University of Richmond
PRE-3: Institutional Boundary

University of Richmond is a private liberal arts college located in Richmond, Virginia. It is a primarily undergraduate, residential institution with approximately 3,800 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 University of Richmond School of Law; and the School of Professional & Continuing Studies. 

Located in the capital city of Virginia, University of Richmond combines the characteristics of a small college with the dynamics and resources of a large university, including Division I athletics. Our smaller size, beautiful suburban campus, and outstanding facilities offer students an extraordinary range of intellectual achievement and personal growth opportunities. While faculty-student interaction and dialogue are at the forefront of the academic experience, research, internships, and international experiences are essential components of students' lives. Richmond is committed to providing students with rigorous academics and experiential learning. The University offers funding for undergraduate research, summer fellowships, and internships. Our global approach to education shines through our many study-abroad and language immersion programs. We are committed to diversity and believe in leveraging its benefits in all aspects of college life. The student body is composed of scholars from a variety of backgrounds. Nearly one in four undergraduates is a domestic student of color; one in seven is the first in their family to attend college; one in eleven is an international student; and 83 percent hail from outside of Virginia. The University is one of very few U.S. colleges that combines need-blind admission and meets 100 percent of demonstrated financial need for U.S. citizens and permanent residents. Richmond will offer a temporary change in its admission practice by giving first-year applicants for 2025 the choice of applying with standardized test scores or applying under test-optional review.

The University of Richmond was originally a Baptist Seminary, founded in 1830 and located in downtown Richmond. When the literary studies program was added in 1840 the seminary incorporated as Richmond College. For 84 years Richmond College continued and in 1914 the college relocated to a rural 322-acre tract of land less than six miles away. During this move the Westhampton College for Women was started and the entire campus in its new location was known as the University of Richmond.

Today the campus has more than 70 buildings (counting the University Forest Apartments as 1 building), 6 fields, 16 tennis courts, an Eco-Corridor, and an outdoor theatre. At the center of campus is the 13-acre lake Westhampton Lake. The buildings range in age from 1914 construction to 2023 construction. The vast majority of the architecture is designed as Collegiate Gothic.

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Data from the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.