Is Richmond test optional?

Yes. You can apply without a score. A common rule is to send it if it's at or above 1470 and hold it if it's under.

What is Richmond's acceptance rate?

22% of applicants were admitted in 2024–25, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 3,585 of 16,152 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 62%, from 9,977 in 2015 to 16,152 in 2024, and Richmond's admit rate went from 31% to 22%.

What ACT score do you need for Richmond?

14% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 33–35, with a median of 34. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1430–1510 works out to about 32–34.

Why might Richmond's SAT range look high?

Only 19% of enrolled students sent an SAT. The range counts only those who did, and students with lower scores tend to hold theirs back.

Does applying early decision help at Richmond?

34% of early decision applicants were admitted (397 of 1,175), against 22% of all applicants. Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the real edge is smaller than the gap.

How many students get off the waitlist at Richmond?

71 of the 2,117 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 3.4%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25.

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What SAT score do you need for Richmond? (Middle 50%: 1430–1510)

First-year students at Richmond who sent an SAT scored 1430–1510, with a median of 1470 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Richmond admits 22% of applicants and is test optional.

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Where your score lands at Richmond

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1430–1510, median 1470

Your score

Middle 50% of admitted students Median Fewer than half sent a score, so the range runs high

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Richmond by the numbers

Admit rate: 22%
Middle 50% SAT: 1430–1510
Median SAT: 1470
About on the ACT: 32–34
Sent an SAT: 19%

Test optional · checked Nov 9, 2026 · Richmond admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Richmond admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 62%, from 9,977 in 2015 to 16,152 in 2024, and Richmond's admit rate went from 31% to 22%.

Show the numbers

Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	16,152	3,585	22%
2023	15,121	3,525	23%
2022	14,364	3,501	24%
2021	13,955	4,015	29%
2020	12,060	3,727	31%
2019	12,356	3,500	28%
2018	11,882	3,585	30%
2017	10,013	3,301	33%
2016	10,422	3,385	32%
2015	9,977	3,104	31%

In fall 2024, 841 of the 3,585 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Richmond

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?

Under 1380Far reachHold
1380–1420ReachHold
1430–1460TargetHold
1470 and upTargetSend

1250135014501550

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges.

Richmond SAT sections, ACT and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	710	750	780
SAT total	1430	1470	1510
ACT composite	33	34	35

Of enrolled first-year students, 19% sent an SAT and 14% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.

Top 10% of their class: 70%; of new students who reported a rank

Richmond early decision and waitlist

Early decision

397 of 1,175 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision34%
All applicants22%

Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.

Waitlist

3,866 applicants were offered a spot, 2,117 took it, and 71 were admitted from it.

3.4%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2024–25.

Richmond cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $31,309; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 85%
Median earnings: $76,178; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 3,618

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Richmond

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

More colleges in Virginia

Every college for an SAT of1430 1470 1510

Sources

Richmond Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Richmond admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
Richmond website
University of Richmond

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1430–1510, and the median was 1470. At 1470 or higher you're above half of them. Richmond admits 22% of applicants.

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