The Best B-Schools ——University of Richmond

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PROGRAM BASICS
Robins School of Business

28 Westhampton Way
University of Richmond
Richmond , Virginia 23173

Web site
http://business.richmond.edu

Program e-mail address:
robinsschool@richmond.edu

Program telephone number:
(804) 289-8730

  
Private Institution

  AACSB accredited:
Yes





Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded:
1950

  Institution:
Four Year

  Business program:
Four Year

Degrees offered:

Degree/Program Name:
BSBA

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PROGRAM COSTS
Annual Tuition (Resident):
$  40,010

Annual Tuition (Non-Resident)
$  40,010

Cost per academic credit (resident)
$  2,000

Cost per academic credit (non-resident)
$  2,000

Required fees
$  0

Room and board:
$  8,480

Books:
$  1,050

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ENROLLMENT
Total college enrollment for 2009-10:
3,513

Full-time undergraduate business student enrollment:
608

Part-time undergraduate business student enrollment:
5

Distance undergraduate business student enrollment:
0

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ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

Required standardized tests for entire college:


SAT or ACT

Minimum SAT score for entire college on 1600 scale:
N/A

Minimum ACT score for entire college:
N/A

Minimum high school GPA for entire college:
N/A

  Interviews for entire college:
Not required

Additional application requirements for entire college:
$50 application fee or acceptable fee waiver form; Official high school transcript; First semester/trimester senior grades; Standardized test results; Applicants using the Common Application must also submit the Richmond Supplement.

Upcoming application deadlines for entire college:

Semester: Fall
Deadline: 1/15/2010

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Selectivity -- applicants admitted, entire college, 2009-10:
39  %

Yield -- accepted applicants enrolled, entire college, 2009-10:
30  %

Total number of full-time applications for entire college:
7,880

International applicants, entire college, 2009-10:
10  %

Female applicants, entire college, 2009-10:
58  %

Relative Importance of Application Elements:


  Secondary School Record:
Very Important

  Class Rank:
Important

  Talent/Ability:
Important

  Interview:
Considered

  Extracurricular Activities:
Considered

  Volunteer Work:
Considered

  Character/Personal Abilities:
Important

  Application Essay:
Important

  Work Experience:
Considered

  SAT/ACT Scores:
Important

  Recommendations:
Considered

  High School GPA:
Very Important

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ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the B-School

Undergrad business program admissions managed by:

The business program office




Minimum requirements for business program:
N/A

  Entrance exam requirement other than SAT/ACT for business program:
No

  Interview to enter business program:
Not required

  Freshmen admitted into business program:
No

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  Are the freshman admits to the business program required to complete pre-business courses before beginning upper-level courses in the junior year?
No

Additional application requirements for freshman admits:
N/A

  Internal transfers handled by:
Declare business major

Minimum college GPA for internal business program transfers:
N/A

Additional requirements for internal transfers:
N/A

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CLASS PROFILE
Class Profile:

Female: 37  %
International : 8  %

Entering students by age:

Mean: 18
Median: 18

Percent of Students Who Were In:
      Top 10% of high school class:
58  %

      Top 25% of high school class:
87  %



SAT scores for full-time entering business students on 1600 scale:

        Mean:  1,256
        Median:  1,270

SAT middle 50% range on 1600 scale:

        From:  1,180
        To:  1,340

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ACT scores for full-time entering business students:

        Mean:  28
        Median:  29

ACT middle 50% range:

        From:  26
        To:  30

Citizenship of entering students
N/A

Percentage of US citizens in entering class who are:

African American: 7.5  %
Asian American: 5.2  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 4.0  %
Native American: .3  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 64  %
Chose not to report: 13.  %
Other: 5.4  %

Entering students are from the following regions:

Northeast: 39  %
Mid-Atlantic: 41  %
South: 9  %
Southwest: 1  %
Midwest : 7  %
West: 3  %

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FINANCIAL AID
  Financial aid handled by:
Central financial aid office at the university

Financial aid web site
http://financialaid.richmond.edu

Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students in previous academic year:
$  9,940,450

Institutional scholarship money to be distributed to undergraduate business students in current academic year:
$  11,358,390

Scholarships awarded to students in the business program based on:
Some other criteria

Other scholarship considerations:
Need, merit, athletic, other

Undergraduate business students receiving institutional scholarships for 2009-10 academic year:
71  %


Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on merit, 2009-10 year:
69  %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on need, 2009-10:
8  %

  Scholarship consideration process:
Unique scholarship application

  School offers guaranteed loans:
No

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PROGRAM BASICS
Institutional freshman retention rate:
92  %

Business students who graduate within four years:
82  %

Business students who graduate within 6 years:
87  %