Richmond, The American International University in London

Richmond, The American International University in London, provides a diverse, multicultural, educational environment. The University offers small classes in a wide variety of disciplines taught by outstanding British, European and American faculty in fully accredited BS and BA programs.

Richmond is an independent, co-educational, non-profit international liberal arts and professional studies university with a student body of more than 1,000. The original Richmond College, founded in 1843, was a constituent institution of the University of London until the founding of the present University in 1972, which bears its name and occupies its campus.

The University is licensed to award degrees by the Department of Education of the state of Delaware. It is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, one of six regional accrediting bodies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Its degrees are also validated by the British Open University and it was the first university in the U.K. to have its degrees validated by both U.S. and U.K. authorities. All of Richmond’s degrees are designated by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom.

Richmond’s faculty are leaders in their field, publishing and presenting research on a variety of different issues, including popular music, globalization, football (soccer), nationalism, science fiction, paganism, empire, propaganda, architecture, fundamentalism, management consulting, foreign trade, colonialism and U.S. foreign policy, all of which are fed back into the classroom to enrich discussion and study.

Students come to Richmond from more than 100 countries. Small classes and personal attention from the faculty, a course advising service and a wide range of courses make Richmond an ideal study abroad choice. At Richmond, you don’t just read about global cultures and issues, you experience them.

Richmond was a pioneer of the junior year abroad and has more than 30 years experience making visiting Americans feel at home. You will find Richmond both academically challenging and culturally enriching, a familiar setting in one of the world’s great cities.

The University campus

The campus is located in Kensington, one of the best residential and most picturesque areas of central London, the former neighborhood of Princess Diana, and surrounded by places of enormous historical and cultural interest. Kensington provides a safe and pleasant environment where students can study. Accommodations and classrooms are located close to Kensington Palace, Hyde Park, the Royal Albert Hall, Natural History Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum and Kensington High Street with its lively mix of shops, restaurants, cafes and cinemas. The campus is complete with computer labs, an extensive library, science labs and facilities for theater, sculpture, painting and ceramics while the Center for New Media incorporates a video studio with editing suite and a photography studio with darkrooms.