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School AI policies · University of Richmond

Does University of Richmond allow AI help with college essays?

Not addressed. As of November 3, 2026, the University of Richmond publishes no AI-specific policy for application essays.

Feedback allowed
Not addressed
AI-written text
Not addressed; the Common App rule still applies
Checked
November 3, 2026
Source
No published policy page

What University of Richmond publishes

As of our last check, University of Richmond publishes no policy specifically addressing applicants' use of AI on application essays. Nothing on its admissions pages either permits or prohibits AI feedback, brainstorming help, or editing tools. Richmond's admissions pages and its Insider's Guide posts say nothing about applicants' use of AI; the essay guide asks that any advice you take still sound like you.

Silence is not permission. With no published rule, the Common App's own fraud policy and the school's general integrity expectations still apply: the essay must be the applicant's own work. Getting feedback that leaves you the author is a different act from submitting text you did not write, but where a school has stated nothing, that distinction is yours to make and yours to verify.

Checked November 3, 2026

What we checked

University of Richmond accepts applications through Common App and Coalition. We read each admissions page listed below for a rule on applicants' use of AI and found none. What University of Richmond does say about the essay and about honesty is quoted here, in its own words.

“Just be sure to only take advice that feels right to you. At the end of the day, this is still your essay. A helpful guiding question you can ask your readers is simply, “Does this sound like me?””

A Guide to Crafting a Great Supplemental Essay · source

“Keep in mind that this is one of the best opportunities for your admission counselor to get to know you—so be authentic and genuine and let your personality shine!”

A Guide to Crafting a Great Supplemental Essay · source

The student honor code: Student Handbook.

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Do your own fact-checking. This page is a starting point, not the authority. The school's own admissions pages are. Policies can change after our check date (November 3, 2026), and you are responsible for verifying University of Richmond's current policy yourself before you rely on it, here or anywhere else.

Supplemental essays, 2026-27

1 essay · Checked November 3, 2026 · published prompts · deadlines on University of Richmond's site

Richmond's materials page prints three prompts under the heading Richmond Question and asks for one response of at least 350 and at most 650 words, submitted inside the Common App or Coalition application or in the Spider Portal.

Choose 1 of 3

  • Relentlessly welcoming650 words
    Richmond is a community that strives to be relentlessly welcoming. Tell us about a time you made a space better for other people by helping them feel welcome, heard, included, or supported.
  • Ideas into actions650 words
    Richmond students turn ideas into actions. Tell us about a time you learned by doing, making, building, testing, helping, or leading and what that experience taught you about yourself, the world, or the kind of impact you want to have.
  • The Spider650 words
    Richmond’s mascot is the Spider. Just as you are unique, this singular mascot represents over 52,680 unique species of spiders. Tell us about the communities, experiences, or ambitions that have shaped you into the unique person you are and how you will make your mark as part of a Spider community.
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