22.2%
3,683 admitted
from 16,560 apps
Applications16,560
Overall admit rate22.2%
Enrolled857 · 23.3% yield
Admitted from waitlist102 of 3,634
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Character, Class rank, Extracurriculars, Recs, Test scores, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
#22
U.S. News & World Report
Best National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#2226
ForbesBest Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)#2626
NicheBest Colleges in America#7526
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#9226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#10926
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#17326
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#52926
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceAtlantic 10 Conference9
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FCS44
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingVirginia colleges12
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
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no application-fee data
Regular decisionMay 1
Early decisionoffered
Early actionoffered
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyNon-traditional/Online or home school students are required to submit SAT or ACT and subject proficiency in History, Science, + Foreign Language (AP / IB / DE)
Admissions URLhttps://admissions.richmond.edu/
Admissions emailadmission@richmond.edu
Admissions phone804-289-8640
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Wake Forest Univer…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Wake Forest University NC · Private (nonprofit)21.6%14505K
William & Mary VA · Public37.0%1450—
Bucknell University PA · Private (nonprofit)32.2%1270—
Lafayette College PA · Private (nonprofit)31.2%14202K
Lehigh University PA · Private (nonprofit)29.0%1430—
University of Virginia VA · Public16.8%1470—
Villanova University PA · Private (nonprofit)27.0%14507K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.