University of Richmond
About
The University of Richmond is a top-tier private liberal arts institution renowned for blending undergraduate arts and sciences with elite professional education through the acclaimed Robins School of Business and the nation's first undergraduate leadership school, the Jepson School of Leadership Studies. A hallmark of the university is the Richmond Guarantee, a distinctive program that promises every undergraduate guaranteed funding of up to $5,000 for a summer internship or faculty-mentored research project. Set on a picturesque 350-acre campus centered around Westhampton Lake, student life is energetic and community-focused, featuring vibrant campus traditions, active student organizations, and spirited NCAA Division I Spider athletics.
Wikipedia:The University of Richmond is a private liberal arts college in Richmond, Virginia, United States. It is a primarily undergraduate, residential institution with approximately 3,700 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. It is classified among "Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus".
Location
Cost & aid
Outcomes
Admissions
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Essay prompts
- Choose one of three
Richmond is a community that strives to be relentlessly welcoming. Tell us about a time you made a space better for other people by helping them feel welcome, heard, included, or supported.
350–650 wordsRichmond students turn ideas into actions. Tell us about a time you learned by doing, making, building, testing, helping, or leading and what that experience taught you about yourself, the world, or the kind of impact you want to have.
350–650 wordsRichmond's mascot is the Spider. Just as you are unique, this singular mascot represents over 52,680 unique species of spiders. Tell us about the communities, experiences, or ambitions that have shaped you into the unique person you are and how you will make your mark as part of a Spider community.
350–650 words
Submit a narrative explaining your decision to take high school coursework in a non-traditional setting; any special arrangements that may have been made for instruction (such as home school co-ops, etc.); how you were and are instructed; and what a typical day is like for you during the school year.
Students in Non-Traditional High School Settings
Quoted from University of Richmond's own page; answered in the Common Application or Coalition Application. The application itself is the final word.
The personal essay is separate: see the Common App essay prompts.
Student Body
Varsity sports
- BaseballMen's
- BasketballMen's · Women's
- Cross CountryMen's
- Field HockeyWomen's
- FootballMen's
- GolfMen's · Women's
- LacrosseMen's · Women's
- SoccerWomen's
- Swimming and Diving (combined)Women's
- TennisMen's · Women's
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)Women's
Programs & Earnings
Institutional
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