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?

• The student loan default rate at UMW is 3%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at UMW.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 73% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UMW makes roughly $54,819 a year. This is 34% 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.

University of Mary Washington Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UMW.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Most Popular Historic Preservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Most Popular Other Philosophy & Religion Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Most Popular Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#92	Most Popular General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#98	Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#99	Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#111	Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#116	Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#132	Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#190	Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UMW has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#24	Best Individualized Studies Schools	College Factual
#55	Best Liberal Arts Schools	College Factual
#66	Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools	College Factual
#71	Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	College Factual
#110	Best Nursing Schools	Nursing Degree Search

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
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pages/University-of-Mary-Washington/63057846659
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/UMaryWash

How Do I Get Into UMW?

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

Admission Requirements for UMW

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into UMW?

UMW has an acceptance rate of 75%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Average Test Scores

About 67% 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 560 and 660. Math scores were between 530 and 610.

UMW received ACT scores from 14% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 32. Math scores were between 21 and 27. Composite scores were between 23 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 45% of students took out student loans averaging $7,826 a year. That adds up to $31,304 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UMW is 2.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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.

Online Learning at University of Mary Washington

In 2019-2020, 4,159 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UMW has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of UMW

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Mary Washington was 336.0%. This is the #202 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UMW regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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	135	17	20	172
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	118	0	0	118
General Psychology	0	116	0	0	116
General Biology	0	101	0	0	101
General English Literature	0	80	0	0	80
General Education	0	0	0	75	75
Geography & Cartography	21	23	0	13	57
History	0	55	0	0	55
Computer Information Systems	0	51	0	0	51
Nursing	0	48	0	0	48
Political Science & Government	0	44	0	0	44
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	38	38
Historic Preservation	0	36	0	0	36
Sociology	0	35	0	0	35
Fine & Studio Arts	0	33	0	0	33
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies	0	26	0	0	26
Other Physical Science	0	25	0	0	25
Mathematics	0	24	0	0	24
Economics	0	24	0	0	24
Chemistry	0	23	0	0	23
International Relations & National Security	0	21	0	0	21
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	17	0	0	17
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	13	0	0	13
Music	0	12	0	0	12
Classical Languages & Literature	0	9	0	0	9
Anthropology	0	9	0	0	9
Physics	0	5	0	0	5
Special Education	0	0	1	0	1
TOTAL	21	1,083	18	146	1,268

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.