28 Westhampton Way
Univ. of Richmond, VA 23173
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1830
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 2,920
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $1,207,573,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $50
Application Deadline: January 15
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $36,550
Room/Board: $6,060
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, other
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 59%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: PriceWaterhouseCoopers; Peace Corps; Deloitte and Touche; KPMG; Americorps; Goldman Sachs; Corporate Executive Board; Ernst and Young; Wachovia Bank; US Army; SG Cowan; SunTrust Bank; Phillip Morris; Eli Lilly; Pfizer
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 805,503
Number of current serial subscriptions: 43,747
Number of microforms: 400,765
Number of audiovisuals: 30,174
Number of ebooks: 42,222
Other library facilities: Parsons Music Library, William Taylor Muse Law Library, Virginia Baptist Historical Society, Media Resource Center
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: The Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature, Marsh Art Gallery, Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center, Academic Skills Center, Media Resource Center
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 750
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 150
Classrooms: 881
Labs: 318
Other areas: 3,300
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all school buildings and on all school property
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 10,000
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 92%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 45%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 45%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 90%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 92%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: women’s dorms (39%), men’s dorms (34%), apartment for single students (24%), special housing for disabled students, special housing for international students
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 8%
Doubles: 30%
Triples or Suites: 38%
Apartments: 24%
Other: 0%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 36
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 31%
Fire alarms: 42%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 350 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Richmond, Virginia (16), Washington, DC (90)
Nearest train station: Richmond, VA (6)
Nearest bus station: Richmond, VA (7)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 70%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 37%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,162
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Ballet Nacional de Cuba, Orquestra Arragon, Pat Metheny, Trinity Irish Dance, Les Ballets Trocadero de Monte Carlo, Ute Lemper’s Emanuel Ax, Hypnotist Tom DeLuca, A Cappella Concerts, Ring Dance, Richmond College Formal, Proclamation Night, and the Investiture Ceremony, Annual Concert, ESP Mentalist Craig Karges, Shanghai Quartet