<p>UR Admissions:</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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!!!). </p>
<p>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</a> Expensive Colleges In America - Forbes.com](<a href=“Most Expensive Colleges In America”>Most Expensive Colleges In America) ]. This is not a fact that President Ayres should be proud of.</p>
<p>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).</p>