Why Hire Spiders?

About the University of Richmond

The University of Richmond is a nationally ranked liberal arts university offering a unique combination of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the arts and sciences, business, leadership studies, law and continuing studies. The nation’s first school of leadership studies and a top-20 business school enhance a strong liberal arts curriculum. Student-centered teaching, discovery-based learning and a global perspective are the cornerstones of a Richmond education. The University is located 100 miles south of Washington, D.C.

• Approximately 2,800 undergraduate students in three undergraduate schools
• Undergraduates from 46 states and 71 foreign countries
• 23 percent of students in the incoming 2009 class are American students of color

Richmond rankings

• Undergraduate program ranked No. 15 in the nation (BusinessWeek, 2010) and consistently listed in top-25 since inaugural ranking in 2006
• No. 5 on the list of “Top Up-and-Coming Schools” for liberal arts colleges with innovative, promising changes to academics, faculty, students, campus or facilities (U.S. News & World Report, 2010)
• No. 30 among the nation’s 265 “Best Liberal Arts Colleges” (U.S. News & World Report, 2010)
• “Hottest School in America” for international studies (Newsweek, 2007); 58% of the class of 2008 studied abroad
• Richmond students have recently won Goldwater, Marshall and Fulbright Scholarships to further their academic and career interests

Profile of 2009 entering class:

• 39 percent acceptance rate among those who applied to the University
• 73 percent scored above 600 on SAT Math and 68 percent scored above 600 on both SAT Reading and Writing 
• 58 percent are in the top tenth of high school graduating class
• 11 National Merit Scholars; 43 Senior Class Presidents; 19 Valedictorians
• Top admissions competitors: Wake Forest University, Georgetown University, University of Virginia, Williams College, Duke University, Boston College and Dartmouth University

Optimal recruiting environment

The University of Richmond Career Development Center’s newly renovated space is centrally located in Tyler Haynes Commons, a high student traffic area overlooking the campus lake.

• Separate interview reception area
• Four private interview suites with wireless internet connection
• Conference room with video conferencing system
• Event and meeting rooms that can accommodate groups of two to 5,000

• Directory
• Calendars
• Gmail
• Fac/Staff Email
• Bannerweb
• Blackboard
• Library
• HR
• Bookstore
• IS
•  
•  

• Arts & Sciences
• Business
• Law
• Leadership Studies
• Professional & Continuing Studies