University of Mary Washington Business Programs

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.

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?

With an acceptance rate of 75%, 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 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

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 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 #161 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 Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	135	20	155
General Economics	24	0	24
TOTAL	159	20	179

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.