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Common Data Set 2025-2026

University of Richmond

VA · Private (nonprofit) · ~3,100 undergraduates

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Acceptance rate · 2025-2026
22.2%

University of Richmond's admit rate has fallen 23.4 percentage points across the 20 reported years on file.

SAT · 50th
1440
Range 1420–1490
6-yr grad
86.5%
Retention 92.0%
Undergrads
3,052
7:1 student-faculty
Drawn directly from University of Richmond's officially-published 2025-2026 Common Data Set.
University of Richmond Admission

At a glance

The headline numbers, drawn from CDS sections A–H.

Admit rate22.2% SAT (50th)1,440 ACT (50th)33 Undergraduates3,052 6-yr graduation86.5% Retention92.0% Tuition (FT)$65,230 Student–faculty ratio7:1

Recent years

Per-cycle Common Data Set values. Enrolled is first-year matriculants (CDS B1), not total undergraduate population. Blank cells mean the field was not published in that year's source CDS.

YearAdmit rateEnrolled6-yr gradRetentionSAT (50th)
2025-202622.2%85786.5%92.0%1,440
2024-202522.2%84185.0%90.9%1,470
2023-202423.3%83388.0%93.0%—
2022-202324.4%85188.0%91.4%1,470
2021-202228.8%87689.0%91.2%—

Schools also worth looking at

Cross-admits and statistical look-alikes, surfaced from the CollegeNumbers peer model.

Where University of Richmond applicants also apply
Wake Forest UniversityNC · 21.7% admit · SAT 1460 · 5,490 UG William & MaryVA · 37.0% admit · SAT 1450 · 6,951 UG Bucknell UniversityPA · 32.2% admit · SAT 1270 · 3,928 UG Lafayette CollegePA · 31.2% admit · SAT 1420 · 2,675 UG Lehigh UniversityPA · 29.0% admit · SAT 1430 · 5,986 UG University of Virginia-Main CampusVA · 16.8% admit · SAT 1470 · 17,901 UG Villanova UniversityPA · 27.0% admit · SAT 1450 · 7,009 UG
Statistically similar — worth a look
Skidmore CollegeNY · 23.8% admit · SAT 1400 · 2,719 UG Smith CollegeMA · 21.0% admit · SAT 1480 · 2,549 UG Vassar CollegeNY · 20.9% admit · SAT 1490 · 2,514 UG Trinity UniversityTX · 25.9% admit · SAT 1390 · 2,518 UG

What the data says about University of Richmond

Comparative observations derived from this school's reported CDS values and from IPEDS / College Scorecard reference data. Every claim is grounded in a number — no editorial overlay.

01

Six-year graduation rate exceeds the national median by 30 percentage points.

University of Richmond's 86.5% six-year graduation rate exceeds the national 4-year-institution median of 56.3% (per IPEDS, n=1555) by 30.2 pp.

02

Admit rate has tightened 6.5 percentage points over 5 reporting cycles.

University of Richmond's admit rate fell from 28.8% (2021-2022) to 22.2% (2025-2026) — a 6.5 pp drop. Year-over-year: 28.8 → 24.4 → 23.3 → 22.2 → 22.2. A snapshot of the current year alone would hide this structural shift.

Sources: each school's officially-published Common Data Set; IPEDS / College Scorecard for federal comparisons. Methodology →

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Methodology

The Common Data Set is a standardized reporting form U.S. colleges file annually — sections A through J covering admissions selectivity, enrollment, aid, faculty resources, and outcomes. CollegeNumbers extracts every value directly from each school's officially published CDS PDF, xlsx, docx, or HTML, then normalizes into a unified schema.

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