Richmond American University London

"Richmond University" redirects here. For the college located in Richmond, Virginia, see University of Richmond.
Richmond American University London
Coat of arms
MottoUnity in Diversity
TypePrivate university
Established1972[1]
Endowment£8.4 million (2018)[2]
Budget£25 million (2017)[3]
ChairmanWilliam Durden
PresidentPhil Deans
Academic staff
83 (2017)[3]
Students1,600 (2016)[4]
Location
London
,
England
AffiliationsIndependent Universities Group
Association of American International Colleges and Universities[5]
Websiterichmond.ac.uk

Richmond American University London is a private university in London, United Kingdom. Richmond was founded in 1972, by British educator Cyril Taylor.

The university awards US degrees from the American state of Delaware,[6] where Richmond is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.[7][8] Until 2018, Richmond's UK degrees were awarded by the Open University; but from the 2018/2019 academic year, Richmond has been able to grant its own UK degrees, after receiving Taught Degree Awarding Powers from the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education.[9] This means that all students at Richmond gain both a UK and US degree studying one programme.

  1. ^ "About Richmond". Richmond, The American International University in London. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. ^ "The Richmond Foundation – Accounts and trustees' annual report" (PDF). p. 12. Retrieved 19 January 2019 – via The Charity Commission.
  3. ^ a b "Full accounts made up to 30 June 2017". Companies House. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Richmond in Numbers". Richmond, The American International University in London. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Richmond, The American International University in London". AAICU. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  6. ^ "DEGREE AWARDING POWERS GRANTED TO RICHMOND, THE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY IN LONDON". Richmond. 29 May 2018. The Richmond dual degree is possible because, in addition to being able to award its own degrees in the UK, the University holds US degree-granting authority from the State of Delaware under accreditation by The Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Richmond is the first and only University to achieve this combination of US and UK degree-awarding powers.
  7. ^ "U.S. & U.K. Accreditation". Richmond, The American International University in London. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Richmond, The American International University in London". Middle States. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  9. ^ ECE Connection - UK degree-awarding powers granted to Richmond, The American International University in London (United Kingdom)