- The Inkwell
- Virginia
- University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VASuburb: midsizeZIP 22401Founded 1908
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1908
- Motto
- Pro deo domo patria
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1975
- Website
- www.umw.edu
- Member of
- COPLAC
VirginiaPublic
University of Mary Washington
University of Mary Washington is a public university in Fredericksburg, Virginia, with 3,566 undergraduates. It admits 80% of applicants, graduates 64% within six years and costs $23,821 a year after aid.
64%graduate
Admission rate80%
Retention84%
4-year graduation51%
Pell Grant share24%
Federal loans32%
$23,821net price / year
80%admission rate
1272average SAT
64%graduate in 6 years
$66,028median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,688median debt
#524 of 1,704 for earnings#1,148 of 1,739 for lowest net price#530 of 1,738 for graduation rate#859 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $30,969tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $15,304
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $28,810
- Average net price
- $23,821national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$20,834
$30,001–48,000$20,592
$48,001–75,000$22,840
$75,001–110,000$25,888
$110,001+$25,836
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 80%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1272
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 610–710
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 560–660
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 27–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college80%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college84%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college64%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college24%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 64%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 51%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 69%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,452
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $66,028middle 50%: $46,839–$92,037
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,688
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$92,037
Median, University of Mary Washington$66,028
Lower quarter$46,839
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 3,566
- Part-time
- 13%
- Women / men
- 64% / 36%
- Average age at entry
- 21.5
- First-generation students
- 25%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 24%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 68%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,957 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,398
- Endowment, end of year
- $89,033,173
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White59%
Hispanic13%
Black8.2%
Asian4.4%
Two or more races6.1%
U.S. nonresident2.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown6.1%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management17%
Social sciences13%
Computer & information sciences9.7%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.2%
Psychology8.1%
Liberal arts & humanities5.7%
Health professions5.7%
Visual & performing arts5.5%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 232681. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q657374.