Admission Process
The University of Richmond practices a holistic, selective admission process in which there is no typical applicant and no simple formula that will guarantee acceptance. Alongside traditional measures of academic success – like grades, rigor of curriculum, test scores, and recommendations – admission officers evaluate each applicant in a holistic manner, assessing essays, involvement, special talents, creativity, independence, and life experience. Our goal each year is to enroll a well-rounded and dynamic first-year class, academically accomplished and diverse in every dimension. (For a comprehensive view of the most recent class, see the first-year student profile.)
