About University of Richmond. University of Richmond in Richmond, VA reports an overall acceptance rate of 22.2%, an early-round acceptance rate of 33.0%, an SAT middle 50% of 1430–1510, a class size of 857, and a yield of 24.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Highly selective university combining liberal arts with business and leadership studies. Full-ride scholarship program (Richmond Scholars) and one of the largest endowments per student among non-Ivy schools.