<p>Stew, there is a program in which all admitted VA students whose family makes less than $40,000 a year can attend UR for free. Aside from that, there are a few scholarships set up for VA students in particular. In general, UR will meet 100% of demonstrated need and from what I remember, the maximum loans they’ll give is only $4,000, the rest will be work study or grants. </p>
<p>The sciences have really improved over the last five or so years at UR. There has been a focus on hiring some star professors and the amount of undergraduate research students perform with professors. Couple those initiatives with the newly renovated Gottwald Science Building (<a href=“University of Richmond”>University of Richmond) and the sciences look to get even stronger. Here’s a good recent read on our pre-health track if that’s something you’re interested in. (<a href=“University of Richmond”>University of Richmond) Additionally, this year, UR had three Goldwater Scholars. Only 317 were given out across the country. Harvard had 4, MIT, Williams and Davidson had two, Princeton and Washington & Lee only had one. We had two in 2006. 05, 04 and 01 and one in 02. Not too bad for a senior class that typically numbers less than 750.</p>