Undergraduate Admission

Visit the place you’ll love to call home

Your campus visit is so much more than seeing the beauty of our campus firsthand. It’s more than meeting our Spider community and joining us in classes. It’s more than walking our 350 acres of brickwork, gardens, and walkways. And it’s more than eating our award-winning food... though that’s definitely a nice perk.

Your campus visit is about envisioning your life as a Spider and seeing the place where you’ll learn, grow, flourish, and call home for years to come. Schedule your visit to Richmond today. We’re so excited to meet you.

Explore Visit & Events Opportunities

Join Our Contact List

We’d love to hear from you! You’ll not only receive information and important admission announcements – you’ll also connect with your regional admission counselor, who can personally answer any Spider-related questions you might have.

Admission Insider's Guide

A colorful infographic of core subjects: english, second language, social studies, mathematics, and science

May 24, 2024

Planning Your Senior Year Schedule

You have one more year to plan wisely to show colleges your mastery of material, so why let off the gas pedal now? We’re not saying you can’t have fun in your last year of high school. Of course, we encourage you to make the most of your time with your classmates. But we also want to help you to find success in the college process. We hope that these tips prove helpful as you sit down to select next year’s coursework.

January 29, 2024

Dealing With Deferral

Your breath catches in anticipation as you desperately try to remember your login credentials on decision release day, finally entering the online Spider Portal only to discover…you’re deferred.

Not the news you were hoping for, no doubt. But let’s hold off on that sigh of defeat for now.

November 14, 2023

A Guide to Creating a Successful Application

During the conversation of college admission, often the question arises, “What can I do to stand out?”. Typically, the underlying assumption is, “What can I do to standout…in a good way”. While there are many aspects of an application that are desirable, compelling, and interesting to read, there are equally as many blunders students can make when crafting their application.

November 6, 2023

2 Big Things Virginians Should Know About UR

If you're from Virginia, you know that we have dozens of attractive colleges and universities. With so many to choose from, distinguishing between different schools' admission processes, financial aid, and overall benefits is tricky. The array of high-profile public universities can make it especially difficult to understand how private universities like UR fit into the mix.