University of Richmond

[Anonymous]

Univ of Richmond is PRIVATE. It's not a state school with in-state tuition. It is a good school-but expensive.

[Anonymous]

Can't imagine U of Richmond is on the radar of VT/JMU applicants except possibly athletes, and don't think kids that like Richmond looking at those. 2 different types of college. Richmond is much smaller, attracts a much more Northern clientele. You can compare it to W&M (their blood rival) for size and scope but not really any other VA state schools and W&M is much more Virginian than Richmond. Richmond has higher endowment/student than every VA school except W&L. More likely to compare with the smaller Patriot League schools like Bucknell and Colgate except Richmond has a Law School.

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Anonymous wrote:Can't imagine U of Richmond is on the radar of VT/JMU applicants except possibly athletes, and don't think kids that like Richmond looking at those. 2 different types of college. Richmond is much smaller, attracts a much more Northern clientele. You can compare it to W&M (their blood rival) for size and scope but not really any other VA state schools and W&M is much more Virginian than Richmond. Richmond has higher endowment/student than every VA school except W&L. More likely to compare with the smaller Patriot League schools like Bucknell and Colgate except Richmond has a Law School.

Please...Richmond graduates in Business get no better jobs than any of the VA publics, and get a lot more debt. And there is nothing northern about UR...

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Anonymous wrote:Can't imagine U of Richmond is on the radar of VT/JMU applicants except possibly athletes, and don't think kids that like Richmond looking at those. 2 different types of college. Richmond is much smaller, attracts a much more Northern clientele. You can compare it to W&M (their blood rival) for size and scope but not really any other VA state schools and W&M is much more Virginian than Richmond. Richmond has higher endowment/student than every VA school except W&L. More likely to compare with the smaller Patriot League schools like Bucknell and Colgate except Richmond has a Law School.

* Barf *

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Anonymous wrote:University of Richmond has a 30% acceptance rate. I am sure your are aware of their average acceptance statis: SAT critical reading 690, SAT math 720, and ACT composite 31. For a Virginia resident, University of Richmond is a little easier to get into than UVA or Wm & Mary, but not by much. I would not consider it to be a safety.

Please. Who would go to UR over UVA or W and M? Seriously, what is their best program?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:University of Richmond has a 30% acceptance rate. I am sure your are aware of their average acceptance statis: SAT critical reading 690, SAT math 720, and ACT composite 31. For a Virginia resident, University of Richmond is a little easier to get into than UVA or Wm & Mary, but not by much. I would not consider it to be a safety.

Please. Who would go to UR over UVA or W and M? Seriously, what is their best program?

Agree...wouldn't be a "first" choice over the two mentioned...but what about "back up" "safety" (assuming of course DC is in range)? Anyone know their "X" placement upon graduation?

[Anonymous]

That's the point--Richmond doesn't typically cross recruit with VA state schools--as much as some folks are apparently unaware. Richmond had 17% Virginia residents in the past incoming class. W&M and UVA had 65% with all other VA state schools above that. U of R had 43% of incoming students from Maryland through New England, and a total of 34% of what they call the South, including VA. Out of a freshman class of 805 that means they have a total of 122 freshman from the entire state of VA. A single intro lecture class at a VA state school will have more than 122 in-state kids in it. There are more northerners than southerners at U of R. Just a fact.

Funny that another fact is that average cumulative borrowing at U of R is $22,000, but at VA Tech is $26,000. So the statement that they leave with a lot more debt is another fiction.

Richmond is a completely different animal that VA state schools that serves a very different market.

[Anonymous]

In my graduating class at UR, there were more kids from NJ (including me) than Virginia. The institution is southern but the student body isn't always the same. I loved it there, but that's when it was a best bargain, not one of the priciest schools in the country. Not sure if want my 8 yo to attend in 10 years.

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Anonymous wrote:That's the point--Richmond doesn't typically cross recruit with VA state schools--as much as some folks are apparently unaware. Richmond had 17% Virginia residents in the past incoming class. W&M and UVA had 65% with all other VA state schools above that. U of R had 43% of incoming students from Maryland through New England, and a total of 34% of what they call the South, including VA. Out of a freshman class of 805 that means they have a total of 122 freshman from the entire state of VA. A single intro lecture class at a VA state school will have more than 122 in-state kids in it. There are more northerners than southerners at U of R. Just a fact.

Funny that another fact is that average cumulative borrowing at U of R is $22,000, but at VA Tech is $26,000. So the statement that they leave with a lot more debt is another fiction.

Richmond is a completely different animal that VA state schools that serves a very different market.

What market would that be? People who cannot get into a better school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's the point--Richmond doesn't typically cross recruit with VA state schools--as much as some folks are apparently unaware. Richmond had 17% Virginia residents in the past incoming class. W&M and UVA had 65% with all other VA state schools above that. U of R had 43% of incoming students from Maryland through New England, and a total of 34% of what they call the South, including VA. Out of a freshman class of 805 that means they have a total of 122 freshman from the entire state of VA. A single intro lecture class at a VA state school will have more than 122 in-state kids in it. There are more northerners than southerners at U of R. Just a fact.

Funny that another fact is that average cumulative borrowing at U of R is $22,000, but at VA Tech is $26,000. So the statement that they leave with a lot more debt is another fiction.

Richmond is a completely different animal that VA state schools that serves a very different market.

Cumulative borrowing at Tech is higher because the parents are poorer. But then how does that make Richmond any more special than any other no name private?

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Anonymous wrote:That's the point--Richmond doesn't typically cross recruit with VA state schools--as much as some folks are apparently unaware. Richmond had 17% Virginia residents in the past incoming class. W&M and UVA had 65% with all other VA state schools above that. U of R had 43% of incoming students from Maryland through New England, and a total of 34% of what they call the South, including VA. Out of a freshman class of 805 that means they have a total of 122 freshman from the entire state of VA. A single intro lecture class at a VA state school will have more than 122 in-state kids in it. There are more northerners than southerners at U of R. Just a fact.

Funny that another fact is that average cumulative borrowing at U of R is $22,000, but at VA Tech is $26,000. So the statement that they leave with a lot more debt is another fiction.

Richmond is a completely different animal that VA state schools that serves a very different market.

What market would that be? People who cannot get into a better school?

Pretty much - at least that is how it was 20 years ago (as I posted earlier). There were a few people from my HS in NJ who went there - all beautiful, fun, sporty people from well-off families. Didn't seem like they were looking for super academic schools.

It's just a different beast. No need to compare. If it seems like a good fit, apply. If not, skip it.

[Anonymous]

The locals call it Little New England. Lots and lots of northern license plates. Which is not a bad thing, but the school is not super southern, and Virginians are in the minority.

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Anonymous wrote:The locals call it Little New England. Lots and lots of northern license plates. Which is not a bad thing, but the school is not super southern, and Virginians are in the minority.

Is the fact that Virginians are in the minority a problem? As noted one would suspect that "in state" students would go with the "in state" schools...if for no other reason...$$$$.....but one also thinks that the "in state" schools are simply better....

[Anonymous]

Fun school. rich preppies from baltimore metro.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's the point--Richmond doesn't typically cross recruit with VA state schools--as much as some folks are apparently unaware. Richmond had 17% Virginia residents in the past incoming class. W&M and UVA had 65% with all other VA state schools above that. U of R had 43% of incoming students from Maryland through New England, and a total of 34% of what they call the South, including VA. Out of a freshman class of 805 that means they have a total of 122 freshman from the entire state of VA. A single intro lecture class at a VA state school will have more than 122 in-state kids in it. There are more northerners than southerners at U of R. Just a fact.

Funny that another fact is that average cumulative borrowing at U of R is $22,000, but at VA Tech is $26,000. So the statement that they leave with a lot more debt is another fiction.

Richmond is a completely different animal that VA state schools that serves a very different market.

What market would that be? People who cannot get into a better school?

Maybe. But c'mon. Try to be nicer.