University

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, Virginia, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

Institution type: Private, nonprofit
Campus setting: Urban
Application platforms: Not available
Testing policy: Not available
In-state tuition: $65,230
Out-of-state tuition: $65,230
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 2,980

Website

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2024–2025 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

22.2%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

First-year admission

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution

Majors

Accounting and Related Services
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Anthropology
Social Sciences
Area Studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology, General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Chemistry
Physical Sciences
Classical and Ancient Studies
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Deadlines

Early action · 2026–2027
2026-11-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Early decision II · 2026–2027
2027-01-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf

Supplemental essays

How many responses?

1 of 3 Richmond Question essays (350–650 words)

University of Richmond requires one response to its three 2026–2027 Richmond Question prompts.

2026–2027

Required · First-year applicants (choose one)
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.
Limit: 650 words — Richmond Question option 1; one of three options required.
https://www.admissions.richmond.edu/process/materials/index.html
Required · First-year applicants (choose one)
Richmond 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.
Limit: 650 words — Richmond Question option 2; one of three options required.

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $50
First-year U.S. application fee listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Fee waiver · Optional
Value: Accepted
Common App fee-waiver availability listed in the 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Personal essay · Required
The Common App personal essay is marked required in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Supplemental essays · Required

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Secondary source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported first-year fee, waiver, and personal-essay fields; grid updated 2026-08-28.
Official source · supports supplemental_essays:2026–2027
https://www.admissions.richmond.edu/process/materials/index.html
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Official University of Richmond first-year materials listing the 2026–2027 Richmond Question prompts.
Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-08-20 — Common App member-reported first-year deadlines; grid updated 2026-08-14.
Official source

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11)

Not reported by institution

Average high-school GPA (C12)

Not reported by institution

First-year applications (C1)

16,152 applicants

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

First-year students admitted (C1)

3,585 students

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

First-year students enrolled (C1)

841 students

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): Not reported by institution

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 3,055 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,948 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 107 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 19%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 14%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 700 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 750 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 710 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 780 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 33 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 35 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Source: University of Richmond Common Data Set 2024-2025 (institutional data not reported) · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.richmond.edu/ · Import: cds-2026-09-v85

2024–2025 · earlier reporting cycle

First-year admission rate

22.2%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 3,055 students; Official CDS B1 total undergraduate enrollment.
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,948 students; Official CDS B1 full-time undergraduate enrollment.
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 107 students; Official CDS B1 part-time undergraduate enrollment.

First-year admission

First-year applications (C1): 16,152 applicants; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year applicants for Fall 2024.
First-year students admitted (C1): 3,585 students; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year admits for Fall 2024.
First-year students enrolled (C1): 841 students; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year enrollees for Fall 2024.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): 22%; Official CDS C11 percent of all enrolled first-time, first-year students with GPA 4.0.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): 48%; Official CDS C11 percent of all enrolled first-time, first-year students with GPA 3.75-3.99.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): 4%; Official CDS C11 percent of all enrolled first-time, first-year students with GPA 3.50-3.74.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): 23%; Official CDS C11 percent of all enrolled first-time, first-year students with GPA 3.25-3.49.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): 1%; Official CDS C11 percent of all enrolled first-time, first-year students with GPA 3.00-3.24.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): 1%; Official CDS C11 percent of all enrolled first-time, first-year students with GPA 2.50-2.99.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): 0%; Official CDS C11 explicitly reports zero percent with GPA 2.00-2.49.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): 0%; Official CDS C11 explicitly reports zero percent with GPA 1.00-1.99.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): 0%; Official CDS C11 explicitly reports zero percent with GPA below 1.0.
Average high-school GPA (C12): 3.81 GPA; Official CDS C12 average high-school GPA of degree-seeking first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA.

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 19%; Official CDS C9 reports 19 percent of enrolled first-year students submitted SAT scores.
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 14%; Official CDS C9 reports 14 percent of enrolled first-year students submitted ACT scores.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): Not reported by institution; The official 2024–2025 CDS does not report SAT evidence-based reading and writing percentiles.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): Not reported by institution; The official 2024–2025 CDS does not report SAT evidence-based reading and writing percentiles.
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 710 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 25th percentile.
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 780 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 75th percentile.
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 33 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 25th percentile.
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 35 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 75th percentile.

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 7:1; Official CDS I2 reports a Fall 2024 student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1.

Source: University of Richmond Common Data Set 2024-2025 · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://oir.richmond.edu/pdfs/CDS2024-25.pdf · Import: cds-2026-09-v122-richmond

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Cognitive Science

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Computer and Information Sciences, General

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Dance

Visual and Performing Arts

Data Analytics

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Visual and Performing Arts

Economics

Social Sciences

English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature/Letters

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Fine and Studio Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Geography and Cartography

Social Sciences

Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities

Health Professions and Related Programs

Human Resources Management and Services

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

International Relations and National Security Studies

Social Sciences

International/Globalization Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Journalism

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Legal Support Services

Legal Professions and Studies

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Mathematics

Mathematics and Statistics

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Music

Visual and Performing Arts

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Natural Resources and Conservation

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physics

Physical Sciences

Political Science and Government

Social Sciences

Psychology, General

Psychology

Religion/Religious Studies

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

English Language and Literature/Letters

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Sociology

Social Sciences

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

Education

Required · First-year applicants (choose one)

Richmond’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.

Limit: 650 words — Richmond Question option 3; one of three options required.

https://www.admissions.richmond.edu/process/materials/index.html

Value: 1 of 3 Richmond Question essays (350–650 words)

University of Richmond requires one response to its three 2026–2027 Richmond Question prompts.

Retrieved 2026-06-10