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University of Richmond Seniors Head to Leading Companies and Top Graduate Schools Around the World

Weekend Ceremonies Celebrate More Than 1,000 Graduates Across Schools
May 7, 2025

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND — The University of Richmond will award more than 1,000 degrees during Commencement ceremonies on May 10 and 11. 

The University expects to award the following degrees:

  • 857 undergraduate bachelor’s degrees from the School of Arts & Sciences, Robins School of Business, and Jepson School of Leadership Studies;
  • 39 bachelor’s degrees and 72 master’s degrees through the School of Professional & Continuing Studies; and
  • 118 juris doctor degrees from the Richmond School of Law.

Future Plans
From Austin to Sydney and San Francisco to London, graduating seniors are heading to jobs and graduate schools around the world. The Class of 2025 has secured opportunities at highly coveted companies and organizations, including Accenture, McKinsey, Barclays, Citi, PwC, L’Oreal, and Teach for America. Students are continuing their education at some of the world’s premier graduate institutions, including Harvard, MIT, Cornell, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Oxford, Duke, Penn, and Yale.

By the Numbers

  • 30 graduating seniors received prestigious scholarships or fellowships for national or international study, research, or service: for example, a Goldwater scholarship or a Fulbright award.
  • Through study abroad, research, and internship programs around the world, 75% of the Class of 2025 (about 600 students) studied abroad with university support. This number includes both short trips and semester-long experiences.
  • 85% of the Class of 2025 participated in at least one internship or summer research experience, including at the United Nations in New York City, the Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago, and Johnson & Johnson in Philadelphia.
  • 168 Arts & Sciences seniors presented research at this year’s A&S Symposium.
  • The Jepson School of Leadership Studies Class of 2025 comprises 76 majors and 18 minors, including four majors and one minor who received full scholarships to University of Oxford master’s programs and seven majors who completed senior honors research theses.
  • 100% of business school graduates participated in at least one experiential learning opportunity, either as part of their degree studies or outside the traditional classroom experience. Examples include the Spider Business Hub, Student Managed Investment Fund, Student Managed ETF, Bench Top Innovations, capstone projects, student-faculty research, case competitions, and practicums.
  • Approximately 20% of law school graduates earned the Carrico Center Pro Bono Certificate, which recognizes students who complete at least 120 hours of service during their three years of law school. Collectively, the Class of 2025 Pro Bono Certificate recipients have performed more than 4,000 hours of service.
  • Graduates of the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies program in the School of Professional & Continuing Studies completed 5,000 hours of practicum in five public school divisions and multiple independent schools throughout the Richmond region.
  • Seniors in the Bonner Scholars Program served with over 40 unique nonprofit organizations in the Richmond region during their four years.

Additional details about UR’s Commencement ceremonies and speakers are available here.

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Note: The data above is current as of April 21, 2025, and includes students who graduated in December 2024/January 2025 or have applied to graduate in May or August 2025.