Richard Bland College Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Fringe rural
Outside any urbanized area or urban cluster.
- City
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural (this campus)
894 students
Smaller than 66% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 18.5%
- TypePublic
- ClassTwo-year special-focus college
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Petersburg5.5 mi
- Chester13.1 mi
- Richmond27.3 mi
- University of Richmond30 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Richard Bland College, the largest reported group is Black (39.4%), followed by White (32.9%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.5% | 0% |
| Asian | 1.1% | 2.9% |
| Black | 39.4% | 20% |
| Hispanic | 6.9% | 0% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 32.9% | 77.1% |
| Two or more races | 9.7% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 2.6% | 0% |
| Unknown | 6.9% | 0% |
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- 89.3%Richard Bland College admitted 2,139 of 2,964 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 43.8%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 937 of 2,139.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $14,830average net price after grants for aided students, against $15,660 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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