P.O. Box 500
Rio Grande, Ohio 45674

The University of Rio Grande, founded in 1876, is a private, comprehensive university located on a 160-acre campus amidst the hills of Southeastern Ohio. Rio Grande offers a combination of liberal arts education, career preparation and practical training. There are over 60 academic programs to choose from in the liberal arts, sciences, business, teacher education, fine and performing arts, nursing, and technologies, as well as pre-professional programs in pre-med, pre-law, and pre-dentistry.

The Rio Grande student body consists of over 2,400 undergraduate and graduate students that come from 15 states and 23 countries. They are traditional undergraduate and graduate students, as well as working adults pursuing associate, bachelor's and master's degrees. The student to faculty ratio is 15 to one, and the average class size is 20 students. Students have the option of customizing their majors and minors to fit their needs.

The University of Rio Grande campus includes five residence halls, a library, social centers, modern instructional facilities, and a performing arts center. The campus also has a number of recreational and sports facilities such as tennis, squash and racquet courts, an Olympic size pool, basketball courts, soccer and football fields, aerobic and many other physical training facilities.

Quick Facts

Over 96 percent of University of Rio Grande students receive some form of financial assistance.

Provided they meet all deadlines and conditions, first-year students are guaranteed space in campus residences, .

The University of Rio Grande is accredited or approved by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the Ohio Board of Regents, the State of Ohio Department of Education, the Ohio Board of Nursing, the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, the Council on Social Work Education, the International Assembly of Collegiate business Education, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology, and the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography.

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