by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
University of Mary Washington was awarded 2 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business, management & marketing.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, UMW is ranked #789 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UMW held the #848 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
UMW is also ranked #19 out of 57 schools in Virginia.
University of Mary Washington has an acceptance rate of 86%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for UMW.
About 26% of students accepted to UMW submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 610 and 690. Math scores were between 560 and 650.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at UMW it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Mary Washington is 71%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
University of Mary Washington has a freshmen retention rate of 83%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at UMW for first-time, full-time students is 55%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,993 undergraduates at UMW with 3,439 being full-time and 554 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,946 | $14,352 | $17,683 | $27,043 | $29,268 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UMW, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UMW, approximately 35% of students took out student loans averaging $8,468 a year. That adds up to $33,872 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for UMW are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1301 College Ave, Fredericksburg, VA 22401-5300 |
| Phone: | 540-654-1000 |
| Website: | https://www.umw.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 182 | $47,315 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 114 | $37,677 |
| General Psychology | 96 | $28,887 |
| General Biology | 92 | $35,194 |
| General Education | 66 | NA |
| General English Literature | 66 | $30,540 |
| Computer Information Systems | 63 | $76,301 |
| Nursing | 55 | $76,013 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 53 | NA |
| Geography & Cartography | 46 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 2,750 students took at least one online class at University of Mary Washington. This is an increase from the 1,122 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,750 | 188 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,122 | 140 |
| 2020-2021 | 4,159 | 1,219 |
| 2018-2019 | 490 | 114 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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