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Anonymous wrote:Nice school, mostly caters to rich kids. Very similar to Elon.

66% receive financial aid. It’s not all rich kids anymore.

Where is your cite?

https://www.richmond.edu/admission-aid/

66% received “some type of aid” meaning merit is included. Merit aid can go to rich kids, too. This didn’t ultimately support your claim.

They don’t give much merit.

Yet they do offer merit and it’s included in your stat that you wrongly suggested was financial aid.

I’m not sure your beef here. It’s a great school. It’s not at all all rich kids. My kid is there and I’ve been on campus a good bit over the last few years. They are making huge strides in diversity, including economic. The merit aid pool is pretty small unlike many other LACs. One of the only places my kid didn’t get any merit aid. Most they give is need- based of some description. The huge endowment allows them to meet 100 % need with mostly grants that do not have to be repaid. 66% get some kind of aid. It’s changed a lot over the last 10 years. You can claim it’s all rich kids all you want, but that is not the reality on campus.

I have no beef at all, I’m just keeping you honest because it’s hard to be objective when you have connections to a college.

Again, 66% getting aid doesn’t mean anything in terms of socioeconomic diversity. That includes merit and UMC and rich kids quality too.

It’s nice they meet need, but even that can be misleading because UMC could qualify for need given their astronomical COA.

So, the question to ask is what percentage of their enrolled students are eligible for Pell. If that percentage is high, I’ll admit I was wrong.

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Anonymous wrote:Nice school, mostly caters to rich kids. Very similar to Elon.

66% receive financial aid. It’s not all rich kids anymore.

Where is your cite?

https://www.richmond.edu/admission-aid/

66% received “some type of aid” meaning merit is included. Merit aid can go to rich kids, too. This didn’t ultimately support your claim.

They don’t give much merit.

Yet they do offer merit and it’s included in your stat that you wrongly suggested was financial aid.

I’m not sure your beef here. It’s a great school. It’s not at all all rich kids. My kid is there and I’ve been on campus a good bit over the last few years. They are making huge strides in diversity, including economic. The merit aid pool is pretty small unlike many other LACs. One of the only places my kid didn’t get any merit aid. Most they give is need- based of some description. The huge endowment allows them to meet 100 % need with mostly grants that do not have to be repaid. 66% get some kind of aid. It’s changed a lot over the last 10 years. You can claim it’s all rich kids all you want, but that is not the reality on campus.

Correct. They reduced the merit significantly now, move the money to fin aid.

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Anonymous wrote:Nice school, mostly caters to rich kids. Very similar to Elon.

66% receive financial aid. It’s not all rich kids anymore.

Where is your cite?

https://www.richmond.edu/admission-aid/

66% received “some type of aid” meaning merit is included. Merit aid can go to rich kids, too. This didn’t ultimately support your claim.

They don’t give much merit.

Yet they do offer merit and it’s included in your stat that you wrongly suggested was financial aid.

I’m not sure your beef here. It’s a great school. It’s not at all all rich kids. My kid is there and I’ve been on campus a good bit over the last few years. They are making huge strides in diversity, including economic. The merit aid pool is pretty small unlike many other LACs. One of the only places my kid didn’t get any merit aid. Most they give is need- based of some description. The huge endowment allows them to meet 100 % need with mostly grants that do not have to be repaid. 66% get some kind of aid. It’s changed a lot over the last 10 years. You can claim it’s all rich kids all you want, but that is not the reality on campus.

Correct. They reduced the merit significantly now, move the money to fin aid.

Is admissions need blind?

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Anonymous wrote:Nice school, mostly caters to rich kids. Very similar to Elon.

66% receive financial aid. It’s not all rich kids anymore.

Where is your cite?

https://www.richmond.edu/admission-aid/

66% received “some type of aid” meaning merit is included. Merit aid can go to rich kids, too. This didn’t ultimately support your claim.

They don’t give much merit.

Yet they do offer merit and it’s included in your stat that you wrongly suggested was financial aid.

I’m not sure your beef here. It’s a great school. It’s not at all all rich kids. My kid is there and I’ve been on campus a good bit over the last few years. They are making huge strides in diversity, including economic. The merit aid pool is pretty small unlike many other LACs. One of the only places my kid didn’t get any merit aid. Most they give is need- based of some description. The huge endowment allows them to meet 100 % need with mostly grants that do not have to be repaid. 66% get some kind of aid. It’s changed a lot over the last 10 years. You can claim it’s all rich kids all you want, but that is not the reality on campus.

Correct. They reduced the merit significantly now, move the money to fin aid.

Unfortunately this is the trend nowadays. Probably why middle class kids don't apply there anywhere, but will always throw in an application to Case and Rochester. Honestly I think it's the wrong move. Case model works the best for middle class kids, it's a backup but they might just enroll if the merit is high enough.

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Anonymous wrote:Nice school, mostly caters to rich kids. Very similar to Elon.

66% receive financial aid. It’s not all rich kids anymore.

Where is your cite?

https://www.richmond.edu/admission-aid/

66% received “some type of aid” meaning merit is included. Merit aid can go to rich kids, too. This didn’t ultimately support your claim.

They don’t give much merit.

Yet they do offer merit and it’s included in your stat that you wrongly suggested was financial aid.

I’m not sure your beef here. It’s a great school. It’s not at all all rich kids. My kid is there and I’ve been on campus a good bit over the last few years. They are making huge strides in diversity, including economic. The merit aid pool is pretty small unlike many other LACs. One of the only places my kid didn’t get any merit aid. Most they give is need- based of some description. The huge endowment allows them to meet 100 % need with mostly grants that do not have to be repaid. 66% get some kind of aid. It’s changed a lot over the last 10 years. You can claim it’s all rich kids all you want, but that is not the reality on campus.

Correct. They reduced the merit significantly now, move the money to fin aid.

Unfortunately this is the trend nowadays. Probably why middle class kids don't apply there anywhere, but will always throw in an application to Case and Rochester. Honestly I think it's the wrong move. Case model works the best for middle class kids, it's a backup but they might just enroll if the merit is high enough.

True middle class could qualify for need based aid at UR. You’re probably referring to UMC, but not quite rich enough to pay full freight. That’s okay, plenty of state colleges will give you merit aid or be cheap enough to pay sticker.

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Anonymous wrote:Nice school, mostly caters to rich kids. Very similar to Elon.

66% receive financial aid. It’s not all rich kids anymore.

Where is your cite?

https://www.richmond.edu/admission-aid/

66% received “some type of aid” meaning merit is included. Merit aid can go to rich kids, too. This didn’t ultimately support your claim.

They don’t give much merit.

Yet they do offer merit and it’s included in your stat that you wrongly suggested was financial aid.

I’m not sure your beef here. It’s a great school. It’s not at all all rich kids. My kid is there and I’ve been on campus a good bit over the last few years. They are making huge strides in diversity, including economic. The merit aid pool is pretty small unlike many other LACs. One of the only places my kid didn’t get any merit aid. Most they give is need- based of some description. The huge endowment allows them to meet 100 % need with mostly grants that do not have to be repaid. 66% get some kind of aid. It’s changed a lot over the last 10 years. You can claim it’s all rich kids all you want, but that is not the reality on campus.

Correct. They reduced the merit significantly now, move the money to fin aid.

Unfortunately this is the trend nowadays. Probably why middle class kids don't apply there anywhere, but will always throw in an application to Case and Rochester. Honestly I think it's the wrong move. Case model works the best for middle class kids, it's a backup but they might just enroll if the merit is high enough.

True middle class could qualify for need based aid at UR. You’re probably referring to UMC, but not quite rich enough to pay full freight. That’s okay, plenty of state colleges will give you merit aid or be cheap enough to pay sticker.

You are probably right. But I still like the Case model more. Richmond is pretending they are among the elites, doing the elite thing giving out fin aid and getting a large percentage of FGLI. But in reality the high stats FGLI would only go to SWAP. Without merit they won't attract middle class high stats either. Their middle range SAT is low compared to top LACs.

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https://www.richmond.edu/about/consumer-info/diversity.html

For fall 25 it was 15% Pell (fluctuates 15-18%) and 63% white. They are working hard to increase diversity across the board and it shows.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.richmond.edu/about/consumer-info/diversity.html

For fall 25 it was 15% Pell (fluctuates 15-18%) and 63% white. They are working hard to increase diversity across the board and it shows.

63% white is astonishingly high. There is not a single school in NE having over 40% white.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.richmond.edu/about/consumer-info/diversity.html

For fall 25 it was 15% Pell (fluctuates 15-18%) and 63% white. They are working hard to increase diversity across the board and it shows.

Nearby VCU reports 40% of their class qualifies for Pell. https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/vcu-low-income-grant-july-7-2025#:~:text=Prev%20Next,other%20federal%20dollars%20for%20necessities.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.richmond.edu/about/consumer-info/diversity.html

For fall 25 it was 15% Pell (fluctuates 15-18%) and 63% white. They are working hard to increase diversity across the board and it shows.

Nearby VCU reports 40% of their class qualifies for Pell. https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/vcu-low-income-grant-july-7-2025#:~:text=Prev%20Next,other%20federal%20dollars%20for%20necessities.

That’s okay, plenty of colleges like VCU will Pell grant. All ivies will give you a full ride as well. The question is getting in ivies.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.richmond.edu/about/consumer-info/diversity.html

For fall 25 it was 15% Pell (fluctuates 15-18%) and 63% white. They are working hard to increase diversity across the board and it shows.

63% white is astonishingly high. There is not a single school in NE having over 40% white.

Of course there is.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.richmond.edu/about/consumer-info/diversity.html

For fall 25 it was 15% Pell (fluctuates 15-18%) and 63% white. They are working hard to increase diversity across the board and it shows.

Nearby VCU reports 40% of their class qualifies for Pell. https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/vcu-low-income-grant-july-7-2025#:~:text=Prev%20Next,other%20federal%20dollars%20for%20necessities.

That’s okay, plenty of colleges like VCU will Pell grant. All ivies will give you a full ride as well. The question is getting in ivies.

Let’s stay on topic. A claim was made suggesting UR was increasing socioeconomic diversity. Maybe that’s true, but it isn’t serving that many true low income students. Nearby VCU on the other hand, is certainly enrolling a lot of low income students. Let’s talk when UR has HALF the Pell percentage that VCU does.

Until then, UR is still mostly rich kids.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.richmond.edu/about/consumer-info/diversity.html

For fall 25 it was 15% Pell (fluctuates 15-18%) and 63% white. They are working hard to increase diversity across the board and it shows.

63% white is astonishingly high. There is not a single school in NE having over 40% white.

Of course there is.

Not ones worth the money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DS is at UR and is extremely happy. He is a Jepson major and had taken several Robins classes for his minor. This forum hates UR in what seem to be a very old stereotype of the school. We have found it to be very supportive with great opportunities due to the large endowment. Kids I’ve met have been lovely - smart, kind, driven, diverse. I highly recommend doing the Endeavor program if you get in as it gives you a head start on classes that might otherwise be tough to take as a freshman and gives you a major advisor early. Mine seems to be thriving and is finding a nice balance of social and academic. Joined a club sport, great friends and girlfriend, a campus job (we did not even suggest doing that), a beautiful campus, nice size. D1 sports with lax #2 in the country right now and women’s bb in the ncaa tourney. Highly recommend UR!!

Thank you for sharing! Appreciate it.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.richmond.edu/about/consumer-info/diversity.html

For fall 25 it was 15% Pell (fluctuates 15-18%) and 63% white. They are working hard to increase diversity across the board and it shows.

63% white is astonishingly high. There is not a single school in NE having over 40% white.

Of course there is.

Not ones worth the money.

Using recent College Navigator information, these are the figures for the percent of White students from a few schools from an older Forbes article, "10 Expensive Colleges Worth Every Penny":

Dartmouth: 44%
Williams: 47%
Colgate: 64%
Hamilton: 62%
Vassar: 54%

For comparison, Richmond is 61% White by the same College Navigator source.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nataliesportelli/2017/04/26/10-expensive-colleges-worth-every-penny-2017/