| Screen last updated on: January 22, 2010 |
The admissions information below is valid for the 2008 academic year.
|
|
|
| Admissions officer: |
Pamela W. Spence,
Dean of Admission |
| Contacting the office: |
804 289-8640
800 700-1662 (toll free)
804 287-6003 (fax)
admissions@richmond.edu |
|
| Is there an application deadline for fall? |
yes |
| Final filing date for fall: |
January 15 |
| Freshmen are accepted for terms other than fall: |
no |
| Application fee: |
$50 |
| Can the application fee be waived? |
yes |
| Are refunds available on the application fee? |
no |
| Is the Common Application form accepted? |
yes |
| Supplemental forms required for those using Common Application: |
yes |
| High school graduation is: |
required, GED is accepted |
| A general college preparatory program is: |
recommended |
| Campus visit is: |
recommended |
| Interview is: |
neither required nor recommended |
| Off-campus interview: |
not available |
| Standardized test requirements: |
SAT or ACT required, SAT Subject Test considered if submitted |
| School's test preference: |
no preference |
| SAT II tests that are required or recommended: |
SAT Subject tests in Math and Writing are required if a student submits the SAT Reasoning score, but not if the student submits the ACT score. |
| SAT II tests are: |
required/recommended of applicants submitting SAT |
| Aside from admissions, test scores are used for: |
placement |
| Dates test scores should be received: |
January 15 for SAT/ACT, January 15 for SAT Subject Test |
| High school units required or recommended: |
| English: |
4 required, 4 recommended |
| Foreign language: |
2 required, 4 recommended |
| History: |
2 required, 4 recommended |
| Lab: |
2 required, 4 recommended |
| Math: |
3 required, 4 recommended |
| Science: |
2 required, 4 recommended |
| Total: |
16 required, 20 recommended |
|
| Special programs/policies for applicants not normally admissible: |
conditional admission |
| School has formalized early decision program: |
yes |
| Early decision application deadline: |
November 15 |
| Number of early decision applications submitted: |
364 |
| Number of early decision applications accepted: |
219 (60%) |
| School has early action program: |
no |
| School has concurrent enrollment program for high school: |
yes |
|
| Academic criteria: |
 |
- secondary school report very important
- class rank important
- recommendations considered
- standardized test scores important
- essay important
|
|
| Nonacademic criteria: |
|
- interview considered
- extracurricular activities considered
- particular talent/ability important
- character/personal qualities important
- alumni/ae relationship considered
- geographical residence considered
- state residency considered
- religious affiliation/commitment not considered
- minority affiliation considered
- volunteer work considered
- work experience considered
|
|
| Admissions is need blind: |
yes |
| Percent of freshmen who submitted class rank: |
41% |
| Average SAT: |
627 verbal, 638 math |
| Combined SAT middle 50% range: |
1170 - 1360 |
| Average ACT: |
28 composite |
| Combined ACT middle 50% range: |
26 - 30 |
| Test taken by majority of applicants: |
SAT |
| Percent of accepted applicants who submitted SAT scores: |
88% |
| Percent of accepted applicants who submitted ACT score: |
36% |
|
| Notification of admission: |
by April 1 |
| Acceptance of admission: |
must accept by May 1 or within 2 weeks if notified thereafter |
|
| Number of completed applications received: |
7,970 |
| Number of applicants offered admission: |
2,525 (32%) |
| Number of applicants offered admission who enrolled: |
738 (29%) |
| School has a waiting list policy: |
yes |
| Number of students put on waiting list: |
2,523 |
| Number accepting place on waiting list: |
810 (32%) |
| Number of those on waiting list who were enrolled: |
140 (17%) |
| Percent of freshmen who came from public schools: |
61% |
| Percent of freshmen who came from out of state: |
83% |
| Tuition deposit amount: |
$300, nonrefundable |
| Room deposit amount: |
$300, nonrefundable |
| Admission may be deferred: |
yes, up to 1 year |
|
|
Data is copyrighted material under license to Wintergreen Orchard House, a division of Alloy Education, which is reproduced on this website by permission of Wintergreen Orchard House. Material may contain updates provided solely by the institution to which the updated Data relates. Copyright © 2006-2010 by Wintergreen Orchard House. All rights reserved.
|
|
|
Admissions
