14 Facts About Richmond University

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Richmond American University London is a private university in London, United Kingdom.

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Richmond University was founded in 1972, by British educator Cyril Taylor.

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University awards US degrees from the American state of Delaware, where Richmond is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

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Richmond University was founded in 1972 by the social entrepreneur and politician Cyril Taylor, chairman of the American Institute For Foreign Study, as Richmond University College, The American College in London.

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Richmond University inaugurated its first postgraduate degree in 1998 with a Master of Business Administration degree.

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From 1996 to 2018 Richmond issued British degrees validated by the Open University.

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Richmond University had an average of 163 staff, including 83 academic staff, 68 management and administrative staff and 12 technical staff, during the year ending 30 June 2017.

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Richmond University offers a range of majors and minors at undergraduate level in business, economics, political science, international relations, media, the arts and humanities.

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All undergraduate programmes at Richmond University follow a broad, US liberal arts approach to education, combined with the British system of specialisation.

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Richmond University is a "recognised body" that can award UK degrees, subject to regular inspection by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education and regulation by the Office for Students.

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Richmond University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, an accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education.

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Richmond University is split between the Chiswick Park Campus and the Kensington facility, located on Kensington High Street.

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RIASA, located on the campus of Leeds Beckett Richmond University focuses on a combination of soccer training and sports management.

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The men's soccer team 'The Richmond University Stags' competes in the British Universities and Colleges Sport London soccer league.

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