Graduation Rates
The Student Right to Know Act of 1990 requires institutions to disclose graduation rate data for first-time, full-time college students. The 2008 Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act requires institutions to disaggregate graduation rate data by various subgroups. Below are the most recent figures for the University of Richmond.
Overall Graduation Rates
| Entering fall cohort year | Percent graduated within | ||
| 4 years | 5 years | 6 years | |
| 2005 | 77% | 82% | 83% |
| 2006 | 77% | 82% | |
| 2007 | 82% | ||
2005 Cohort Graduation Rates Dissaggregated by Gender
| Gender | Percent graduated within | ||
| 4 years | 5 years | 6 years | |
| Men | 72% | 81% | 82% |
| Women | 81% | 83% | 84% |
2005 Cohort Graduation Rates Dissaggregated by Race/Ethnicity
| Race/ethnicity | Percent graduated within | ||
| 4 years | 5 years | 6 years | |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 68% | 89% | 91% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 80% | 84% | 84% |
| White | 78% | 82% | 82% |
| Hispanic | 82% | 82% | 82% |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | --- | --- | --- |
| Race/ethnicity not reported | 70% | 80% | 81% |
| Non-resident aliens | 77% | 81% | 84% |
2005 Cohort Graduation Rates Dissaggregated by Pell Grant and Federally Subsidized Loan Status in Their First Year
| Loan status | Percent graduated within | ||
| 4 years | 5 years | 6 years | |
| Received Pell Grant in 2005-06 | 74% | 84% | 86% |
| Received subsidized federal loan, but no Pell Grant in 2005-06 |
79% | 84% | 85% |
| Other students | 76% | 82% |
82% |
Note: Because of our educational mission as a four-year college, the University of Richmond does not track or report transfer-out rates.