Is University of Richmond or Fordham better for campus location?

For campus location, it depends on whether you want a true campus bubble or daily city access. Fordham gives you a much more urban, connected experience, especially at its Lincoln Center campus in Manhattan, where the city is immediately part of student life. University of Richmond offers a more traditional, self-contained campus in a quieter part of Richmond, with a polished residential feel but less built-in walkability beyond campus itself.

Fordham is the better match for someone who wants to step off campus and immediately have restaurants, transit, internships, and city activity around them. At Lincoln Center, you are right in Manhattan, so walkability is a major strength. At Rose Hill in the Bronx, the setting is more campus-centered but still much more tied to New York City than Richmond is to its surrounding neighborhood, with access to trains and city opportunities that students use regularly.

Richmond fits a student who wants a beautiful, spacious campus and a calmer day-to-day environment. The campus is one of the school’s biggest strengths, and it feels very livable on its own, but the surrounding area is more suburban in feel. You can get into the city of Richmond for restaurants, neighborhoods, and internships, but it is not the kind of place where most students are constantly moving between campus and the city on foot.

If “campus location” means immediate walkability and feeling plugged into the surrounding area every day, Fordham stands out. If it means having a comfortable, attractive campus with access to a smaller city when you want it, Richmond can be more appealing.