Access & Affordability
Access to a Richmond education should be motivated by a student’s promise, not their financial circumstances.
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Today, the University of Richmond is remarkably well positioned thanks to our unique strengths, the generosity of generations, and careful stewardship. This is our time to Accelerate Richmond through the most ambitious fundraising campaign in the University’s history.
Together, we’ll build on our incredible momentum — deepening our investments in the people, opportunities, and experiences that define a Richmond education — and take our University to even greater heights.
University announces historic $150 million gift
The transformational gift will support the campaign's priorities, including a $50M matching fund for endowed scholarships.
Our Pillars
By participating in this campaign, you’ll help open the doors of opportunity wider for talented students, strengthen the teacher-scholar model at the heart of academic excellence, prepare our graduates for lives of purpose, build a stronger future for Spider Athletics, and engage Spiders everywhere in the life of the University.
Academic Excellence
Accelerate Richmond will strengthen the teacher-scholar model that makes a Richmond education so exceptional.
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Lives of Purpose
The true measure of a Richmond education is found in the lives our graduates build.
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Athletics
Every unforgettable moment in Spider Athletics begins long before the opening whistle.
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Campaign investment
$600,000,000 goalAlumni engagement
50% goalAccelerate Richmond is the most ambitious campaign in the University’s history — for the dollars we seek to raise, the future we aim to shape, and the broader Spider community we aspire to engage.