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Located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, University of Mary Washington is a public institution. Fredericksburg is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

$36,999 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
82% Acceptance Rate

Where Is University of Mary Washington?

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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: www.umw.edu

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 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?

82% Acceptance Rate
65% Of Accepted Are Women
28% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 82%, UMW may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Average Test Scores

About 28% 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 590 and 680. Math scores were between 540 and 640.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Mary Washington  ( 590 to 680 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Mary Washington  ( 540 to 640 )
200
800
UMW received ACT scores from 6% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 26 and 33. Math scores were between 24 and 28. Composite scores were between 26 and 31.

ACT English Scores for University of Mary Washington  ( 26 to 33 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for University of Mary Washington  ( 24 to 28 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Mary Washington  ( 26 to 31 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Mary Washington?

$36,999 Net Price
42% Take Out Loans
1.4% Loan Default Rate
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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UMW, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $7,246 a year. That adds up to $28,984 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UMW is 1.4%. 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

3,111 Full-Time Undergraduates
65% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,660 undergraduate students at UMW, with 3,111 being full-time and 549 being part-time.

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There are also 296 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,111 full-time undergraduates at UMW, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 117
Black or African American 247
Hispanic or Latino 342
White 2,109
International Students 43
Other Races/Ethnicities 253

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

140 Took All Classes Online
1,122 Took At Least One Class Online
336.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 1,122 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.

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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 #156 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%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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