Colleges

University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg)

• Phone: 540-899-4100

The University of Mary Washington, located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, is a state supported, coeducational, predominantly undergraduate residential college of the liberal arts and science. Mary Washington is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. To meet the diverse academic goals sought by students in today's society, the University of Mary Washington is organized into academic departments of one or more disciplines and offers more than 30 undergraduate programs in the liberal arts and sciences and in compatible professional fields. It awards the undergraduate degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Liberal Studies. It also offers and interdisciplinary graduate degree, the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, and brings selected graduate programs in the professions to Fredericksburg via satellite from Virginia's major research universities.

Medical College of Virginia (Richmond)

• Phone: 804-786-9000

Medical College of Virginia (MCVH) has as its chief mission the provision of high quality health care, as well as the support of the health education, research, and public services activities of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health Sciences Schools. As VCUs primary health care facility, MCVH recognizes its vital functions of providing health care (including indigent patients), serving as the primary teaching facility for VCU students, and supporting the medical and biomedical research of VCU faculty. Effective July 1997, MCV Hospitals operates under a public authority governance structure, while continuing its close affiliation to VCU.

Randolph Macon College (Ashland)

• Phone: 804-798-8372

The main campus of Randolph-Macon College is located in Ashland, Virginia, a suburb of Richmond. Randolph-Macon is an undergraduate, coeducational college of the liberal arts. Founded by Methodists in 1830, Randolph-Macon is an independent college that maintains a relationship with the United Methodist Church. Randolph-Macon College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award two undergraduate degrees, the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science. There are 29 possible academic majors.

University of Richmond (Richmond)

• Phone: 804-289-8000

The University of Richmond is an independent, privately endowed institution of higher education that provides a comprehensive academic program for men and women. Several colleges and schools are incorporated to form the University of Richmond with authority and responsibility vested legally in the Board of Trustees and the President of the University. The University of Richmond is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and the Virginia State Board of Education. The University has a diverse educational opportunity that derives from undergraduate degree program in the liberal arts and sciences, leadership, and business, as well as graduate and professional programs in law, business and selected areas of the arts and sciences. Richmond also provides a variety of credit and continuing education programs to the larger community.

Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond)

• Phone: 804-828-0100

Virginia Commonwealth University is a public, research university located in the capital of the state, Richmond, Virginia. It is composed of 2 campuses: the Medical College of Virginia Campus located near the financial, governmental and retail district in downtown Richmond and the Academic Campus situated two miles west in the historic fan District. It is ranked as a Carnegie Research University-1, one of only three in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Virginia Union University (Richmond)

• Phone: 804-257-5881

Virginia Union, founded in 1865, is a church affiliated, historically black university. Programs are offered through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School of Theology. Its 72 acre campus is located in Richmond.