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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The University of Richmond has an excellent reputation and is especially well regarded among people native to Virginia and North Carolina. What it lacks is the same level of national awareness enjoyed by some of the other schools listed above. I suspect most of the previous one-liners come from DMV transplants who don't know any better.[/quote]

I've lived in VA for 30+ years.  Richmond is at the bottom of that list.  If you live in-state, it's hard to imagine why anyone would choose Richmond over multiple public options.[/quote]

Agree. I've lived here since 1990 and I've never thought of Richmond as anywhere near Wesleyan, Haverford, Barnard, Colgate, Colby, or Bates in status. Wondering what Richmond has done in recent years to make itself better.
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endowment at Richmond is $3.3 billion (by the way, Amherst is $3.77 billion and Williams is $4.2 billion)

by comparison 
Wesleyan $1.2 billion
Haverford $642 million
Barnard $460 million
Colgate $1.28 billion
Colby $1.26 billion
Bates $466 million

so clearly, there is significant alumni support and fundraising has been successful.  let me think of examples where folks donate to an institution/cause in which they don't support.....

why are these other "elite" schools so woefully lagging behind? should make you seriously wonder about their long term viability[/quote]

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