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University of Richmond

University of Richmond
28 Westhampton Way
University of Richmond, VA 23173

Official telephone: (804) 289-8000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 700-1662
Website: www.richmond.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,990
Full-time undergraduates: 2,958
Part-time undergraduates: 32
Total graduate students: 562
Full-time graduate students: 496
Part-time graduate students: 66
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 81%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
6.1% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.2% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.1% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
61.2% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.6% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
9.9% Nonresident Alien
5.6% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
7.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.8% Hispanic/Latino
0.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
58.8% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.2% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
9.3% Nonresident Alien
6.3% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 350 acres
City or town school is located in: Richmond, VA
Population of city/town: 214,114
Nearest major city: Richmond, VA
Distance of nearest major city: 6 miles
Population of nearest major city: 214,114
Online campus map: maps.richmond.edu

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (12%)
  • women's dorms (34%)
  • men's dorms (25%)
  • single-student apartments (23%)
  • special housing for disabled students (1%)
  • other housing including Theme and first-year male- and female-only housing. Global, outdoor, and Spanish houses. (5%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 99%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 90%
Percent of students who live off campus: 10%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 53%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1151
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Music and law libraries.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Gallery of design from nature, ancient world gallery, real-time stock trading, center for pro-bono law clinic/civic engagement programs, greenhouse, herbarium, high field nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, electronic microscope, radionuclide complex; Virginia Baptist Historical Society and art museums; music technology, art technology, digital scholarship, spatial analysis, and neuroscience research labs; culinary arts and print study centers.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, Academic skills and LGBTQ centers.
Counseling services:
minority student, military, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, individual career advising, programs to explore careers/enhance skill development, industry-specific career expos, student-alumni networking events, six-week career courses, online resources, Spider Road Trips.
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 6
Percent of men who join fraternities: 17%
Number of social sororities on campus: 8
Percent of women who join sororities: 29%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station
School newspaper(s): The Collegian, published weekly
Number of honor societies: 6
Total number of registered organizations: 199
Campus-based religious organizations:
Agape Fellowship, Baptist Collegiate Ministry, Catholic Campus Ministry, Episcopal Campus Ministry, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Hillel, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Lutheran Campus Ministry, Muslim Students' Association, Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, United Methodist Campus Ministry, Young Life, Zen Buddhist Sangha
Minority student organizations:
Asian Student Union, Black Student Alliance, Chinese Student and Scholar Association, Korean American Student Association, Multicultural Student Solidarity Network, Sankofa - African Student Alliance, South Asian Student Alliance, Spanish and Latino Student Alliance, Students Creating Opportunities, Pride and Equality, West Indian Lynk
International student organizations:
Amnesty International, Model UN Society, Asian Echo, Bollywood Jhatkas, International Business Association, Ngoma African Dance Company, Ritmo Latino, Circle K International; Arab, French language/culture, international, Italian language/culture, and Russian/Slavic culture clubs
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
BARK club, Camp Kesem, Green UR, Relay for Life, Student Engaging & Enacting Dialogue on Service (SEEDS), Future American Men of Excellence (F.A.M.E.), Spider Board

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Keith Gill,
Director of Athletics
Director of women's athletics: LaRee Pearl Sugg,
Associate Director of Athletics/SWA
Athletic department's mailing address: Athletic Director,
Jim Miller,
University of Richmond,
28 Westhampton Way,
University of Richmond, VA 23173
Athletics homepage: www.richmond.edu/visit/
webcam/index.htm
School colors: red and blue
School mascot: Spider
Athletic conference memberships: Atlantic 10 Conference (Division I, Football I-AA), Colonial Athletic Association (Division I), Southern Conference, Patriot League

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. I
Men's footballyesCAA, NCAA Div. I-AA
Men's golfyesNCAA Div. I
Men's lacrosseyesNCAA Div. I
Men's tennisyesNCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. I
Women's divingyesNCAA Div. I
Women's field hockeyyesNCAA Div. I
Women's golfyesNCAA Div. I
Women's lacrosseyesNCAA Div. I
Women's socceryesNCAA Div. I
Women's swimmingyesNCAA Div. I
Women's tennisyesNCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (indoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (outdoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 13%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 36%
Athletic facilities:
recreation/wellness center, gymnasium, tennis courts, challenge course football stadium, intramural fields
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, disc golf, dodgeball, flag football, floor hockey, handball, kickball, martial arts, racquetball, soccer, softball, squash, table tennis, tennis, volleyball
Club sports for men:
badminton, basketball, climbing, dance, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, martial arts, quidditch, squash, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo
Club sports for women:
badminton, climbing, dance, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, martial arts, quidditch, soccer, squash, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Richmond, VA (17 miles)
Nearest other airport: Washington, DC (90 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Richmond, VA (5 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Richmond, VA (7 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 48%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 16% immediately, 19% within one year of graduation, 42% within 5 years of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
American University, Auburn University, Boston College, Columbia University, Cornell University, Drexel University, Emory University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, London School of Economics, North Carolina State University, Princeton University, Stanford University, Temple University, University of Maryland, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, University of Pennsylvania, University of Southern California, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University, Virginia Commonwealth University, William and Mary Law School, Yale University.
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 94% within six months of graduation, 97% within one year of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Altria, Amazon, AmeriCorps, AT&T, Baker Tilly, Bank of America, Barclays, BB&T, Berkeley Research Group, BlackRock, Bloomberg, Capital One, CarMax, CEB, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deloitte, Dixon Hughes Goodman, Epic Systems EY, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, FrankPR, FTI Consulting, GE, Goldman Sachs, Harris Williams & Co., ICF International, Investment Technology Group Inc., JP Morgan, KCIC, KPMG, Lead Dog Marketing Group, Lilly Pulitzer, M&T Bank, Maximus, mcgarrybowen, Morgan Stanley, Peace Corps, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Royall & Company, SunTrust Banks, TD Ameritrade, Teach for America, TEK Systems, The Advisory Board, U.S. General Services Administration, Wells Fargo.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Timothy W. Finchem, commissioner, PGA Tour, Inc.
  • Kelly Corrigan, NY Times Best-selling author
  • Dave Rosenbaum, vice president of talent, Universal Studios' Illumination Entertainment.

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