interests. The school was originally named University College and included both a two-year junior college and an evening division. It was located on the original location of Richmond College on the corner of Grace and Lombardy Streets in Richmond's Fan district. In 1974, the school moved from the Columbia Building at Grace & Lombardy to the main campus in Richmond's West End. In 1994, the school was renamed the School of Continuing Studies in alignment with names of the other schools of the institution. In 2012, it was renamed the School of Professional & Continuing Studies to better reflect the character of its students and the nature of its programs. Undergraduate academics All students must complete general education requirements as part of the liberal arts curriculum. These requirements include a freshman seminar that all first-year students must complete. Other general education requirements include expository writing, wellness, foreign language, and one class each in six fields of study. Richmond offers more than 100 majors, minors, and concentrations in three undergraduate schools—the School of Arts and Sciences, the Robins School of Business, and the Jepson School of Leadership Studies. The School of Continuing Studies, primarily an evening school focused on part-time adult students, offers additional degree programs in selected areas. Admissions The University of Richmond admitted just over 24.3 percent of applicants for the class of 2026. The 837-member class of 2023 has a middle 50 percent range for SAT scores of 1370–1500 and a middle 50 percent range for ACT scores of 31–34. Rankings In its "America's Best Colleges 2021" issue, U.S. News & World Report ranked Richmond tied for 22nd overall among national liberal arts colleges, tied for 18th "Most Innovative", and the 25th "Best Value". The Princeton Review named Richmond No. 3 for Best-Run College, No. 4 Best Career Services, No. 4 Best Schools for Internships, No. 5 Best Classroom Experience, and No. 8 Most Beautiful Campus in its 2019 edition of The Best 384 Colleges. Kiplinger ranked Richmond 18th among the "Best Private Colleges" in the U.S. for 2018. Richmond was ranked eighth by SmartMoney in the category "Best Private Colleges of 2011", leaving two Ivy League Universities behind in the top 10. BusinessWeek ranked the E. Claiborne Robins School of Business as the 12th best undergraduate program in the nation in 2009. In 2015, Time magazine's Money section named Richmond among "the top 10 colleges with the