ABA Required Disclosures
This page offers information and links to information posted throughout our website to increase the ease with which prospective students may access the consumer information required by Standard 509 of the American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
The University of Richmond School of Law is approved by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association, 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654, 312-988-6738.
- 2023 Standard 509 Information Report
-
Cost of Attendance, Scholarships, Financial Aid, and Refund Policies
Scholarships, Financial Aid, and Other Financial Support
Conditional Scholarships
Beginning with the class entering in 2012, there are no conditional scholarships at Richmond Law. Scholarships are awarded when a student enters the first year of law school, and scholarship assistance in the student’s second and third year will continue in the amount originally awarded, provided the student is in good standing and meets the standards on Satisfactory Academic Progress.
Students Matriculating In # Entering with Conditional Scholarships # Whose Conditional Scholarships Have Been Reduced or Eliminated 2023 0 0 2022 0 0 Refund Policy
All financial aid except Federal Work Study is credited directly to the student’s account, at the beginning of the term, once the student has submitted all required forms and met all requirements for the aid. Aid for the academic year is split evenly between fall and spring terms. If the amount of financial aid exceeds your billable charges at Richmond, then you are eligible for a refund. The Student Accounts Office will automatically generate a refund for a credit balance caused by Federal financial aid within fourteen days of the actual disbursement date. Any other credit balances will remain on your account unless you request a refund from the Student Accounts Office.
-
Curriculum and Academic Requirements
Academic Calendar (current)
Academic Calendars (future)
-
Employment Outcomes and Bar Passage Data
Information on employment outcomes for the Class of 2020 may not reflect a particular law school’s typical results in this area. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, bar admission exams were canceled or delayed in many jurisdictions, thus making it more challenging for graduates to secure employment by the annual Graduate Employment Status Date of March 15. Please reference the 3 years of employment outcome data posted on the ABA Required Disclosures webpage of each ABA-Approved Law School or at www.abarequireddisclosures.org.
Employment Outcomes
Complete Bar Passage Data
- Transfer Policies
-
Learning Outcomes
In accordance with ABA Standards 301 and 302, the Law School has established the following five learning outcomes for its JD program:
- Students will be able to effectively research legal issues and write coherent analyses of those issues using proper citation format.
- Students will be able to analyze legal problems by considering critical facts, relevant law, and policy implications where applicable.
- Students will demonstrate substantive knowledge of legal doctrine, including competency in the following core curricular areas: civil procedure, constitutional law, contracts, criminal law, property, and torts.
- Students will demonstrate professional skills in the conduct of litigation and courtroom advocacy.
- Students will demonstrate competency in the exercise of proper professional and ethical responsibilities to clients and the legal system.
Discrimination & Harassment
The University of Richmond prohibits discrimination and harassment against applicants, students, faculty or staff on the basis of race, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, status as a veteran or any classification protected by local, state or federal law.
-
Policy Prohibiting Discrimination
Policy Prohibiting Discrimination
PURPOSE:
This policy is designed to foster adherence to the University of Richmond’s commitment to non-discrimination and to ensure compliance with applicable laws. This policy serves as the University’s notice of nondiscrimination for purposes of compliance with Title VI and Title IX (defined in linked document above) and fulfills the University’s obligations under IRS Revenue Procedure 75-50 (as amended by Revenue Procedure 2019-22). This policy and related University policies and procedures are not contracts and do not confer contractual rights upon any individual. The University has the right to amend or modify this policy and related University policies and procedures from time to time, without prior notice.
SCOPE:
This policy applies to the University of Richmond and all of its Affiliates. As used in this policy, the term “Affiliates” means organizations or entities in which the University owns a controlling interest or has the right to elect the majority of the entity’s governing board. This policy applies to University students, staff, and faculty and to other individuals participating in or attempting to participate in the University’s education programs or activities. -
What is Discrimination according to University policy?
Discrimination is discrimination in the University’s Education Program or Activity in the United States based on an individual’s Protected Status that adversely affects a term or condition of an individual’s employment or limits or denies an individual’s opportunity to participate in or benefit from the University’s Education Program or Activity. Harassment is a form of Discrimination.
- What is Sex Discrimination?
-
What is Harassment according to University policy?
Hostile Environment Harassment
The term “Hostile Environment Harassment” means unwelcome conduct based on Protected Status or Sex that, based on the totality of the circumstances, is subjectively and objectively offensive and is so severe or pervasive that it limits or denies a person’s ability to participate in or benefit from the University’s Education Program or Activity.
Determining whether a hostile environment has been created is a fact-specific inquiry that considers the totality of the circumstances and may include consideration of the following:
- The degree to which the conduct at issue affected the Complainant’s ability to access the University’s Education Program or Activity;
- The nature, scope, type, frequency, and duration of the conduct at issue;
- The ages, identity, and relationships of the persons involved; and
- Other Hostile Environment Harassment in the University’s Education Program or Activity, if any.
Quid Pro Quo Harassment
“Quid Pro Quo Harassment” occurs when a faculty or staff member of the University, an authorized agent of the University or another person authorized by the University to provide aid, benefit or services under the University’s Education Program or Activity, explicitly or impliedly conditions a provision of such aid, benefit or service on an individual’s participation in unwelcome sexual conduct.
-
What is a Protected Status?
The term “Protected Status” means an individual’s race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, ethnicity, age, disability, family medical or genetic information, status as a veteran, military status, or any classification protected by local, state, or federal law.
-
What is retaliation?
The term “Retaliation” means intimidation, threats, coercion, or Discrimination against any individual by the University, a University student, faculty, or staff member, or anyone else authorized by the University to provide aid, benefit, or service under the University’s Education Program or Activity, for the purpose of interfering with any right or privilege secured by the University policy.