+11%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at University of Richmond rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($58.6k → $65.2k).
Virginia · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
University of Richmond
University of Richmond, Virginia. 3,002 undergraduate students. 67 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at University of Richmond
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at University of Richmond fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.8% → 0.0%).
+11%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at University of Richmond rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($58.6k → $65.2k).
+45%
Private nonprofit bachelor's-predominant peer
10-year earnings at University of Richmond are 45% above the private nonprofit bachelor's-predominant peer median ($76.2k vs $52.7k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Virginia
Each tile compares this institution to the Virginia median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$76,178+12% · 6→10y
Virginia median $44,813$67,927
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry87.8%+3% · '97→'24
Virginia median 50.7%$19,000+81% · '97→'20
At program completion3,002-8% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS93.2%-1% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time23.3%-50% · '01→'24
latest cohort$62,600+189% · '01→'24
out-of-state $62,600SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.3%Median federal debt $19,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $76,178 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+189%
University of Richmond · in-state tuition rose
$22,570 → $65,230
+189%
University of Richmond · out-of-state tuition rose
$22,570 → $65,230
+81%
University of Richmond · median debt rose
$11,616 → $21,000
-100%
University of Richmond · cohort default rate fell
2.2% → 0.0%
+100%
University of Richmond · pell share rose
8.6% → 17.2%
+39%
University of Richmond · earnings_median_6yr rose
$48,700 → $67,927
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$127,183Economics.$122,879Computer and Information Sciences, General.$121,774Accounting and Related Services.$99,714Business Administration, Management and Operations.$97,662Law.$97,641Human Resources Management and Services.$87,589Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.$81,521Human Resources Management and Services.$76,301Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.$71,914Area Studies.$70,722Educational Administration and Supervision.$67,763Biology, General.$67,736Political Science and Government.$67,169Sociology.$65,809Bioethics/Medical Ethics.$63,986Psychology, General.$60,210English Language and Literature, General.$55,411Curriculum and Instruction.$54,772Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$47,775
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
20 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
AREA, ETHNIC & CULTURAL STUDIES · CIP 05
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at University of Richmond
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$1,064,046
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 6
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $15,818
- HS-only baseline · VA
- $39,800
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 52
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Virginia
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“University of Richmond graduates earn $X” — not “University of Richmond makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending University of Richmond caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.