Fast Facts About the University of Richmond...

Type of Institution
A premier, private, liberal arts university featuring highly selective, primarily undergraduate programs, as well as graduate programs in arts and sciences, business and law.

Founded
1830, Richmond is the second-oldest private university in Virginia and home to a number of rich traditions.

President
William E. Cooper, named the University’s eighth president by the Board of Trustees on May 9, 1998.

Schools
3 undergraduate schools: the School of Arts and Sciences, the Robins School of Business and the Jepson School of Leadership Studies. Graduate programs in law, business and several arts and sciences fields.

Campus
350 acres of stately pines, rolling hills and a 10-acre lake located only 6 miles from downtown Richmond. Cited as one of the "Most Beautiful Campuses in the Country" by The Princeton Review.

Location
Western suburbs of Richmond, Virginia, greater metropolitan population of nearly one million; centrally located one-and-a-half hours from Washington, D.C., the Blue Ridge Mountains and Virginia's beaches

Richmond, Virginia
The capital city of Virginia. Home to 35 museums, 5 professional theatre companies, a large outdoor amphitheater, 3 leading cultural entities (Richmond Symphony, Richmond Ballet and Virginia Opera), a coliseum (for major concerts and touring events), 4 professional minor league sports franchises and over 90 nightspots

Students
2,976 full-time undergraduate students; 92 percent live on campus all 4 years

Demographics
Students from 47 states, Washington, D.C., and over 70 foreign countries. 63 percent of students graduated from public schools; 36 percent from independent schools; and 1 percent from other types, including home school.

Faculty
312 full-time, 98 percent with doctorate or terminal degree

Courses Taught by Graduate/Teaching Assistants
0

Student/Faculty Ratio
9:1

Average Class Size
18

Academic Program
56 majors, 40 minors and 12 concentrations, over 700 courses and 3 undergraduate degrees (Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration)

Study Abroad
Over 70 programs in more than 25 countries. 47 percent of last year's graduates participated in a study abroad program.

Clubs/Organizations
Approximately 220, including 19 academic interest; 8 business-oriented; 5 media (newspaper, FM radio station, literary magazine, yearbook and scholarly journal); 21 community service and special interest; 6 cultural-ethnic; 2 political; 13 performing arts and musical; 24 sports/recreational; 4 peer education; 13 denominational and non-denominational religious; 12 student government, honor council and judicial councils; 8 national sororities; and 8 national fraternities.

Honor Societies
33, including Phi Beta Kappa

Sports
NCAA Division I, Atlantic 10 Conference in 18 varsity sports. Very active club, intramural and recreational sport programs.

Tuition, Room, Board and Fees for 2005-06
Tuition $36,550; room, board and fees, $6,060. Total: $42,610.

Financial Aid and Scholarships
65 percent receive some form of assistance, $20,750 average award for all students (2004-2005). Generous need-based and merit-based aid available to U.S. citizens and international students. Need-blind in admission decisions. Numerous merit-based scholarship opportunities. See Can I Afford It? for additional information.

Libraries
4 libraries (including the main library, science, music and law libraries) with over one million volumes in the collections. More than an impressive building and voluminous collection, Richmond's libraries offer the service of professional librarians whose mission is to help students learn to negotiate and research through a maze of current day information gathering tools. Together, the access to excellent collections, first-rate technology and service-oriented staff make the library system a central part of the academic experience for Richmond students.

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