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University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, Virginia

https://www.umw.edu

#412 National Colleges

74.73% Admission Rate
Not Very Selective

4,160 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, medium, highly residential
The University of Mary Washington (UMW) is a public university in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Founded in 1908 as the Fredericksburg Teachers College, the institution was named Mary Washington College in 1938 after Mary Ball Washington, mother of the first president of the United States, George Washington. The General Assembly of Virginia changed the college's name to the University of Mary Washington in 2004 to reflect the addition of graduate and professional programs to the central undergraduate curriculum, as well as the establishment of more than one campus.

Each year, students pursue more than 60 majors and programs of graduate and undergraduate study through the university's three colleges: Arts and Sciences, Business, and Education. One third of UMW's undergraduate students study abroad before graduation, taking advantage of 121 study abroad programs in 56 countries.

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Location

City
Fredericksburg, Virginia

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Locale
Suburb: Midsize (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of at least 100,000 but less than 250,000)

Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Social Sciences 17.9%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 16.9%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 10.6%
Psychology 9.5%
English Language And Literature/Letters 7.7%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 7.0%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 5.6%
Visual And Performing Arts 4.4%
History 4.0%
Physical Sciences 3.9%
Health Professions And Related Programs 3.8%
Mathematics And Statistics 2.8%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2.3%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 2.0%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 1.1%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 0.5%

Cost

In State Tuition
$13,270.00

Out of State Tuition
$29,696.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
42.27%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$21,907.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1193 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 620 570 520
Verbal 660 610 560

ACT Scores

26 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 27 24 20
English 31 27 22