $64,100 9 -0.30 22 100% —
Arts 2.7% 24 42% 50% 8% 8% 4% 21% $52,892 56 +0.56 5 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.1% 10 30% 70% 0% 0% 20% 0% $64,047 67 +0.68 21 — —
Education 0.7% 6 0% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $64,897 93 +1.87 23 — —
Professional 0.2% 2 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $66,581 48 +0.92 28 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $0.9M #333 74% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.8M #332 33% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.7M #395 69% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.3M #267 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #423 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #508 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $2.8M #456 52% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 89 $8.6M $8.6M $0
Lacrosse 52 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Baseball 41 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Basketball 17 $7.5M $7.5M $0
Cross Country 16 $209K $209K $0
Golf 10 $696K $696K $0
Tennis 9 $349K $349K $0
Total 234 $22.0M $22.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 115 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Soccer 41 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Lacrosse 35 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Field Hockey 24 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Swimming & Diving 23 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 15 $4.1M $4.1M $0
Tennis 10 $692K $692K $0
Golf 8 $708K $708K $0
Total 196 $13.3M $13.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 115 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Football 89 $8.6M $8.6M $0
Lacrosse 87 $4.7M $4.7M $0
Baseball 41 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Soccer 41 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Basketball 32 $11.6M $11.6M $0
Field Hockey 24 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Swimming & Diving 23 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Tennis 19 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Golf 18 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Cross Country 16 $209K $209K $0
Total 430 $50.6M $50.6M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 22%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 21% 27% 7%
Early Decision 36% 47% 11%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 33%
SAT Range 1420 – 1490
SAT Math Range 700 – 770
SAT RW Range 700 – 750