72-780: The Richmond Spiders represent the University of Richmond in Richmond , Virginia . The Spiders compete in the Division I FCS of the National Collegiate Athletic Association as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference for most sports. From 1876 through the early 1890s, Richmond's sports teams were known as the " Colts ", reportedly for their play as an "energetic group of young colts." At some point variously reported as 1892, 1893, or 1894,
144-444: A collegiate gothic style set around shared open lawns. Many of the original buildings, including Jeter Hall and North Court, both residence halls, and Ryland Hall, the original administration building and library for Richmond College, were designed by Ralph Adams Cram in 1910. Cram, a noted institutional architect, also designed buildings for Princeton , Cornell , Rice , and Williams , among other universities. Warren H. Manning ,
216-552: A need-blind admissions policy that does not consider an applicant's ability to pay in the admission decision, and it pledges to meet 100 percent of an admitted domestic student's demonstrated need. UR also offers 25 merit-based, full tuition and room and board scholarships to students in each entering class (approximately 1 out of every 30 students). These scholarships are housed under the Richmond Scholars program that also includes benefits like priority class registration,
288-465: A 3–3 draw against crosstown rival VCU. University of Richmond The University of Richmond ( UR or U of R ) is a private liberal arts college in Richmond, Virginia , United States. It is a primarily undergraduate, residential institution with approximately 3,900 undergraduate and graduate students in five schools: the School of Arts and Sciences; the E. Claiborne Robins School of Business;
360-410: A Grade Point Average of 2.7 or higher. The Jepson School of Leadership Studies was founded to address a perceived need in the modern world for the academic study of leadership. The school blends a curriculum of economics, history, literature, philosophy, politics, psychology and religion so that students can learn conceptual tools that support the exercise of leadership in varied settings. As of 2016,
432-477: A former apprentice to Frederick Law Olmsted , designed the original landscape plan. The overall effect of the gothic architecture set amid a landscape of pines, rolling hills, and Westhampton Lake, is intimate and tranquil. In 2000 and again in 2021, the campus was recognized by The Princeton Review as the most beautiful in the United States. The University of Richmond campus was used to film portions of
504-515: A large annual event held during the spring semester which draws significant gatherings of current students and alumni to the fraternity lodges and have featured musical acts such as Flo Rida and Afroman . Another long-standing Richmond tradition is the crowning of the largest goose on Westhampton Lake with the title "Triceragoose." This establishes that goose as the king of the lake, ruling over all ducks, geese, and freshmen. The University of Richmond's campus consists of 350 acres (140 ha) in
576-553: A larger building at 626 East Broad street. Despite its small size, UR Downtown hosts the Richmond on Broad café (owned and operated by the institution), a mixed-purpose lower-level, art gallery spaces, offices, two classrooms, and a conference room. Located in the city's Arts District, UR Downtown also participates in the monthly art festival, First Fridays. Moreover, the space hosts multiple exhibits each year, often in collaboration with local organizations. The UR Downtown conference room
648-575: A member of the Patriot League since the 2014-15 season. The Spiders' home course is Independence Golf Club in Midlothian, Virginia. The Spiders have won three Patriot League tournament championships (2016, 2017, and 2018), advancing to NCAA Regionals each of the three years. In addition, Sophie DiPetrillo captured the 2018 individual Patriot League title. The Richmond men's lacrosse team has been coached by Dan Chemotti since it began play as
720-452: A one-time academic activity stipend, and free admission to Modlin Center events. Recently, to encourage enrollment from Virginia residents, admitted students from Virginia with family incomes of $ 60,000 or less receive full-tuition/room and board financial aid packages without loans. Richmond's financial aid program is due, in no small part, to its endowment of over $ 3 billion, placing it within
792-469: A short distance from the main campus. The land is currently used for biology research, but future uses could include intramural athletic fields. The University of Richmond campus used to be home to the Virginia Governor's School for Visual and Performing Arts and Humanities during the summer. The institution also operates UR Downtown, a downtown campus of sorts occupying leased space within
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#1732772084955864-570: A suburban setting on the western edge of the city. Most of the campus lies within the city limits; a small section of the south campus, including the Special Programs Building (home to the campus police), intramural sports fields, and most of the campus apartments, lies within Henrico County. The institution has, with few exceptions, remained true to the original architectural plans for the campus—red brick buildings in
936-763: A varsity program in 2014, with the team playing its home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium . The Spiders played their first season as associate members of the Atlantic Sun Conference, now known as the ASUN Conference , before a cooperative agreement between the Atlantic Sun and the Southern Conference (SoCon) saw sponsorship of men's lacrosse shift to the SoCon following the 2014 season. UR remained in SoCon men's lacrosse until
1008-526: Is E. Claiborne Robins Stadium . The Spiders have won six Atlantic 10 regular season championships (2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2018, and 2019) and five Atlantic 10 conference tournaments (2005, 2006, 2007, 2018, and 2019). Each of those five conference tournaments championships earned the Spiders a berth in the NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship . The history of the program dates to 1996, and
1080-401: Is also home to an original 1956 sgraffito style mural by Hans E. Gassman, created for the bank that occupied the building in the past. Other than art, UR Downtown serves as a VITA site, providing free tax assistance to low-income families. The spaces inside UR Downtown are made available to advocacy and non-profit organizations in need of meeting space. The Caricco Center for Pro Bono law service,
1152-642: Is an American intercollegiate field hockey tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I national champion. The tournament has been held annually since 1981. The championship is contested exclusively by women's teams and there is no equivalent NCAA men's field hockey championship. The most successful team is the North Carolina Tar Heels , who have eleven titles. In addition, North Carolina has finished national runner-up an NCAA record eleven times. The most recent championship, in 2024,
1224-621: Is exclusively for teams in the Football Championship Subdivision , the second tier of NCAA Division I football ). Richmond was ranked 23rd in men's basketball at one point during the 2009–10 season. During its 2010 season the Richmond Men's Cross Country team placed 24th at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. In the 2020-2021 Cross Country season, Richmond Men's Cross Country team became
1296-477: Is named in Boatwright's honor. Symbolically, the library and its soaring academic gothic tower occupy the highest spot on the grounds. Its grounds were landscaped in 1913, by Warren H. Manning under the supervision of Charles Gillette . The institution was renamed University of Richmond in 1920 with the men's college renamed Richmond College . The respective parts of the campus continue to be referred to as
1368-772: Is not true, as the Richmond Times-Dispatch did not exist until 1903. And while Ragland Chesterman did write for the Richmond Times , he wrote a society column, not sports news. It is most likely the team took the nickname from the Cleveland Spiders who, at the time, were highly successful. To this day, Richmond is the only university in the United States with the spider as its official nickname. The University of Richmond baseball team has been coached by former Major League Baseball player Tracy Woodson since 2013. The Spiders have qualified for
1440-545: Is present as well. In 2018, 50 percent of the women and 35 percent of the men participated in the Greek system. Noted University of Richmond traditions include: an honor code administered by student honor councils; Investiture and Proclamation Night, ceremonies for first year men and women to reflect on their next four years; Ring Dance, a dance held at the Jefferson Hotel by the junior class women; and Pig Roast,
1512-652: The 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics but was unable to compete due to boycotts. The Richmond Spiders women's cross country and track & field teams have been coached by Lori Taylor since 2001. The Spiders' cross country teams have won the Atlantic 10 conference championship six times under Taylor (2003, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2017, and 2018). The University of Richmond's women's field hockey team has been coached by Jamie Montgomery since 2018. The Spiders are celebrating their 100th season of field hockey in 2019 and play their home games at Crenshaw Field, which has been upgraded for
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#17327720849551584-532: The NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship (1997, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012). The men's track and field program was one of the oldest sport teams at the University of Richmond. Initially, in the late nineteenth century, the only sports at Richmond College were baseball, football, and basketball. A field day was also held in the spring when various track and field events were staged. In 1906, an official track and field team
1656-502: The National Register of Historic Places in 2013. All Richmond undergraduate students begin their course work in the School of Arts & Sciences (A&S), which offers 38 majors and 10 concentrations in the arts, sciences, social sciences, and humanities. The School of Arts & Sciences is composed of 22 departments and 10 interdisciplinary programs. After one full year of study, students may decide to pursue majors in
1728-530: The Robins School of Business, and the Jepson School of Leadership Studies. The School of Continuing Studies, primarily an evening school focused on part-time adult students, offers additional degree programs in selected areas. The University of Richmond admitted 22 percent of applicants for the class of 2028. The University of Richmond is among the 100 most selective colleges and universities in
1800-512: The "Best Private Colleges" in the U.S. for 2018. Richmond was ranked eighth by SmartMoney in the category "Best Private Colleges of 2011", leaving two Ivy League Universities behind in the top 10. In 2025, Richmond was ranked as the 18th best liberal arts college in America by Niche. Richmond administers a generous financial aid program, with more than 60 percent of all students receiving some form of financial assistance. Richmond offers
1872-416: The 2019 season with a new support facility including team rooms, restrooms, a press box, filming positions, and a new entrance to the field. The Spiders have won seven Atlantic 10 regular season championships (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, and 2011) and eight Atlantic 10 tournament championships (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, and 2014). Each of those conference tournament championships earned
1944-531: The A-10 established a men's lacrosse league, with play starting in the 2023 season. The Spiders have won at least a share of the Southern Conference title four times and have qualified for the NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship four times (2014, 2018, 2019 and 2022). The University of Richmond's women's lacrosse team has been coached by Allison Kwolek since 2012, and the Spiders' home field
2016-527: The Atlantic 10 team title twice. As a team, the Spiders have qualified for NCAA regionals five times (1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, and 2017) and advanced to the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships in 1999. In addition, Spider individual golfers have qualified for NCAA regionals three times (Daniel Walker in 2013, Danny Pizetoski in 2014, and Matthew Lowe in 2016), with Walker advancing to nationals in 2013. The University of Richmond's women's golf team has been coached by Calle Nielson since 2019 and has competed as
2088-625: The Jepson School of Leadership Studies; the University of Richmond School of Law ; and the School of Professional & Continuing Studies . It is classified among "Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus". The University of Richmond traces its history to a meeting of the Baptist General Association of Virginia held on June 8, 1830. The BGAV resolved "that the Baptists of this State form an education society for
2160-496: The Jepson School remains as the only school of its kind in the United States that is completely devoted to the study of leadership. Chartered in 1840, Richmond College was only 30 years old when it added a Law Department. The initial years were very successful for the new Law Department but during the difficult financial times that followed the Civil War, legal education was intermittent at Richmond College until 1890. In that year,
2232-1436: The Most", No. 16 of 25 in Best Student Support and Counseling Services, No. 15 Best College Dorms, No. 15 of 25 in Professors Get High Marks, No. 14 of 25 in Best College Library, No. 11 of 25 in Best Campus Food, No. 11 of 25 in Best Career Services, No. 10 of 25 Happiest Students, No. 9 of 25 in Best Quality of Life, No. 7 of 25 in Best Science Lab Facilities, No. 7 of 25 in Best Athletic Facilities, No. 5 of 25 in Most Accessible Professors, No. 3 of 25 Best-Run College, No. 3 of 25 in Best Private Schools for Internships, No. 3 of 25 Best Classroom Experience, and No. 1 of 25 Most Beautiful Campus. Kiplinger ranked Richmond 18th among
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2304-492: The NCAA Tournament eight times, including a Super Regional appearance in 2012, with the last tournament appearance coming in 2003. The Spiders play their home games at Malcolm U. Pitt Field on campus. The University of Richmond women's basketball team is coached by Aaron Roussell , who was hired in 2019 after seven seasons as head coach at Bucknell University . Roussell succeeded Michael Shafer , who had served as
2376-589: The NCAA overcame the AIAW and usurped its authority and membership. The first NCAA women's national championship events were staged November 21–22, 1981, in cross country and field hockey . The tournament originally began with six teams but has since expanded to 18; at different times a third-place game has been played as well. Under the tournament's current format, 18 teams qualify for the tournament with two play-in games. The play-in games and first two rounds are played at
2448-628: The Richmond Families Initiative, and Partners in the Arts also operate out of UR Downtown. The institution won its first national championship in 1982 when women's tennis won the AIAW national championship. The institution won its first NCAA national championship in any sport on December 19, 2008, when the Spiders football team defeated the Montana Grizzlies 24–7 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship (which
2520-718: The School of Continuing Studies in alignment with names of the other schools of the institution. In 2012, it was renamed the School of Professional & Continuing Studies to better reflect the character of its students and the nature of its programs. All students must complete general education requirements as part of the liberal arts curriculum. These requirements include two first-year seminars that all first-year students must complete. Other general education requirements include expository writing, wellness, foreign language, and one class each in six fields of study. Richmond offers more than 100 majors, minors, and concentrations in three undergraduate schools—the School of Arts and Sciences,
2592-410: The Spiders a bid to the NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship . The University of Richmond's men's golf team has been coached by Adam Decker since 2005. The Spiders' home course is Independence Golf Club in Midlothian, Virginia, and a new training facility for the Spiders was completed at the club in 2018. The Spiders have seen five golfers win individual conference tournament titles, and have won
2664-480: The Spiders have won the Atlantic 10 conference regular season title once (2000) and the conference tournament title once (2002). The Spiders advanced to the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship in 2000 and 2002, including an appearance in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2002 tournament where the Spiders fell to the University of Portland , the eventual national champion. Marty Beall was named head coach of
2736-491: The Spiders in 2017, and the team's home field is Presidents Field on the University of Richmond campus. The University of Richmond's women's swimming and diving team was established in 1965 and has been led by Matt Barany since 2005, with Nathan Parker serving as head dive coach since 2018. Since joining the Atlantic 10 in 2001, the Spiders have captured 15 of a possible 18 Atlantic 10 championships. The Richmond men's tennis team has been coached by Houston Barrick since 2017, and
2808-506: The Spiders was Clint Peay , who led the team from 2009 to 2012, with Leigh Cowlishaw leading the team on an interim basis in its final season. Notable alumni of the Spider program include Toronto FC general manager Tim Bezbatchenko , defender Craig Ziadie , who was selected 28th overall by D.C. United in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft , and former Virginia Tech head coach Oliver Weiss . The program played its final game on November 2, 2012,
2880-600: The Spiders' head coach for 15 seasons. The Spiders have made the NCAA tournament three times (1990, 1991, 2005) and the Women's National Invitation Tournament nine times (1989, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015). The women's basketball team plays its home games in the Robins Center . The Spiders men's cross country team is coached by Steve Taylor, who has been the head coach since 2001. Lori Taylor serves as
2952-548: The U.S. In 1990, the academic missions of Richmond and Westhampton Colleges were combined to form the School of Arts and Sciences. The Weinstein-Jecklin Speech Center was formed in 1996. Its purpose of The Weinstein-Jecklin Speech Center is to offer assistance to those who wish to pursue effective speaking and articulate behavior across academic disciplines. On October 15, 1992, presidential candidates George H. W. Bush , Bill Clinton , and Ross Perot came to campus for
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3024-718: The United States. The 849-member class of 2028 has a middle 50 percent range for core unweighted GPA of 3.84-4.0, a middle 50 percent range for SAT scores of 1460–1530 and a middle 50 percent range for ACT scores of 33–35. In 2025, U.S. News & World Report ranked Richmond tied with Colgate University for 22nd out of 211 among national liberal arts colleges, 13th of 45 in "Most Innovative Schools", 33rd of 91 in "Best Value". In its 2024 edition of The Best 389 Colleges The Princeton Review named Richmond No. 30 of 50 in Top Green Colleges, No. 24 of 25 in "Their Students Love These Colleges", No. 19 of 25 in "Students Study
3096-554: The Westhampton and the Richmond "sides". In 1949, the E. Claiborne Robins School of Business opened, followed by the School of Continuing Studies in 1962. In 1969, when financial issues threatened closing the institution or turning it over to the Commonwealth of Virginia, E. Claiborne Robins Sr ., a trustee and alumnus , donated $ 50 million to the institution, the largest gift made to an institution of higher education at
3168-839: The arts, sciences, social sciences, and other fields. In 2019 Richmond graduated the fourth most Fulbright Scholars out of American undergraduate institutions. Richmond also has an active Greek life with 15 recognized national fraternities and sororities. The fraternities include Alpha Phi Alpha , Kappa Alpha Order , Kappa Sigma , Lambda Chi Alpha , Phi Gamma Delta , and the founding chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon . Unrecognized fraternities include Sigma Alpha Epsilon , Sigma Chi , and Theta Chi , suspended in 2015, 2019, and 2020, respectively, which maintain underground operations. The sororities are Alpha Kappa Alpha , Delta Sigma Theta , Delta Delta Delta , Delta Gamma , Kappa Alpha Theta , Kappa Delta , Kappa Kappa Gamma , and Pi Beta Phi . An additional co-educational fraternity, Alpha Psi Lambda ,
3240-479: The college. The T.C. Williams School of Law opened in 1870. In 1894, the college elected Frederic W. Boatwright president. President Boatwright would serve for 51 years. He is most remembered for raising the funds needed to move the college in 1914 from its original uptown location to a new 350-acre campus in what is now Westhampton area of Richmond, and in doing so created Westhampton College for women. The institution's main library, Boatwright Memorial Library ,
3312-800: The family of the late T.C. Williams Sr., endowed a Professorship of Law, thus assuring the continuous teaching of law at Richmond College. The law school was granted membership in the Association of American Law Schools in 1930 and now enrolls approximately 500 full-time students and has 4,300 active alumni. The School of Professional & Continuing Studies was established in 1962. It offers degree and certificate programs, enrichment opportunities, professional training, and college course work for part-time and non-traditional students of all ages. A variety of evening programs with credit and non-credit courses make it possible for those with busy schedules to further their education or explore new interests. The school
3384-463: The first NCAA Division I program without any scholarships or an indoor or outdoor track team to win a conference title. The 2010-11 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team won the 2011 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament , earning the team a spot in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament . The Spiders fell to Kansas in the Sweet Sixteen. NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship The NCAA Division I field hockey tournament
3456-541: The first student of this ministry school, came to Baptist's Dunlora Plantation to attend classes in "a building of three or four rooms." The school, eventually known as Dunlora Academy , enrolled nine students overall in its first year. After two years, the society purchased for $ 4,000 "Spring Farm," located about five miles north of Richmond. This farm was the home of the Virginia Baptist Seminary which opened July 1, 1832, and began classes July 4 under
3528-484: The first-ever "town hall" televised presidential debate, viewed by 200 million people worldwide. Addressing a crowd of nearly 9,000, President Obama visited the University of Richmond to present the American Jobs Act on September 11, 2011. On, February 23, 2015, the University of Richmond announced to the student body via email that the board of trustees elected Ronald Crutcher as the tenth president of
3600-512: The highest in the country. During World War II , Richmond was one of 131 colleges and universities nationally that took part in the V-12 Navy College Training Program which offered students a path to a Navy commission. In 1987, a donation of $ 20 million by Robert S. Jepson Jr. facilitated the opening of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies. The school, which opened in 1992, was the first of its kind in
3672-462: The home turf of the higher seeds in each matchup. The final four teams then move on to the championship rounds at a predetermined site. 59 teams have appeared in the NCAA Tournament in at least one year starting with 1981 (the initial year that the post-season tournament was under the auspices of the NCAA). The results for all years are shown in this table below. Conference affiliations reflect those for
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#17327720849553744-494: The improvement of the ministry." Thus, the Virginia Baptist Education Society was instituted. However, the society did not have enough funds for a proper school yet. In the meantime, they asked their vice-president, Rev. Edward Baptist, "to accept into his home young men wishing to prepare for the ministry." Baptist was an 1813 graduate of Hampden–Sydney College . In August 1830, William Allgood,
3816-680: The institution. He took office July 1, 2015, and his inauguration ceremony was held at the Robins Center on October 30, 2015, becoming the first African American president of the institution. In August 2021, Kevin F. Hallock became the 11th president of the institution. Hallock, a labor economist , previously served as the Dean of the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University . The Henry Mansfield Cannon Memorial Chapel , North Court , and Ryland Hall were listed on
3888-455: The leadership of Robert Ryland . The Virginia Baptist Seminary offered courses in Latin, Greek, and mathematics. Each day, students worked for three hours at farm labor. President Ryland thought highly of this system as it was "improving the health, diminishing the expenses, and perhaps guarding the humility of the young preachers." In reality, the farming experiment proved to be unprofitable and
3960-557: The other undergraduate schools, though 70 percent of students choose to remain in A&;S. The Robins School of Business was established in 1949 and offers undergraduate, graduate and executive education programs. It is named after alumnus E. Claiborne Robins. Admission into the Robins School of Business is granted to students who have completed basic Accounting, Economics and Math courses at the end of three semester while maintaining
4032-816: The overall director of all of Richmond's cross country and track and field teams. In 2010, the men's team won the Atlantic 10 Championship as a team for the first time ever. They went on to place fourth at the NCAA Southeast Regional meet to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA National Championship. Seeded in 28th place, the Richmond Spiders placed 24th at the NCAA National Championship, beating, among others, top-ranked Notre Dame, Texas, Louisville, Penn State, and Georgetown. Richmond previously sponsored men's indoor and outdoor track and field in addition to cross country, but
4104-549: The pilot of the ABC TV series Commander in Chief , and lead character Mackenzie Allen (played by Geena Davis ) served as chancellor of a fictionalized University of Richmond prior to her election as Vice President of the United States . Much of the film Cry Wolf (2005) was filmed on the Westhampton side of campus, with several dormitories, including South Court, North Court, and Keller Hall, serving as locations. An episode of
4176-476: The school's athletic teams took on the "Spiders" name. The origins of the name are somewhat uncertain, an apocryphal version describes a baseball team composed of Richmond students and city residents that was said to have taken on the "Spiders" name after Ragland Chesterman of the Richmond Times-Dispatch used the term to refer to pitcher Puss Ellyson's lanky arms and stretching kick. This story
4248-492: The seminary applied for a charter as a liberal arts college, which was granted on March 4 of that year. At this time, the society turned over the land and buildings of the school to the trustees of newly minted Richmond College . Richmond College officially opened on January 2, 1843. It had "68 students, 3 teachers, land and buildings valued at $ 20,000, a small endowment, and a library of 700 volumes". For an eleven-month session, tuition and room and board cost $ 120. The salaries of
4320-599: The teachers were $ 900 for President Ryland, and $ 600 and $ 500 for the other two. During the American Civil War , the entire student body formed a regiment and joined the Confederate army. Richmond College's buildings were used as a hospital for Confederate troops and later as a barracks for Union soldiers. The college invested all of its funds in Confederate war bonds, and the outcome of the war left it bankrupt. In 1866, James Thomas donated $ 5,000 to reopen
4392-422: The team has won four A-10 tournament titles (2002, 2004, 2005, and 2006), advancing to the NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship in each of those four seasons. The Richmond women's tennis team has been coached by Mark Wesselink since 1991, and the Spiders have won nine Atlantic 10 championships during his tenure (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012). The Spiders have made 11 appearances in
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#17327720849554464-445: The television show Dawson's Creek was filmed on campus, which served as an unnamed "beautiful Ivy League campus". The filming itself took place in locations throughout the campus, even including rowing on Westhampton Lake. The University of Richmond owns the former Reynolds Metals Executive Office Building , a gift-purchase from Alcoa in 2001. Located a short distance from campus, the 250,000-square-foot (23,000 m ) building
4536-409: The time. In constant dollars, it remains among the largest. Robins' goal was to make Richmond one of the best private universities in the country. In partnership with the institution's president E. Bruce Heilman and development director H. Gerald Quigg the $ 10 million matching grant component of the gift raised over an additional $ 60 million, making the institution's total endowment at the time one of
4608-405: The top 40 nationally among college and university endowments. The University of Richmond offers numerous research opportunities for students. In addition to research-based courses, independent studies, and practicums in most disciplines, many special opportunities exist for students to participate in close research collaborations with faculty. Student research occurs in all academic areas, including
4680-504: The track and field programs were discontinued at the end of 2012–13 season as part of a realignment that also saw Richmond discontinue men's soccer and add men's lacrosse as varsity sports. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Richmond recruited several strong Kenyan runners, including three who qualified for Olympic teams: Sosthenes Bitok and Edwin Koech , who both competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics , and Hillary Tuwei, who qualified for both
4752-576: Was against East Carolina University in December 1972. The sport was downgraded from the varsity level to the club level in spring 1999. The men's water polo team was established by Coach Norris Eastman in the fall of 1971 and was downgraded to the club level in spring 1999. The history of the program dates to 1975, and the Spiders won or shared three conference titles and advanced to three NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship tournaments ( 1990 , 1998 , and 2002 ). The final permanent head coach of
4824-468: Was designed by architect Gordon Bunshaft and opened in 1958. The building, which incorporates nearly 1,400,000 pounds (640,000 kg) of aluminum , is listed in the National Register of Historic Places . It currently serves as the headquarters of Altria Group and its subsidiary, Philip Morris USA , which lease it from the institution. In early 2001, the institution finalized the purchase of 115 acres (47 ha) of land in eastern Goochland County ,
4896-399: Was dropped from the school after a couple years. Over time, enrollment and faculty increased to a point where the education society began looking for a more suitable property than small "Spring Farm," where dorms consisted of log cabins while the schoolrooms and the chapel were in a barn. In 1834, the Virginia Baptist Education Society bought the former Haxall family plantation. This property
4968-546: Was first organized. It was discontinued in April 2013. The men's swimming team was established in the fall of 1948 under Coach William Lumpkin with practices at the Mosque Theater swimming pool. After one season, however, the team was discontinued. The team was restarted in the fall of 1972 under the direction of Coach Norris Eastman with practices at Crenshaw Pool on the Westhampton side of campus. The team's first meet
5040-408: Was much larger and more efficient than "Spring Farm." It was situated of the main house, Columbia , and other brick buildings. As the seminary grew, it became in need of funds. The education society was unable to receive bequests or hold property as it was an unincorporated organization. The seminary could not receive a charter from the legislature as it was a theological school. Therefore, around 1840
5112-470: Was originally named University College and included both a two-year junior college and an evening division. It was located on the original location of Richmond College on the corner of Grace and Lombardy Streets in Richmond's Fan district . In 1974, the school moved from the Columbia Building at Grace & Lombardy to the main campus in Richmond's West End . In 1994, the school was renamed
5184-527: Was won by the Northwestern Wildcats . Field hockey was one of 12 women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981–82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the AIAW for sole governance of women's collegiate sports. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same 12 (and other) sports; however, after a year of dual women's championships,
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