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University of Richmond

University of Richmond is a private campus in University of Richmond proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at University of Richmond — 10.7% of its 2,980 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$11,026

family income
under $30k

$18,646

$30–48k

$15,818

$48–75k

$27,086

$75–110k

$47,669

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$31,3092023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at University of Richmond rose from $20,291 (2008) to $31,309 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$20,291
2009	$18,046
2010	$20,513
2011	$23,030
2012	$24,505
2013	$24,859
2014	$23,329
2015	$24,699
2016	$26,264
2017	$25,911
2018	$25,838
2019	$27,050
2020	$29,232
2021	$28,649
2022	$33,417
2023	$31,309

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$80,9612024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at University of Richmond rose from $49,062 (2009) to $80,961 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$49,062
2010	$50,401
2011	$52,413
2012	$54,460
2013	$55,980
2014	$57,535
2015	$59,569
2016	$61,337
2017	$62,974
2018	$64,785
2019	$66,905
2020	$69,606
2021	$72,285
2022	$74,354
2023	$77,290
2024	$80,961

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2001	$22,570
2002	$23,730
2003	$24,940
2004	$26,520
2005	$34,850
2006	$36,550
2007	$37,610
2008	$38,850
2013	$45,320
2014	$46,680
2015	$48,090
2016	$49,420
2017	$50,910
2018	$52,610
2019	$54,690
2020	$56,860
2021	$58,570
2022	$60,330
2023	$62,600

IPEDS Published price 2001–02 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of Richmond reports published tuition of $65,230 in this record. University of Richmond's $65,230 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

University of Richmond reports 2,980 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

85.2% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Richmond within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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85.2%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at University of Richmond has held near 85.2% from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	83%
1992 cohort	80.6%
1993 cohort	82.8%
1994 cohort	80.1%
1995 cohort	82.5%
1996 cohort	82.2%
1997 cohort	81.5%
1998 cohort	85.4%
1999 cohort	81.5%
2000 cohort	83.1%
2001 cohort	86.3%
2002 cohort	86.6%
2003 cohort	85.8%
2004 cohort	87.3%
2005 cohort	82.7%
2006 cohort	82.8%
2007 cohort	85%
2008 cohort	84.3%
2009 cohort	87.7%
2010 cohort	88.2%
2011 cohort	88.2%
2012 cohort	87.2%
2013 cohort	88.7%
2014 cohort	88%
2015 cohort	89.2%
2016 cohort	88%
2017 cohort	87.8%
2018 cohort	85.2%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$13,560	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$12,430	$4,052
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$12,530	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$12,966	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$13,108	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$13,866	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$13,650	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,043	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$13,980	$3,550
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$12,832	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$12,375	$4,715
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$12,895	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$15,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,111	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$18,202	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$18,993	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$19,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$19,870	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$21,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$21,058	$7,176
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$19,991	$7,875
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$20,035	$8,160
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$20,500	$7,575
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$21,000	$8,264

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$67,927

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$73,948

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$76,178

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

University of Richmond admitted 3,585 of 16,152 applicants in Fall 2024. The 22.2% rate describes that application pool.

22.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $62,600 tuition · 2023–24 2,980 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1410–15301600

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Admissions

University of Richmond reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of Richmond’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 700–750 and Math was 710–780 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1410–1530 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	700	730	750
SAT Math	710	750	780
ACT Composite	33	34	35

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Richmond received 16,152 applications and admitted 3,585 (22.2%), with 841 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

22.2%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

The share admitted at University of Richmond declined from 44.4% to 22.2%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	44.4%
Fall 2002	41.2%
Fall 2003	42.1%
Fall 2004	39.7%
Fall 2005	47.5%
Fall 2006	45.8%
Fall 2007	40%
Fall 2008	31.7%
Fall 2009	39.3%
Fall 2010	33%
Fall 2011	32.7%
Fall 2012	30.3%
Fall 2013	31.2%
Fall 2014	31.8%
Fall 2015	31.1%
Fall 2016	32.5%
Fall 2017	33%
Fall 2018	30.2%
Fall 2019	28.3%
Fall 2020	30.9%
Fall 2021	28.8%
Fall 2022	24.4%
Fall 2023	23.3%
Fall 2024	22.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1410–1530Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1200	1370
Fall 2002	1220	1390
Fall 2003	1240	1390
Fall 2004	1250	1390
Fall 2005	1240	1390
Fall 2006	1180	1350
Fall 2007	1193	1378
Fall 2008	1170	1360
Fall 2009	1170	1350
Fall 2010	1180	1380
Fall 2011	1190	1390
Fall 2012	1200	1420
Fall 2013	1210	1410
Fall 2014	1220	1430
Fall 2015	1220	1420
Fall 2016	1220	1420
Fall 2017	1270	1460
Fall 2018	1290	1460
Fall 2019	1290	1460
Fall 2020	1280	1460
Fall 2022	1398	1530
Fall 2023	1410	1530
Fall 2024	1410	1530

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

33–35Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	27	30
Fall 2002	27	30
Fall 2003	27	30
Fall 2004	27	30
Fall 2005	26	30
Fall 2006	26	30
Fall 2007	27	31
Fall 2008	26	30
Fall 2009	26	30
Fall 2010	27	31
Fall 2011	28	31
Fall 2012	28	32
Fall 2013	28	31
Fall 2014	29	32
Fall 2015	29	32
Fall 2016	29	32
Fall 2017	29	32
Fall 2018	30	33
Fall 2019	30	33
Fall 2020	30	33
Fall 2022	32	34
Fall 2023	32	34
Fall 2024	33	35

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,980Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Richmond fell from 3,393 (Fall 2002) to 2,980 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	3,393
Fall 2003	3,329
Fall 2004	3,391
Fall 2005	3,634
Fall 2006	3,374
Fall 2007	3,287
Fall 2008	3,135
Fall 2009	3,200
Fall 2010	3,292
Fall 2011	3,245
Fall 2012	3,208
Fall 2013	3,107
Fall 2014	3,223
Fall 2015	3,210
Fall 2016	3,229
Fall 2017	3,165
Fall 2018	3,215
Fall 2019	3,110
Fall 2020	3,304
Fall 2021	3,098
Fall 2022	3,069
Fall 2023	3,002
Fall 2024	2,980

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

91%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at University of Richmond has held near 91% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	92%
Fall 2004 cohort	92%
Fall 2005 cohort	88%
Fall 2006 cohort	91%
Fall 2007 cohort	91%
Fall 2008 cohort	92%
Fall 2009 cohort	93%
Fall 2010 cohort	94%
Fall 2011 cohort	93%
Fall 2012 cohort	94%
Fall 2013 cohort	94%
Fall 2014 cohort	93%
Fall 2015 cohort	93%
Fall 2016 cohort	93%
Fall 2017 cohort	93%
Fall 2018 cohort	94%
Fall 2019 cohort	93%
Fall 2020 cohort	92%
Fall 2021 cohort	92%
Fall 2022 cohort	93%
Fall 2023 cohort	91%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about University of Richmond

Faculty pay at University of Richmond averages $173,304 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes University of Richmond as a primarily residential campus of 2,980 undergraduates — and 90.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Richmond's SAT section-percentile sums are 1410–1530 — their midpoint is above the VA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of Richmond's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How University of Richmond compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

University of Richmond22.2%

Virginia median79.8%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

University of Richmond$65,230

Virginia median$21,650

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

University of Richmond's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of Richmond$76,178

Virginia median$53,453

National median$53,781

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University of Richmond, Virginia and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Richmond	Virginia median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	22.2%	79.8%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$65,230	$21,650	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$76,178	$53,453	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of Richmond, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University of Richmond federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 11 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$112,621
Accounting and Related Services	$112,202
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$103,856
Economics	$100,608
Human Resources Management and Services	$92,389
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$90,369
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$81,253
Biology, General	$69,564
Political Science and Government	$68,339
Psychology, General	$64,584
English Language and Literature, General	$58,014

These 11 fields listed for University of Richmond measure earnings after completion. The $76,178 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 31 additional University of Richmond fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Richmond report?

University of Richmond's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1410–1530 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of Richmond's acceptance rate?

22.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,585 admitted from 16,152 applicants.

How much does University of Richmond cost?

At University of Richmond, tuition is $65,230. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does University of Richmond report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $76,178. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Virginia

University of Virginia's College at Wise — 28.5% admitted
University of Virginia-Main Campus — 16.8% admitted
William & Mary — 34.1% admitted
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.