My son loves Richmond, after 6 weeks

baywood
Sun, 21 Oct 2012 13:45:16 +0000

We had barely heard of Richmond before starting college research, but it seems everywhere we find families who say their son, cousin, etc. went there and loved it.

Here’s a little boasting I’ll do on behalf of Richmond:

The Daily Beast ranked US Colleges on the basis of how happy students are (and what percentage would make the same decision again), and U of Richmond came in 7th nationwide:

[College Rankings 2012: 25 Happiest Schools (Photos) - Newsweek and The Daily Beast](http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/galleries/2012/08/05/college-rankings-2012-25-happiest-schools-photos.html#slide_7)

Here’s a link to Richmond’s website, listing its rankings and accolades:

[Facts & Rankings - University of Richmond](http://www.richmond.edu/facts/#)

I’m sure most colleges can make similar claims, and most kids are happy wherever they go. I just thought I’d pass on one student’s real life experience.