University of Richmond Business Programs

University of Richmond is a private not-for-profit institution located in University of Richmond, Virginia. The location of URichmond is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

University of Richmond Rankings

URichmond landed the #48 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 1,477 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country. URichmond also holds the #5 spot on the Best Colleges in Virginia ranking.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

URichmond has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#42	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#42	Best Business Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#79	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at URichmond.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#11	Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Most Popular Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#31	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#66	Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#190	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards URichmond has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#15	Best Human Resource Management Schools	College Factual
#52	Best General Business Administration and Management Schools	College Factual
#54	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#68	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#100	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#122	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is University of Richmond?

Contact details for URichmond are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	410 Westhampton Way, University of Richmond, VA 23173
Phone:	804-289-8000
Website:	www.richmond.edu
Facebook:	https://facebook.com/universityofrichmond
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/urichmond

How Do I Get Into URichmond?

You can apply to URichmond online at: https://admissions.richmond.edu/process/index.html

Admission Requirements for URichmond

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into URichmond?

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to URichmond. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 31%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 33%, and the acceptance rate for women is 29%.

Average Test Scores

About 59% of students accepted to URichmond submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 630 and 710. Math scores were between 650 and 750.

URichmond received ACT scores from 41% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 30 and 33.

Can I Afford University of Richmond?

The overall average net price of URichmond is $47,666. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At URichmond, approximately 33% of students took out student loans averaging $8,523 a year. That adds up to $34,092 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at URichmond is 1.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Richmond Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,323 undergraduate students at URichmond, with 3,137 being full-time and 186 being part-time.

There are also 733 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,137 full-time undergraduates at URichmond, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Richmond students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	216
Black or African American	193
Hispanic or Latino	341
White	1,891
International Students	240
Other Races/Ethnicities	256

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at University of Richmond. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 80 countries are represented at URichmond. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Pakistan.

Online Learning at University of Richmond

Online Growth Rankings of URichmond

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Richmond was 620.4%. This is the #110 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at URichmond regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Richmond Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	207	0	27	234
Organizational Behavior Studies	80	0	0	80
Accounting	49	0	0	49
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	47	0	0	47
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	7	6	25	38
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	8	12	20
Development Economics & International Development	0	0	0	0
General Economics	0	0	0	0
International Economics	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	390	14	64	468

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Andrij Bulba under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.