University of Richmond Top Questions

Many people see the typical Richmond student as the preppy, white, upper class kid who wears Polo, Lacoste, JCrew. When you think Richmond, you think preppy. I think, because of the tuition cost, people usually stereotype Richmond students as stuck up, disconnected from the real world by money.

They are all very preppy. They are all spoiled.

We are a bunch of affluent, white, J.Crew-wearing Northeasterners who want to get a good education while attending a school that looks more like a country club than a college. All of the girls wear pearls and dresses to class. You better not even think of wearing sweatpants outside of your dorm room.

I think the first stereotype that comes to mind when most people think of Richmond is "preppy". Also, I've heard the University of Richmond referred to as the "University of Rich-kids".

preppy, too right for their own good, snobs, hardcore partiers

Contrasted to nearby Virginia Commonwealth University, we are often seen as wealthy, stuck-up, privileged, coke addicts who are not very open minded or progressive. Richmond is often represented by attractive white people and that is certainly a generalization as well. In contrast to state schools, students from Richmond are lots of times seen as nerdy and driven ... lacking a sense of humor.

Some stereotypes include: non-scholars are very homogenous from similar backgrounds, social classes, orientation, etc. There seems to be discretion over the amount (or lack of) diversity. We are viewed as preppy, middle-upper class wealthy students, a lot of greek involvement.

Preppy rich northern kids.

Preppy Rich Snoody Smart Connected

white, wealthy

They are very preppy, Type-A, and snobby.

preppy, polos, rich snobs, pearls, money, dress well

The stereotypical Richmond girl wears sundresses to class with pearls next to her boyfriend in khaki shorts and a polo shirt.

That the majority are too rich for their own good and way too preppy. Popped collars are an epidemic. Everyone is from New Jersey.

The major stereotype that we all acknowledge is that Richmond students are rich, preppy, white, and probably boarding school graduates. Guys in ties, girls in pearls.

Richmond is usually referred to as the "Richmond Bubble". The girls are gorgeous and the guys are decent.. but EVERYONE is preppy. It's a BEAUTIFUL campus with beautiful people, most have a lot of money.

Preppy, Rich,

That Richmond is full of rich and preppy kids from the east coast.

Rich, conservative, stuck up, Northern, douchebaggery all around, ugly girls

"Pretty campus, pretty people." Richmond is steryotypically full of extremly preppy, rich, white people from up north. It is also often described as the "Richmond Bubble." It's not the real world, nor representative of the actual population. You cannot escape the bubble; all of campus is its own little pseudo-world, sheltered and disallusioned from the realities of life.