The University of Richmond is a highly ranked liberal arts university offering an extraordinary combination of the liberal arts with law, business, leadership studies, and continuing education. The university is consistently named a "best value" in higher education by leading publications.

We invite curiosity and questions, integrating hands-on experience to find answers … or more questions. As a top-25 liberal arts university, we celebrate the idea of a changing and evolving world, and we make it our mission to prepare Spiders to lead it. Learn More About Richmond

“Rigorous.” That’s the number-one word that students use to describe the Richmond curriculum. Explore our programs and consider where your talents, combined with the Richmond experience, can take you. You’ll see why the second most frequent response is “rewarding.” #

Explore our campus without making the drive to Richmond. Our virtual tour lets you "walk" our campus to see the gardens, classrooms, buildings, and city you might call home. Start Virtual Experience

The University of Richmond works one-on-one with students to develop a financial aid package tailored to your specific situation. 100% Richmond is need-blind in admission and meets 100% of demonstrated need

The University of Richmond provides a collaborative learning and research environment unlike any other in higher education, offering students an extraordinary combination of the liberal arts with schools of law, business, leadership studies, and continuing education.

The University of Richmond is committed to educating in an intellectually vibrant community dedicated to the holistic development of students. These statistics and rankings bring context to that mission, relay our institution’s and students’ success, and keep the University striving to achieve even more.

Why Richmond? See how our community brings together a variety of experiences, a diversity of backgrounds, and a multitude of viewpoints — all to create a learning environment where you’ll grow, connect, flourish, and discover the immense pride that comes with being a Spider.

Explore Richmond. There’s a lot happening on campus, but what about the surrounding city? You’ll find activities and cultural events, world-class hotels, foodie-destination restaurants, and so much more in our backyard.

Students from over 80 countries come to Richmond to study. They are actively engaged in campus life and enrich classroom learning on a daily basis. The University welcomes applications from all students regardless of citizenship or residency.