University of Richmond
- Diversity

Preppy, Rich, White Kids

Most would look around Richmond's campus and immediately stereotype our campus as a preppy, white, rich kid paradise. Much of the ethnic diversity can be spotted in our varsity athletes (primarily the basketball and football teams) or in ethically/racially clustered groups on campus. Walking around, one does not see much diversity on the surface. But an appreciation for student life and on-campus organizations will allow students to discover that there are in fact many diversity initiatives, racially-based student organizations with great outreach, and a general mindset of open acceptance among students.

Mostly White

Richmond's student body is comprised of mostly white people, but there is still a good amount of diversity. People come from all walks of life and you will meet as many students with millionaire parents as you will those who are on need based financial aid.

Diversity in Many Ways Here at the University of Richmond

Though the University of Richmond is small and commonly known to be a very homogeneous campus in regards to monetary demographics, it depends who you talk to. Most of the student athletes, which comprise a large amount of the enrollment at our small school of about 4,000 undergraduates, are of hispanic, african-american, asian, or latin descent. Being a student-athelte myself, I tend to be friends with other athletes, and most of my friends are very diverse in race and thinking. But for most of the school that does not play sports, students tend to be non-hispanic, and with an affluent background. Usually at the dining hall, you will see a mix of both types of people sitting together and eating luch which is really refreshing to me! Racism seems to not be much of an issue here and though some birds of a feather flock together, most of the student body is respectful of each other.