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University of Richmond

Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Nickname
Spiders
Established
1830
University of Richmond

The University of Richmond is a private liberal arts university in Richmond, Virginia. The university is a primarily undergraduate, residential university with approximately 4,350 undergraduate and graduate students in five schools: the School of Arts and Sciences, the E. Claiborne Robins School of Business, the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, the University of Richmond School of Law and the School of Professional & Continuing Studies.

Motto Verbum Vitae et Lumen Scientiae (Latin)
Motto (English) Word of life and the light of knowledge
Type Private, Liberal arts
Established 1830
Endowment $2.41 billion (2020)
President Ronald Crutcher
Academic staff 414 Full-time & 208 Part-time
Students 3,914 (Spring 2021)
Undergraduates 3,202 (Spring 2021)
Postgraduates 712 (Spring 2021)
Campus Suburban, 350 acres
Colors UR Blue and UR Red
Athletics NCAA Division I – A-10
Mascot WebstUR the Spider
Affiliations ACS, SURA, CIC

About University of Richmond

Founded as a manual labor institute for men wishing to become ministers by Virginia Baptists, the school became a private, nonsectarian, liberal arts college.

Achievement of University of Richmond

In 1992, the school hosted candidates George H.W. BushBill Clinton, and Ross Perot for the first-ever "town hall" televised presidential debate. 

Top Facts You Did Not Know About University of Richmond

University of Richmond Category.. President of the University of Richmond - The President of the University of Richmond is the chief administrator of the University of Richmond and an ex officio member of the university's Board of Trustees. The current president is Ronald Crutcher, formerly the president of Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts.. Education in Richmond, Virginia.

Latest information about University of Richmond updated on July 28 2021.