Class of 2012

otis
Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:18:32 +0000

UR Admissions:

Thanks for the link to the news article discussing the Forbes magazine’s favorable ranking of the greater Richmond Region as the 7th most friendly city for business and careers.

Less favorable information concerning the University of Richmond also provided by the same Forbes magazine is that the University of Richmond has increased its tuition a staggering eighty four percent (84%) over the past 7 years (Ouch!!!).

Let me say that again in a different manner: Over the past 7 years the University of Richmond’s tuition has increased 84% and is now the second most expensive school in the nation
[cite: [Most Expensive Colleges In America - Forbes.com](Most Expensive Colleges In America) ]. This is not a fact that President Ayres should be proud of.

I appreciate that the University funds 50 full Richmond Scholarships each year and provides financial aid for those students having sufficient financial need but please recall the post on this site a few months ago from a current Richmond student that expressed an opinion there were very few middle class students now attending the University of Richmond because of the high tuition (a/k/a the 84% tuition increase over the past 7 years).