Which has a stronger small-school feel: Georgetown or the University of Richmond?

The University of Richmond is more likely to provide the small-school feel you describe. Its undergraduate population is much smaller than Georgetown’s, and its contained, residential campus makes it easier to see familiar faces, run into classmates, and build routines within a close community. Richmond also puts substantial emphasis on undergraduate teaching, so professor access and classroom relationships tend to be a visible part of daily student life.

Georgetown can still feel personal within a major, a living-learning community, a club, or a cohort, and many students form close relationships with faculty. But it is a larger undergraduate institution in a dense Washington, D.C., setting. That creates more energy and opportunity, but day-to-day life can feel less self-contained and less intimate.

For a student whose top priorities are being recognized by professors and belonging to a close-knit campus community, Richmond has the clearer edge. Georgetown makes more sense when the draw of D.C., public affairs, international activity, and a more urban, outward-facing student experience matters enough to offset the larger-scale atmosphere.