Rankings and Accolades

U.S. News & World Report

• No. 27 among the nation's “Best Liberal Arts Colleges”
• No. 9 "best value" among national liberal arts colleges
• No. 3 on the list of "up-and-comers” for national liberal arts colleges that have the most promising and innovative programs 
• No. 24 on the list of guidance counselors' picks
• A "program to look for" for undergraduate research/creative projects

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance

• No. 12 on the list of "Best Values in Private Universities"

SmartMoney

• Ranked second best among “liberal arts schools that pay off”

USA Today-Princeton Review

• Among the nation's "50 Best Value Private Colleges"

Bloomberg Businessweek

• Robins School of Business: Ranked No. 12 nationally
• MBA part-time program: Ranked No. 18 nationally
• Robins School of Business ranked No. 1 for international business education, No. 2 for entrepreneurship, and No. 2 for macroeconomics nationally

Princeton Review 

• Named Richmond No. 6 for Financial Aid, No. 10 for Best Career Services, No. 12 for Best Classroom Experience, No. 14 for Best Campus Food, and No. 14 for Most Beautiful Campus in its 2012 edition of “The Best 376 Colleges”
• Robins School of Business: Named in "The Best 294 Business Schools," MBA program ranked No. 10 on "Best Professors" list
• School of Law named one of "The Best 167 Law Schools"

The Fiske Guide to Colleges

• Selected Richmond for its 2012 edition of the 300 “best and most interesting colleges in the United States, Canada and Great Britain."
• Robins School of Business named among “Ten Business Schools that Should Be on Your Radar”