Robins School of Business

We are the Change Makers

Welcome to the Robins School of Business. Here, we invite new perspectives and fresh ideas. We look beyond ourselves and our campus to learn from the world around us.

We surround ourselves with experts from our esteemed faculty to our Executives in Residence. We provide labs and fellowships to help students dig deep, learn outside the classroom, and develop skills to make a lasting impact.

We do all of this so that we are ready for the challenges of tomorrow. Because we want to make change that lasts. Because no idea is too big for this place.

Will you join us?

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Poets&Quants' Best Undergraduate Business Schools Ranking 2026

Top 25

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Feature Stories

Where Preparation Becomes Practice

At the Robins School of Business, career preparation is not something students stumble into. It’s something they experience, practice, and refine through Robins PRO, a series of integrated opportunities and programs designed to build skills, confidence, and real-world connections along the way.

NFL Star Kobie Turner is University of Richmond’s 2026 Commencement Speaker; LA Rams Defensive Tackle is UR Alum

A UR alum, Turner double majored in mathematics and music and is a talented vocalist who appeared on The Masked Singer.

Students inside the Robins School of Business

University of Richmond Robins School of Business Ranked as Top 20 Undergraduate Business School

The University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business ranked in the top 20 of the annual by Poets&Quants for Undergrads, the leading online publication for undergraduate business education news.

Ethan Vest, ’25, and other conference attendees

University of Richmond Magazine

Richmond grad passes along the rewards of an economics degree

Months after graduating, economics alum Ethan Vest, ’25, returned to campus to show current students just how far the discipline can take them.

School Highlights

Nancy Bagranoff Sentara Health Board of Directors

Accounting professor Nancy Bagranoff has been named to Sentara Health's Board of Directors. Sentara Health is an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system, and is one of the largest health systems in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, and among the top 20 largest not-for-profit integrated health systems in the country.

Amy McCracken Named to Virginia Business' 2025 Women in Leadership

Amy McCracken, associate dean for graduate programs, was named one of Virginia Business' 2025 Women in Leadership honorees. These awards celebrate top women executives for their overall professional accomplishments, civic engagement, mentorship, and breaking glass ceilings.

Professor Chairs the CEMA 2025 Scientific Committee

Michel Robe, professor of finance, chaired the CEMA 2025 Scientific Committee held at the Rice School of Business. Robe developed the conference's academic program and presented research on risk premia in agriculture futures markets. Other faculty presentations included Deniz Besik, Art Durnev, and Nancy Tran.

Finance Professor Publishes Textbook

Art Durnev, distinguished chair in finance, published Modern Money Mechanics, a textbook covering topics from traditional finance fundamentals to modern innovations including investments, cryptocurrency, and NFT valuation.