Graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $84,260, placing University of Richmond in the 87.5 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure runs well above the $67,139 median at comparable institutions (same control and size band). Graduates earn about $6,212 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing University of Richmond in the 79.3 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks University of Richmond #86 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern at University of Richmond is anchored by its dominant concentration in Business, which accounts for 36% of degree output and channels graduates into high-demand professional roles. The Business Administration program graduates 223 students with median earnings of $103,856 four years after enrollment — Azimuth ranks it #21 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, at 1.5x the national benchmark for the field. Human Resources Management and Services and Biology, General also deliver competitive median four-year earnings of $92,389 and $69,564 respectively, with Azimuth ranking Human Resources Management and Services #2 and Biology, General #45 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Fields such as Interdisciplinary Studies and Psychology, General round out the program mix, posting median four-year earnings of $90,369 and $64,584 and reinforcing the breadth of University of Richmond's return profile across Social Sciences and other STEM fields disciplines.
Graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $84,260, placing University of Richmond in the 87.5 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure runs well above the $67,139 median at comparable institutions (same control and size band). Graduates earn about $6,212 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing University of Richmond in the 79.3 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks University of Richmond #86 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern at University of Richmond is anchored by its dominant concentration in Business, which accounts for 36% of degree output and channels graduates into high-demand professional roles. The Business Administration program graduates 223 students with median earnings of $103,856 four years after enrollment — Azimuth ranks it #21 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, at 1.5x the national benchmark for the field. Human Resources Management and Services and Biology, General also deliver competitive median four-year earnings of $92,389 and $69,564 respectively, with Azimuth ranking Human Resources Management and Services #2 and Biology, General #45 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Fields such as Interdisciplinary Studies and Psychology, General round out the program mix, posting median four-year earnings of $90,369 and $64,584 and reinforcing the breadth of University of Richmond's return profile across Social Sciences and other STEM fields disciplines.
Latest FE earnings field: 10-year
How graduate earnings grow across the currently available FE horizons.
Financial justification for the investment.
Graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $84,260, placing University of Richmond in the 87.5 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure runs well above the $67,139 median at comparable institutions (same control and size band). Graduates earn about $6,212 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing University of Richmond in the 79.3 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks University of Richmond #86 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern at University of Richmond is anchored by its dominant concentration in Business, which accounts for 36% of degree output and channels graduates into high-demand professional roles. The Business Administration program graduates 223 students with median earnings of $103,856 four years after enrollment — Azimuth ranks it #21 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, at 1.5x the national benchmark for the field. Human Resources Management and Services and Biology, General also deliver competitive median four-year earnings of $92,389 and $69,564 respectively, with Azimuth ranking Human Resources Management and Services #2 and Biology, General #45 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Fields such as Interdisciplinary Studies and Psychology, General round out the program mix, posting median four-year earnings of $90,369 and $64,584 and reinforcing the breadth of University of Richmond's return profile across Social Sciences and other STEM fields disciplines.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
University of Richmond's program mix is anchored in Business — the dominant program family — alongside a supporting cast of social sciences, quantitative, and liberal-arts-adjacent fields. Business accounts for 36% of graduates, with Social Sciences and other STEM fields rounding out the mix at 13% and 3% respectively. This applied-professional orientation, combined with a selective liberal-arts identity, shapes a program portfolio where strong early-career earnings are concentrated in a relatively focused set of fields. The highest aggregate-return program at University of Richmond is Business Administration, which combines meaningful cohort scale with strong four-year earnings — making it the institution's largest program family in terms of total graduate earnings output. The Business Administration program graduates 223 students annually with median earnings of $103,856 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks it #21 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Human Resources Management and Services and Biology, General are also among the largest programs by graduate count, each contributing to the institution's broad-based business and social-science profile. The highest-earning programs at University of Richmond cluster in finance, accounting, and quantitative business fields. Artificial Intelligence leads with median earnings of $112,621 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks it #67 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Accounting follows with median earnings of $112,202, and Azimuth ranks it #17 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. These high-earning programs are largely direct-to-workforce pathways — graduates enter financial services, consulting, and corporate roles — while fields like Interdisciplinary Studies and Psychology, General include a meaningful share of students who continue to graduate or professional school, where four-year earnings undercount longer-term trajectory. Across 27 programs serving roughly 899 students annually, University of Richmond offers focused depth rather than broad scale, with employer relationships concentrated in finance and professional services. See for the ranking methodology and for labor-market context on these fields.
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Graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $84,260, placing University of Richmond in the 87.5 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure runs well above the $67,139 median at comparable institutions (same control and size band). Graduates earn about $6,212 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing University of Richmond in the 79.3 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks University of Richmond #86 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern at University of Richmond is anchored by its dominant concentration in Business, which accounts for 36% of degree output and channels graduates into high-demand professional roles. The Business Administration program graduates 223 students with median earnings of $103,856 four years after enrollment — Azimuth ranks it #21 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, at 1.5x the national benchmark for the field. Human Resources Management and Services and Biology, General also deliver competitive median four-year earnings of $92,389 and $69,564 respectively, with Azimuth ranking Human Resources Management and Services #2 and Biology, General #45 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Fields such as Interdisciplinary Studies and Psychology, General round out the program mix, posting median four-year earnings of $90,369 and $64,584 and reinforcing the breadth of University of Richmond's return profile across Social Sciences and other STEM fields disciplines.
