University of Richmond acceptance rate and admissions statistics
University of Richmond admitted 3,683 of 16,560 first-year applicants in its 2025-26 Common Data Set, an official acceptance rate of 22.2%. Every number below comes from the college’s own Common Data Set, each year linked to its document; a figure the college leaves blank says “Not published”, and the notes at the foot of the page say where a total is the sum of rows the college printed.
What did admitted applicants have? How to get into University of Richmond counts the grades, scores and activities they posted.
University of Richmond acceptance rate by year
| CDS year | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate | Enrolled | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 16,560 | 3,683 | 22.2% | 857 | 23.3% |
| 2024-25 | 16,152 | 3,585 | 22.2% | 841 | 23.5% |
| 2023-24 | 15,121 | 3,525 | 23.3% | 833 | 23.6% |
Acceptance rate is admitted divided by applied; yield is enrolled divided by admitted. Both are computed by Aristo Scholars from the two counts printed beside them.
Early decision at University of Richmond
University of Richmond waitlist
University of Richmond SAT and ACT scores
What University of Richmond says matters in admission
In section C7 each college rates its own admission factors as Very Important, Important, Considered or Not Considered. These are the factors University of Richmond rated in the top two tiers.
- 2025-26
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA
- Important: Class rank, Standardized test scores, Application essay, Recommendations, Extracurricular activities, Talent/ability, Character/personal qualities
- 2024-25
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA
- Important: Class rank, Standardized test scores, Application essay, Recommendations, Extracurricular activities, Talent/ability, Character/personal qualities
- 2023-24
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA
- Important: Class rank, Recommendations, Standardized test scores, Application essay, Extracurricular activities, Talent/ability, Character/personal qualities
University of Richmond testing policy for students applying in 2026-27
Test optional for first-year students entering in 2027, which Richmond calls a temporary change. ACT, SAT, CLT, AP and IB results are welcome but not required. Non-traditional students, including homeschooled and online-school students, must submit the ACT or SAT.
From University of Richmond’s admissions site, read 2026-11-05. Policies change; the college’s page is the authority.
How these numbers were read
The 2025-26 Common Data Set is published by section; the link is to Section C. Its C21 block is headed 'For the Fall 2024 entering class', but its counts differ from the 2024-25 document and are shown as 2025-26. The 2023-24 document prints no year header; its year follows its Fall 2023 cohort.
University of Richmond acceptance rate questions
- What is the University of Richmond acceptance rate?
- University of Richmond's Common Data Set for 2025-26 reports 16,560 first-year applicants and 3,683 admitted, an acceptance rate of 22.2%. It was 22.2% in 2024-25 and 23.3% in 2023-24.
- What is the University of Richmond early decision acceptance rate?
- In 2025-26, 421 of 1,154 early decision applicants were admitted (36.5%), against 22.2% of all applicants. Early decision applicants are a different pool who commit to enroll, so the two rates are not a like-for-like comparison.
- What SAT scores do University of Richmond students have?
- In 2025-26, the middle half of enrolled first-year students who submitted the SAT scored 1420 to 1490, and ACT submitters scored 33 to 34. 18.6% of enrolled students submitted an SAT score.
- How many students get off the University of Richmond waitlist?
- In 2025-26, University of Richmond offered 3,634 applicants a place on the waitlist; 2,016 accepted one, and 102 were admitted from it.
- Does University of Richmond require the SAT or ACT for students applying in 2026-27?
- Test optional for first-year students entering in 2027, which Richmond calls a temporary change. ACT, SAT, CLT, AP and IB results are welcome but not required. Non-traditional students, including homeschooled and online-school students, must submit the ACT or SAT.
Applying to University of Richmond?
An acceptance rate describes the whole pool, not one student. A Specialist can read your student’s file against what University of Richmond says it weighs.
Source: University of Richmond Common Data Set, sections C1, C2, C7, C9 and C21, each year linked above, read 2026-11-05. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with University of Richmond. All official acceptance rates