UR earns high marks from Princeton Review

The Princeton Review has recognized the University of Richmond as a top-25 university in 15 categories in its 2023 edition of of The Best 388 Colleges guide, published Aug. 17. The guide provides specific rankings in categories that span academics, amenities, school services, campus culture, extracurriculars, and more, based on surveys of 160,000 students.

UR was ranked in the top 10 on the following lists:
• Most Beautiful Campus – No. 3
• Best Athletic Facilities – no. 5
• Best-Run Colleges – No. 7
• Best Classroom Experience – No. 8
• Best Campus Food – No. 9
• Best Quality of Life – No. 10
• Best Student Support and Counseling Services – No. 10
• Most Accessible Professors – No. 10

UR also was included in the top 25 on the following lists:
• Best Career Services – No. 13
• Best College Library – No. 13
• Happiest Students – No. 14
• Their Students Love These Colleges – No. 20
• Best Science Lab Facilities – No. 22
• Professors Get High Marks – No. 22
• Best Health Services – No. 23

The “Best Student Support and Counseling Services,” “Best Health Services,” and “Best Science Lab Facilities,” are new categories for Richmond this year.

“Our selection of the colleges in this book is based on our opinion of their academic offerings. We recommend each one as an academically outstanding choice for an applicant,” said Rob Franek, editor-in-chief of The Princeton Review and lead author of The Best 388 Colleges. “Our ranking lists, however, are not based on our opinions of the colleges. They’re entirely based on what the schools’ own students have told us about their experiences at them.”

Earlier this year, the University of Richmond was named to The Princeton Review’s list of the Best Value Colleges for 2022 and ranked No. 2 among private schools on the “Best Schools for Internships” list. UR also was named to the Green Colleges list.