My Richmond Experience

otis
Sat, 28 Jul 2007 23:04:41 +0000

One measure of the satisfaction of a school’s grads is its alumni giving rate. The higher the alum giving rate the more pleased the school’s grads are with their alma mater.

U.S. News & World Report reports that only 28% of the Richmond alums donated to the school during the prior year. That 28% rate ranked 92d among other liberal arts colleges in the country and was significantly lower than its peer institutions.

Richmond’s alumni giving rate lagged behind its academic peers (i) Sewanee—University of the South (TN), (ii) Whitman College (WA) and (iii) Occidental College (CA)…

US News ranks Richmond overall among liberal arts colleges tied with Sewanee—University of the South (TN) at #34 followed by Whitman College (WA)and Occidental College (CA).

Sewanee—University of the South had an alumni giving rate of 44%;
Whitman College alum giving rate was 46%;
Occidental College (CA) alumni giving rate was 45%;

all significantly higher than Richmond’s 28% alumni giving rate.