U. S. News & World Report

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  Private, highly selective liberal arts university
  
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  Ranked one of the best liberal arts universities in the nation by U.S. News & World Report
  
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  Founded in 1830 (second-oldest private university in Virginia) and home to a number of rich traditions
  
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  Dr. Edward L. Ayers became the University’s ninth president on July 1, 2007
  
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  Accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
  

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  School of Arts and Sciences
  
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  Robins School of Business (ranked in the top 20 nationally by BusinessWeek)
  
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  Jepson School of Leadership Studies (first school of its kind in the nation)
  
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  Richmond School of Law
  
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  School of Continuing Studies
  

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  Challenging, interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate degree programs
  
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  57 majors, 42 minors and 14 concentrations at the bachelor’s level
  
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  Ranked in the top 35 nationally for undergraduate research by U.S. News & World Report
  
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  Six master’s degrees and an MBA degree program
  
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  Juris doctorate and six dual degree programs in law
  
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  Continuing studies offers seven majors at the bachelor and associate levels, four at the certificate level, two graduate certificates, two master’s programs and nine minors, in addition to numerous non-credit offerings
  
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  33 honor societies, including Phi Beta Kappa
  
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  Three libraries (including the main, music and law libraries) with more than one million volumes in the collections
  

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  2,795 undergraduate students (51 percent women, 12 percent underrepresented minorities)
  
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  653 master’s and professional students (excluding the School of Continuing Studies)
  
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  635 part-time and 242 full-time continuing studies students
  
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  Undergraduates from 45 states and 72 foreign countries
  
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  In recent years, Richmond students have been recipients of the Rhodes, Marshall, Goldwater, Clarendon, Truman and Fulbright scholarships, among many others
  

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  347 full-time faculty members (259 at assistant level or above, 98 percent of whom hold a Ph.D. or terminal degree)
  
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  9:1 student-faculty ratio in full-time undergraduate divisions
  
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  Zero classes taught by teaching assistants or graduate students
  
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  Emphasis on hands-on, collaborative research and discovery-based learning
  

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  U.S. News & World Report ranked Richmond one of the best liberal arts universities in the nation and in the top 35 for undergraduate research
  
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  BusinessWeek ranked The Robins School of Business in the top 20 nationally and fourth for academic quality, as well as among the top 15 part-time MBA programs
  
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  Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine named Richmond in the top 25 for best value among private colleges and universities
  

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  350-acre suburban campus, including a 10-acre lake
  
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  Inspiring Collegiate Gothic architecture
  
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  Consistently cited by The Princeton Review as one of the most beautiful campuses in the nation
  
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  90 percent of students live on campus throughout their undergraduate education
  
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  Located six miles from downtown Richmond, the dynamic capital of Virginia
  
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  Centrally located two hours from Washington, D.C., the Blue Ridge Mountains and Virginia’s beaches
  
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  State-of-the-art technology
  
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  Wireless campus network
  

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  Approximately 275 clubs and organizations, including student government, honor and judicial councils, national sororities and fraternities, and more
  
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  Two-thirds of undergraduate students participate in volunteer service each year
  

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  70 programs in 40 countries
  
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  Study abroad participation rate: 70%
  
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  Ranked fifth among baccalaureate colleges for the number of students studying abroad by the Institute of International Education
  

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  NCAA Division I in 19 varsity sports
  
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  Affiliated with Atlantic 10 Conference for all sports except for women’s golf, which has a conference association with the Colonial Athletic Association
  
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  Recognized as the best athletic program in the Atlantic 10 for three straight years
  
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  Ranked 15th nationally with 95 percent graduation success rate for student-athletes
  
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  Very active club, intramural and recreational sport programs
  
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  School mascot is the Spider
  

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  Undergraduate tuition: $38,850
  
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  Room, board and fees: $8,200
  
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  Total: $47,050
  

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  68 percent of students receive financial assistance
  
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  Average need-based award in fall 2007 was $32,210
  
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  $42.2 million in financial aid awarded this year
  
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  Committed to meeting 100 percent of demonstrated need for all admitted U.S. citizens and permanent residents
  
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  Need-blind in admission decisions
  
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  Special scholarships for Virginians
  
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  Aid for international students also is available