University of Mary Washington

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 400,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,615 (51%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (63%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,204
Men / Women 36% / 64%
From State 89%
From Region 4%
Athletes 495 (16.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 60%
Hispanic 13%
Black 8%
Mixed 6%
Asian 4%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 680 31% 64% 3% 7% 13% 1% $66,529 34 -0.14 70 94%
Computer Science 82 +2 76% 61% 6% 5% 9% 2% $96,636 18 -0.83 95 100% — — — —
Chemistry 20 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 15% 0% $76,811 78 +0.50 82 — — — — —
Earth and Environmental Sciences 21 — 43% 76% 0% 0% 14% 0% $65,728 58 +0.06 69 97% — — — —
Mathematics 10 +2 40% 70% 10% 10% 0% 0% $103,891 84 +0.70 97 100% — — — —
Physics 3 +2 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% $87,026 66 +0.25 90 — — — — —
Biology 69 — 17% 58% 1% 9% 19% 0% $59,070 16 -0.86 55 91% — — — —
Nursing 48 — 2% 60% 4% 8% 21% 0% $109,493 95 +1.72 98 86% — — — —
Economics 11 +1 73% 55% 18% 9% 18% 0% $75,071 17 -0.86 81 96% — — — —
Classics 4 +2 50% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $57,340 62 +0.04 50 — — — — —
English 39 +5 15% 82% 0% 5% 13% 0% $54,345 63 +0.24 43 92% — — — —
Historic Preservation 30 +3 27% 57% 0% 3% 17% 0% $50,696 25 -0.61 33 96% — — — —
History 14 +1 57% 57% 7% 7% 7% 0% $56,642 57 -0.03 49 93% — — — —
Liberal Arts 37 — 43% 57% 3% 8% 8% 3% $53,429 32 -0.37 40 93% — — — —
Liberal Studies 11 +3 18% 73% 0% 9% 0% 0% $53,429 32 -0.37 40 93% — — — —
Modern Languages and Literatures 3 +7 33% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $57,991 80 +0.68 52 100% — — — —
Philosophy and Religion 11 +6 9% 36% 0% 36% 27% 0% $49,737 16 -0.88 30 94% — — — —
Anthropology 4 +1 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $34,508 0 -2.03 4 100% — — — —
Communication 33 +8 33% 55% 6% 21% 0% 6% $61,227 52 -0.06 60 — — — — —
Geography 16 +2 69% 81% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,895 83 +1.01 76 93% — — — —
International Affairs 14 +2 64% 71% 0% 7% 14% 0% $65,466 32 -0.38 68 94% — — — —
Political Science 27 +3 56% 63% 0% 19% 4% 0% $68,698 42 -0.26 73 92% — — — —
Psychology 68 +1 9% 60% 1% 4% 22% 0% $54,033 47 -0.16 42 96% — — — —
Sociology 19 — 26% 58% 11% 0% 16% 0% $56,615 55 -0.02 49 95% — — — —
Elementary Education 40 — 10% 80% 0% 5% 10% 0% $55,407 77 +0.46 45 94% — — — —
Art History 9 +4 0% 67% 0% 0% 22% 0% $40,995 16 -0.84 11 91% — — — —
Digital Studies 13 +6 23% 85% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,449 21 -0.62 22 96% — — — —
Music 7 +2 14% 86% 0% 0% 0% 14% $41,938 29 -0.52 12 — — — — —
Studio Art 17 +5 6% 59% 12% 12% 0% 0% $40,995 24 -0.62 11 92% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 141 48% 60% 4% 6% 14% 6% $79,913 72 +0.12 85 95%
Business Administration 141 +4 48% 60% 4% 6% 14% 6% $79,913 69 +0.12 85 95% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $15,381
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $29,320
Est. In-State Cost $19,897
Est. Out-of-State Cost $37,928
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 57%
6-Year Graduation Rate 66%
Transfer-Out Rate 26%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 22.0% 181 31% 62% 3% 9% 12% 1% $59,747 54 -0.10 57 95% —
Business & Economics 18.5% 152 49% 60% 5% 7% 14% 6% $79,563 52 +0.05 85 95% —
Humanities 18.1% 149 30% 62% 1% 8% 13% 1% $53,345 41 -0.23 40 94% —
Computer Science 10.0% 82 76% 61% 6% 5% 9% 2% $96,636 25 -0.83 95 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 8.4% 69 17% 58% 1% 9% 19% 0% $59,070 15 -0.86 55 91% —
Physical Sciences & Math 6.6% 54 37% 72% 2% 2% 11% 0% $78,083 48 +0.35 84 98% —
Health Sciences 5.8% 48 2% 60% 4% 8% 21% 0% $109,493 99 +1.72 98 86% —
Arts 5.6% 46 11% 72% 4% 4% 4% 2% $42,680 14 -0.65 14 93% —
Education 4.9% 40 10% 80% 0% 5% 10% 0% $55,407 65 +0.46 45 94% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Business & Economics $0.4M #253 42% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.3M #424 33% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.3M #321 72% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.2M #495 45% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #249 54% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #398 0% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #610 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0.0M #430 73% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.3M #539 46% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 63 $116K $132K -$15K
Lacrosse 48 $260K $236K $23K
Baseball 44 $233K $236K -$2K
Soccer 41 $244K $243K $506
Swimming & Diving 29 $105K $108K -$2K
Basketball 15 $294K $282K $11K
Tennis 13 $237K $233K $4K
Total 231 $1.5M $1.5M $19K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Swimming & Diving 52 $195K $200K -$5K
Track & Field (combined) 45 $110K $95K $14K
Soccer 31 $227K $234K -$7K
Field Hockey 28 $226K $230K -$4K
Lacrosse 28 $189K $204K -$15K
Softball 25 $173K $169K $4K
Volleyball 20 $167K $160K $7K
Equestrian 19 $70K $62K $8K
Basketball 15 $310K $317K -$6K
Tennis 9 $122K $133K -$10K
Total 264 $1.8M $1.8M -$15K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 108 $226K $227K -$848
Swimming & Diving 81 $300K $308K -$8K
Lacrosse 76 $449K $440K $8K
Soccer 72 $471K $478K -$6K
Baseball 44 $233K $236K -$2K
Basketball 30 $604K $599K $5K
Field Hockey 28 $226K $230K -$4K
Softball 25 $173K $169K $4K
Tennis 22 $360K $367K -$6K
Volleyball 20 $167K $160K $7K
Equestrian 19 $70K $62K $8K
Total 495 $5.6M $5.5M $87K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 80%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 80% 80% 80%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 30%
SAT Range 1170 – 1370
SAT Math Range 560 – 660
SAT RW Range 610 – 710