University Of Richmond

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

The University of Richmond, U of R, was established in 1830, and is located in Richmond, Virginia. UR was originally established by Virginia Baptist as a school for men. The university campus covers nearly 350 acres in a suburban site on the western periphery of the city.

The university offers a combination of graduate and undergraduate programs. Richmond is organized into the following academic divisions:

• Jepson School of Leadership Studies
• Richmond School of Law
• Robins School of Business
• School of Arts and Sciences
• School of Continuing Studies

University of Richmond has more than 250 student organizations. The college is home to fourteen national fraternities and sororities incluing Alpha Chi Omega, Pi Beta Phi, Kappa Sigma and Kappa Alpha Order.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in law, business and management, and liberal arts.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Selective admissions.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

University Of Richmond participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 64% of students received financial aid of some sort.

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 4,249 in 2009-2010 (4,015 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 76% of enrolled students and graduate students are 24%.

Students under 25 years old represent 75% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

University Of Richmond provides on-campus housing for 2,770 of its 4,015 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Atlantic 10 Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 127 male students received the aid (men were 52% of those receiving aid) and 119 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 48% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

University Of Richmond offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Comprehensive.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (334 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (17 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies
• Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (8 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (2 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (62 awarded)

• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (11 awarded)

• Human Services

FINE ARTS (12 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (181 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)
• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (352 awarded)

• African Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Ancient Studies/Civilization
• Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
• Anthropology
• Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• European Studies/Civilization
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Studies
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Economics
• International Relations and Affairs
• Italian Studies
• Latin American Studies
• Latin Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Studies
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Urban Studies/Affairs
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (13 awarded)

• Journalism

MUSIC (5 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (6 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (78 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Molecular Biochemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (8 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (50 awarded)

• Cognitive Science
• Psychology