University of Mary Washington Overview

University of Mary Washington is a public institution located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. UMW is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is University of Mary Washington Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at UMW.
• During a recent academic cycle, 71% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UMW makes roughly $60,613 a year. This is 49% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average UMW student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is University of Mary Washington?

Contact details for UMW are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1301 College Ave, Fredericksburg, VA 22401-5300
Phone:	540-654-1000
Website:	www.umw.edu

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How Do I Get Into UMW?

You can apply to UMW online at: https://www.umw.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for UMW

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UMW?

Since UMW has an acceptance rate of 86%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Average Test Scores

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.

UMW received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 33. Math scores were between 23 and 0. Composite scores were between 25 and 30.

Can I Afford University of Mary Washington?

The overall average net price of UMW is $36,999. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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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University of Mary Washington Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,993 undergraduate students at UMW, with 3,439 being full-time and 554 being part-time.

There are also 300 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,439 full-time undergraduates at UMW, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Mary Washington students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	133
Black or African American	270
Hispanic or Latino	378
White	2,359
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	280

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at University of Mary Washington. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 22 countries are represented at UMW. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Australia, and China.

University of Mary Washington Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	133	17	34	184
General Psychology	0	85	0	0	85
General Biology	0	84	0	0	84
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	80	0	0	80
General Education	0	0	0	57	57
Computer Information Systems	0	55	0	0	55
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	15	0	36	51
General English Literature	0	50	0	0	50
Geography & Cartography	18	16	0	6	40
Nursing	0	39	0	0	39
Communication & Media Studies	0	34	0	0	34
Historic Preservation	0	34	0	0	34
History	0	30	0	0	30
Political Science & Government	0	30	0	0	30
Sociology	0	29	0	0	29
Fine & Studio Arts	0	24	0	0	24
Chemistry	0	20	0	0	20
Other Physical Science	0	20	0	0	20
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	19	0	0	19
Economics	0	18	0	0	18
Mathematics	0	17	0	0	17
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	15	0	0	15
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies	0	14	0	0	14
Anthropology	0	9	0	0	9
International Relations & National Security	0	9	0	0	9
Classical Languages & Literature	0	8	0	0	8
Music	0	7	0	0	7
Physics	0	6	0	0	6
Special Education	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	18	900	17	133	1,068

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Morgan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.