Student Diversity
The 2008 Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act requires institutions to report the percentage of full-time students enrolled by specific categories. Below are the most recent figures for the University of Richmond as reported to Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).
| Fall 2011 | Percent of students |
| Male | 46% |
| Female | 54% |
| Non-resident alien | 9% |
| Hispanic/Latino |
5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 5% |
| Black or African-American |
8% |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander |
0% |
| White | 62% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| Race and ethnicity unknown | 9% |
| Federal Pell Grant recipients (2010-11) | 18% |
Note: The figures above include degree-seeking and non-degree-seeking students enrolled full-time either at the undergraduate or graduate level.