University of Richmond

University of Richmond

The University of Richmond is a selective, private, nonsectarian, liberal arts university located on the border of the city of Richmond and Henrico County, Virginia. The University of Richmond (UR or U of R) is a primarily undergraduate, residential university with approximately 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students in five schools: the School of Arts and Sciences, the E. Claiborne Robins School of Business, the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, the T.C. Williams School of Law and the School of Continuing Studies.

University of Richmond offers more than 100 majors, minors, and concentrations in three undergraduate schools — the School of Arts and Sciences, the Robins School of Business, and the Jepson School of Leadership Studies. The School of Continuing Studies, primarily an evening school focused on part-time adult students, offers additional degree programs in selected areas.

University of Richmond Rankings

• TOP 200 UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS PROGRAM IN 2010
• TOP 100 LIBERAL ART UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE IN 2010

University of Richmond Tuition and Fees

Full-Time Fees 2010-11

Part Time Fees Fall or Spring 2010-11

Schools and Colleges of University of Richmond

School of Arts & Sciences - The arts, sciences, humanities, and social sciences are at the heart of UR’s liberal arts curriculum.

University of Richmond News

• Senior Shannon Mann wins $20,000 Boren Scholarship to continue study of Mandarin in China - Fri, 18 May 2012
  

  Shannon Mann, a University of Richmond senior from Abingdon, Va., has won a $20,000 Boren Scholarship, given to undergraduate students for study abroad in areas critical to U.S. interests and traditionally underrepresented in study abroad.

• Senior to study in Bangladesh with third Critical Language Scholarship - Thu, 17 May 2012
  

  Andrew Lyell, a University of Richmond senior from Chantilly, Va., has received his third Critical Language Scholarship to study the Bengali language in Bangladesh.

• Bloomberg Businessweek ranks Robins School No. 1 in international business education for second year - Thu, 17 May 2012
  

  Bloomberg Businessweek has ranked the Robins School of Business at the University of Richmond No. 1 in international business education in its rankings of top undergraduate business schools by specialty for the second consecutive year.

• Religious studies professor receives NEH grant to study ancient Chinese ideas about language - Wed, 09 May 2012
  

  Jane Geaney, associate professor of religious studies at the University of Richmond, has received a $6,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities’ Summer Stipend Program.

• Graduates leave with distinguished record of service, scholarship and perseverance - Thu, 03 May 2012
  

  When the University of Richmond graduates 1,073 bachelor’s, master’s and law students May 5-6, among them will be a computer science and business major who turned two internships with Google into a full-time job; twin sisters from Bulgaria, who have triple majors and will study comparative politics in graduate school; and a student with a passionate interest in human rights who will work for the Rwandan Supreme Court before joining the Peace Corps.

• Virginia Native Plant Society names partridgeberry 2012 Wildflower of the Year - Fri, 27 Apr 2012
  

  The Virginia Native Plant Society (VNPS) has named partridgeberry (Mitchella repens), a woodland wildflower widespread in eastern North America and found in every county of Virginia, as Wildflower of the Year for 2012.�

• Senior receives Fulbright scholarship to teach English, study in Malaysia - Fri, 27 Apr 2012
  

  Nabila Rahman, a University of Richmond senior, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship to teach English and study in Malaysia for the 2012–13 academic year.

• SunTrust regional CEO to be C-Suite Conversation guest May 16 at Robins School of Business - Fri, 27 Apr 2012
  

  Gail Letts, president and chief executive officer of the central Virginia region of SunTrust Bank, will be the guest in a C-Suite Conversation, May 16 at University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business.

• University of Richmond Named to President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll fourth time - Wed, 25 Apr 2012
  

  The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has named University of Richmond to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the fourth time in recognition of commitment to, and achievement in, community service.

• University selected for The Princeton Review's new e-book, "Guide to 322 Green Colleges" - Tue, 24 Apr 2012
  

  University of Richmond is listed in a free downloadable book, “Guide to 322 Green Colleges,” published this week by The Princeton Review and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) at www.princetonreview.com/green-guide.