University of Richmond

• Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA
• Year of foundation: 1830
• Language of instruction: English
• Number of students: about 4000
• Type of training: mixed.

The University of Richmond (UR or U of R) is a private liberal arts college.

The decision to establish the University of Richmond was agreed in 1830 during a meeting of the Virginia Baptist General Association. At first, the institution taught courses in Latin, Greek and mathematics. One of the interesting features of the school was active physical labor - every day students worked for three hours on agricultural work. Richmond College officially opened on January 2, 1843. It had 68 students, 3 teachers, $20,000 worth of land and buildings, and a small library of 700 volumes. This institution became a university in 1920.

At the moment, the institution has several specialized schools:

• Arts and sciences
• Leadership
• Business
• Right
• Professional, lifelong learning.

Every year, about 4,000 students study here in bachelor's and master's programs, among them - about 11% of foreigners, 15% of those for whom English is not their native language.

The institution offers many housing options:

• Apartments University Forest Apartments, Gateway Village Apartments are townhouses with two or four bedrooms, each of which is inhabited by two students. Bathrooms, kitchens are located on the floors
• 12 three-, four-, five-storey dormitories: Atlantic House, Gray Court, Jeter Hall, Kellen Hall, Lakeview Hall, Mitchell-Freeman Hall, North Court, Pacific House, South Court, Thomas Hall, Westhampton Hall, Wood Hall. The buildings are equipped with single, double, triple rooms and luxury rooms.

The semester cost of living will be from 3425 to 3550 $ in dormitories, from 3875 to 4200 $ in apartments. Meal plans with a price per semester:

• Unlimited meals, $875 for spending: $4010
• Unlimited meals, 1225$: 4285$
• 40 set meals for 1550$: 1665$
• 1065$ for meals in canteens
• $ 545 for the purchase of dishes in canteens - for participants of the Law, SPCS, MBA programs.

More than 175 student hobby organizations have been established at the university:

• Science, research
• Student self-government
• Media: student newspapers, magazines, radio station
• Club sports: equestrian, hockey, men's and women's football, swimming, archery, rugby
•  Community Service, Volunteer Council
• Religion
• Performing Arts: Vocals, Theatre, Music Classes
• Culture, Diversity: African Dance Company, LGBTQ+ Community, Russian-Slavic Cultural Organization, etc.

Since 1990, UR has hosted performances with the invited Shanghai Quartet. Concerts take place in the Camp Hall, where national public radio episodes are also recorded.

The university has an active Greek life with 16 national fraternities, women's clubs. About 50% of girls and 30% of men take part in them.

Sports awards at the institution began to appear in 1982, when the women's tennis team won the AIAW National Championship. Then students in the composition of football and basketball clubs began to occupy places in the top twenty in the NCAA, Football Championship Subdivision every two to three years.

Traditions of the University:

• Night of Investiture, Proclamation
• Ceremonies for freshmen
• Dance evenings
• Annual big pig roast event with the performance of musical groups Afroman, Flo Rida
• The crowning of the largest goose on Lake Westampton as a sign of rule over ducks, geese and freshmen.

UR offers students many research opportunities: attending courses, self-study, practicing with teachers. Research takes place in all academic fields, including the arts, social sciences.

• Small class size, the ratio of students to teachers is 8:1
• International students from 62 countries
• Nonresident students from 47 US states
• 22nd place among the best humanitarian universities in the country according to US News & World Report
• No. 1 is the most beautiful campus in the United States.

The campus of the university is located in the western part of Richmond on an area of 350 acres. Most of the buildings are located within the city, sports grounds and residential buildings are in Henriko District. Many buildings of the university have been preserved in their original form - red brick buildings in the Gothic style, the library, designed in 1910. In 2000 and 2021, the campus was recognized as the most beautiful in the United States. Some territories of the university were used for filming SERIALS, films, TV shows.

The reynolds Metals Executive Office Building was donated to the university in 2001, after some time it was entered on the National Register of Historic Places. Currently, it houses the headquarters of two large-scale companies that rented the building.

In 2001, the institution purchased 115 acres of land in the eastern part of Goochland County, where biological research is now underway.

In the summertime, the campus is used by the Governor of Virginia's School of Fine Arts, Performing Arts and Humanities.

Training of students takes place in several territories, including the city center. On campuses there are auditoriums, laboratories, cafes and canteens, conference rooms.

The academic year contains two semesters: autumn and spring. Training in most areas begins in late autumn and lasts until mid-summer. A number of courses are also held in the summer.

Additional costs:

• Accommodation, meals
• Transport
• Medical care
• Books, consumables
• Personal expenses.

You can apply for admission on the official website of the institution. The best dates for submission are the beginning of November, January.

General requirements for admission:

• Completed online application on the official website of the university
• Application fee
• Personal Essay
• Diploma from the previous level of education, official transcripts
• Academic recommendation from teachers
• Test results SAT/ACT (bachelor's degree), GRE/GMAT (master's degree)
• English language proficiency tests: TOEFL (from 600 in paper form / from 75 on the Internet) / IELTS (from 7.5) or others.
• Personal documents: passport, health insurance, student visa, etc.

Foreign students must have a student visa, medical insurance and a valid passport.

More than 60% of students receive financial aid, so the student's solvency is not taken into account when admitting to the university. The institution has provided 25 Richmond Scholars scholarships, based on academic success and fully covering the payment of tuition, accommodation and meals.

Every undergraduate student who works full-time and has academic success is eligible for UR Summer Fellowship funding of $5,000 in summer courses or an internship at the end of their studies.

The Presidential Scholarship is a prestigious program of the university, annually providing up to 80 applicants. Funding lasts for 1/3 of the training for four years. Anyone can get a scholarship.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision