Why Choose Richmond?

It is our choices that make us stand out 85% NSS Overall Satisfaction

Richmond, The American International University in London offers the traditional American Liberal Arts education, renowned for its flexibility and broad-based core curriculum. Our National Student Survey Overall Satisfaction is 85% and a number of courses have been rated between 86%-93%. Richmond students graduate with both a British and an American degree, qualifications that are recognized and respected by employers and graduate schools worldwide. We are a global community with staff and students from over 120 countries. Our academic community is welcoming, nurturing and diverse. Our commitment is to our students. We put you first.

Quality Teaching

At Richmond we take pride in offering a small class experience (average 16 students per undergraduate class and 13 for postgraduate), and high contact time (normally 15 taught hours per week for undergraduates) to help students realise their full potential. You are never just a number or in a crowd at Richmond. Your opinion and participation is not only encouraged, it is valued. Our faculty are well-qualified, experienced, and experts in their fields. Each student is assigned a full-time member of faculty as a personal academic advisor.

UK and US Degree Accreditation

Richmond’s distinctions include offering liberal arts undergraduate degrees that are accredited in the United States and United Kingdom. We are the only university in the UK that offers a US accredited liberal arts degree. We offer the best of both the US and UK higher education systems: the US focus on the liberal arts and the British system of specialisation.

What is a Liberal Arts Degree?

A liberal arts education is one which encourages students to explore a wide range of subjects before specialising. It reaches across disciplines, building connections between different academic areas such as literature, science, mathematics, writing, business, communications, philosophy and psychology. The advantages of a liberal arts degree are the flexibility and choice, followed by a specialist subject focus, for which you are fully prepared. With this flexibility, you are able to explore your interests earlier on in the degree programme, and then tailor your degree with your specialist subject to highlight not only your interests but your developed skills at the undergraduate level. The result is a degree that showcases your academic skills and talent to prospective employers and postgraduate committees.

Great London Location

Richmond University has two London campuses, so our students are able to experience two sides of the capital – the beautiful green borough of Richmond-upon-Thames and cosmopolitan Kensington. Our campuses are filled with all the vibrant energy London has to offer.

Employability and Global Careers

At Richmond, we guarantee our students a relevant internship with academic credit, subject to successful academic achievement and reference requirements being met for our internship programme. With over 33,000 former students in 140 countries, the University's alumni network spans the globe and is a great resource of contacts, talent, support and expertise. Richmond graduates and former students automatically join this powerful network - a life-long connection that can help you build your career and social contacts. On average 90% of our graduates go onto employment or further study.