University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, VA · Public research
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Acceptance rate
74.1%
4,203 admitted
SAT · 50th
1269
Range 1184–1340
6-yr grad
65.7%
Retention 83.8%
Undergrads
3,531
13:1 S-F
Admissions
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83.5% / 78.4%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications5,670
Overall admit rate74.1%
In-state admit rate83.5%
Out-of-state admit rate78.4%
Enrolled703 · 16.7% yield
Admitted from waitlist13 of 338
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Class rank, Recs
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1269
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1184–1340 · 26.5% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W610660714
Math560600650
Comp118412691340
ACT
255075
Comp272830
Cost & aid
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$9,772
in-state tuition
out-of-state $23,884
Tuition (in-state)$9,772
Tuition (out-of-state)$23,884
Fees$6,196
Room & board$15,756
Books$1,200
Avg need-based grant$5,948
% need met50.8%
Avg debt at graduation$33,039
Academics
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13 : 1
student-faculty ratio
83.8% retention
Student-faculty13 : 1
Retention83.8%
4-year graduation51.6%
6-year graduation65.7%
Enrollment
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3,531
undergraduates
7.0% out-of-state · 25 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates3,531
First-year703
Transfer286
Full-time89%
Female63%
Out-of-state7.0%
International (freshmen)25
Rankings
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#131
U.S. News & World Report
Best National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#13126
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#29526
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#31626
NicheBest Colleges in America#59826
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#89026
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceCoast-To-Coast Athletic Conference2
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingVirginia colleges12
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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no application-fee data
Admissions URLwww.umw.edu/admissions/apply/
Admissions emailadmit@umw.edu
Admissions phone540-654-2000
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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James Madison Univ…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
James Madison University VA · Public68.8%126021K
Towson University MD · Public80.6%107016K
Loyola University Maryland MD · Private (nonprofit)69.9%13104K
SUNY College at Geneseo NY · Public66.5%12503K
Calvin University MI · Private (nonprofit)67.9%12203K
Pepperdine University CA · Private (nonprofit)69.4%13403K
Ithaca College NY · Private (nonprofit)67.1%13004K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — University of Mary Washington

8 years of University of Mary Washington's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.