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The University of Richmond

Breakdown of “Surrounding City” at RICHMOND/URich

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By Gender
MalesB
FemalesB
By Major
AccountingB-
BiologyB
Business - Management and AdministrationB-
ChemistryA-
CommunicationsB
Cultures/CivilizationB-
EconomicsB
EnglishA-
FinanceB+
History/Histories (art history/etc.)C
JournalismA-
Language - French/Spanish/etc.A
MathB-
OtherB
Political ScienceB
PreMed and MedicalB+
PsychologyB-
Religion/ReligiousA
SociologyA-
UndecidedC+
Urban PlanningB+

Against similar schools

Surrounding City compared with similar schools in class.

University of Richmond
 B
Average of All Schools
 B-
Average of schools in class
 B

Harvard University
 B+
Princeton University
 C+
Cornell University
 B-
South Cheshire College
 B
Brown University
 A-
Elon University
 C
Villanova University
 B
F
A+

Surrounding City

... I have never visited a school, lived in a city, or been anywhere where drinking is so important to the student body ...Read full comment
... The city is not very safe ...Read full comment
... In addition, the city of Richmond is not exactly college friendly ...Read full comment
... Weekends are mainly about drinking at parties, and the city of Richmond doesn't have much going on ...Read full comment
... Its a gorgeous setting, right on the edge of a decently sized but extremely approachable city, academics are challenging but not competitive, ne...Read full comment
... It can take a bit of searching to break out of the frat scene, but once you do you will find a vibrant campus and city just waiting for you ...Read full comment
... It's true that there's not much for you to do, either on campus or downtown Richmond, especially if you are used to a big city life; but I have f...Read full comment
... Richmond is a great city with all kinds of things to do (especially once you are 21 and can hit up the bars/clubs downtown), but a lot of people ...Read full comment
... A few things you should know if you are thinking about attending the university: - The city of Richmond is hard to access and is not very colleg...Read full comment
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