University of Richmond
University of Richmond, Virginia
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 2,980 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 22%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $34,256per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 86%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $92,36210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Through the Richmond Guarantee, every continuing undergraduate student in the School of Arts & Sciences, Jepson School of Leadership Studies, and Robins School of Business is eligible to receive one fellowship of up to $5,500 for a summer internship or faculty-mentored research project.
Beginning in fall 2025, Richmond's Promise to Virginia funds 100% of the cost of tuition, housing, and food for qualified Virginia students whose parental income is $75,000 or less.
Source: Richmond's Promise to Virginia - Financial Aid - University of Richmond
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 22%About 2 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1410–1530Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 33–35Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From University of Richmond's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2024–25, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
70% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.81. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 22%3,585 admitted of 16,152 first-year applicants
- Early decision admit rate
- 34%397 admitted of 1,175. Early decision is binding: you commit to attend if admitted.
- Early action admit rate
- 23%2,329 admitted of 10,124. Early action isn't binding.
- Off the wait list
- 3%71 admitted of 2,117 who stayed on the wait list (3,866 were offered a spot)
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1430–151019% of first-years sent SAT scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 33–3514% of first-years sent ACT scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 70%89% were in the top quarter. Based on the 17% whose school ranks.
Early applicants often include recruited athletes and students who knew this was their first choice, so a higher early rate doesn't mean applying early raises any one student's odds by that much.
Where you'd stand
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Sources: University of Richmond Common Data Set 2024–25. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $34,256full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $84,768sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $67,840Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 86%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 91%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $92,36210 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,980Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 20%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 12%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Yeshiva University New York, NY — admits 56%
- St Olaf College Northfield, MN — admits 48%
- Randolph-Macon College Ashland, VA — admits 87%
- Shenandoah University Winchester, VA — admits 77%
Also worth a look
- Babson College Wellesley, MA — admits 17%
- Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY — admits 21%
- Lafayette College Easton, PA — admits 31%
- Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY — admits 19%
- Middlebury College Middlebury, VT — admits 11%
- College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA — admits 18%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Richmond, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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