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University of Mary Washington

University of Mary Washington is a public campus in suburban Fredericksburg, VA.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$11,137

family income
under $30k

$12,388

$30–48k

$19,886

$48–75k

$26,300

$75–110k

$29,234

over $110k

Average net price

$20,6672023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at University of Mary Washington rose from $12,051 (2008) to $20,667 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$12,051
2009	$14,388
2010	$14,846
2011	$18,030
2012	$17,896
2013	$20,595
2014	$20,186
2015	$21,569
2016	$21,227
2017	$21,483
2018	$21,907
2019	$23,193
2020	$22,547
2021	$22,066
2022	$21,108
2023	$20,667

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$31,1372024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at University of Mary Washington rose from $17,048 (2009) to $31,137 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$17,048
2010	$18,001
2011	$19,332
2012	$21,074
2013	$21,862
2014	$23,371
2015	$24,076
2016	$25,072
2017	$25,134
2018	$26,308
2019	$27,127
2020	$28,327
2021	$28,642
2022	$29,268
2023	$29,234
2024	$31,137

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$3,246	$9,676
2001	$3,340	$10,010
2002	$3,934	$11,122
2003	$4,688	$12,342
2004	$5,128	$13,534
2005	$5,634	$14,776
2006	$6,084	$15,964
2007	$6,494	$16,968
2008	$6,774	$17,942
2013	$9,720	$22,590
2014	$10,312	$23,598
2015	$11,130	$25,294
2016	$11,630	$26,220
2017	$12,128	$27,374
2018	$12,714	$28,648
2019	$13,270	$29,696
2020	$13,845	$30,502
2021	$13,830	$30,256
2022	$14,234	$31,154
2023	$14,559	$31,479

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of Mary Washington reports tuition of $14,640 for in-state students and $27,560 for out-of-state students. Check University of Mary Washington’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 3,566 undergrads, University of Mary Washington is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

66.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Mary Washington within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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66.4%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at University of Mary Washington fell from 74% (entered 1991) to 66.4% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	74%
1992 cohort	74.4%
1993 cohort	73.3%
1994 cohort	75.4%
1995 cohort	68.6%
1996 cohort	69.7%
1997 cohort	71%
1998 cohort	74.3%
1999 cohort	76.3%
2000 cohort	77.1%
2001 cohort	75.7%
2002 cohort	77.5%
2003 cohort	75.2%
2004 cohort	75.4%
2005 cohort	70.6%
2006 cohort	76%
2007 cohort	73.7%
2008 cohort	72.9%
2009 cohort	70.3%
2010 cohort	71.6%
2011 cohort	70.7%
2012 cohort	65.5%
2013 cohort	64.6%
2014 cohort	65.2%
2015 cohort	68%
2016 cohort	68.8%
2017 cohort	67.4%
2018 cohort	66.4%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$14,375	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$13,750	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$12,750	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$12,225	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$13,400	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$13,754	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$13,600	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,375	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,375	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$15,625	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,500	$5,630
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$19,146	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$20,270	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$21,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$22,029	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$21,500	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$20,500	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$20,001	$7,250
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$20,500	$6,811
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$20,500	$7,262
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$20,500	$7,750

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$49,411

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$54,986

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$60,613

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

University of Mary Washington admitted 4,088 of 5,124 applicants in Fall 2024. The 79.8% rate describes that application pool.

79.8%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $14,559 in-state tuition · 2023–24 3,566 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1170–13701600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Mary Washington received 5,124 applications and admitted 4,088 (79.8%), with 725 enrolling.

University of Mary Washington reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of Mary Washington’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 610–710 and Math was 560–660 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1170–1370 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	610	660	710
SAT Math	560	600	660
ACT Composite	27	29	31

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

79.8%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	55.5%
Fall 2002	59.5%
Fall 2003	59.8%
Fall 2004	63.6%
Fall 2005	64.9%
Fall 2006	70%
Fall 2007	—
Fall 2008	70.8%
Fall 2009	74.4%
Fall 2010	74.4%
Fall 2011	75.7%
Fall 2012	76.8%
Fall 2013	81%
Fall 2014	76.7%
Fall 2015	82.7%
Fall 2016	74.5%
Fall 2017	73.5%
Fall 2018	71.8%
Fall 2019	74.7%
Fall 2020	75.5%
Fall 2021	81.9%
Fall 2022	85.8%
Fall 2023	86.3%
Fall 2024	79.8%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1170–1370Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1120	1290
Fall 2002	1130	1300
Fall 2003	1130	1300
Fall 2004	1140	1310
Fall 2005	1140	1310
Fall 2006	1100	1290
Fall 2007	1090	1290
Fall 2008	1110	1290
Fall 2009	1060	1270
Fall 2010	1060	1270
Fall 2011	1030	1250
Fall 2012	1030	1230
Fall 2013	1010	1210
Fall 2014	1020	1200
Fall 2015	1000	1210
Fall 2016	1010	1210
Fall 2017	1080	1260
Fall 2018	1050	1269
Fall 2019	1080	1280
Fall 2020	1090	1270
Fall 2021	1130	1320
Fall 2022	1170	1340
Fall 2023	1140	1330
Fall 2024	1170	1370

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

27–31Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	25	28
Fall 2002	24	29
Fall 2003	25	29
Fall 2004	25	29
Fall 2005	25	29
Fall 2006	23	27
Fall 2007	23	27
Fall 2008	23	27
Fall 2009	23	28
Fall 2010	24	28
Fall 2011	22	27
Fall 2012	22	27
Fall 2013	22	26
Fall 2014	22	27
Fall 2015	22	27
Fall 2016	22	27
Fall 2017	22	27
Fall 2018	22	29
Fall 2019	23	29
Fall 2020	23	30
Fall 2021	26	31
Fall 2022	25	30
Fall 2023	23	31
Fall 2024	27	31

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

3,566Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Mary Washington fell from 4,275 (Fall 2002) to 3,566 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	4,275
Fall 2003	4,039
Fall 2004	3,975
Fall 2005	3,952
Fall 2006	4,051
Fall 2007	4,117
Fall 2008	4,070
Fall 2009	4,259
Fall 2010	4,271
Fall 2011	4,312
Fall 2012	4,378
Fall 2013	4,303
Fall 2014	4,101
Fall 2015	4,262
Fall 2016	4,318
Fall 2017	4,366
Fall 2018	4,371
Fall 2019	4,160
Fall 2020	3,981
Fall 2021	3,624
Fall 2022	3,443
Fall 2023	3,504
Fall 2024	3,566

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

84%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at University of Mary Washington has held near 84% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	87%
Fall 2004 cohort	86%
Fall 2005 cohort	84%
Fall 2006 cohort	87%
Fall 2007 cohort	83%
Fall 2008 cohort	83%
Fall 2009 cohort	83%
Fall 2010 cohort	85%
Fall 2011 cohort	83%
Fall 2012 cohort	80%
Fall 2013 cohort	78%
Fall 2014 cohort	82%
Fall 2015 cohort	83%
Fall 2016 cohort	84%
Fall 2017 cohort	82%
Fall 2018 cohort	80%
Fall 2019 cohort	79%
Fall 2020 cohort	83%
Fall 2021 cohort	83%
Fall 2022 cohort	82%
Fall 2023 cohort	84%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about University of Mary Washington

21.1% of University of Mary Washington's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes University of Mary Washington as a primarily residential campus of 3,566 undergraduates — and 84.4% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Mary Washington's SAT section-percentile sums are 1170–1370 — their midpoint is above the VA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of Mary Washington's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How University of Mary Washington compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

University of Mary Washington79.8%

Virginia median79.8%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

University of Mary Washington$14,640

Virginia median$21,650

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

University of Mary Washington's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of Mary Washington$60,613

Virginia median$53,453

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of Mary Washington, Virginia and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Mary Washington	Virginia median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	79.8%	79.8%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$14,640	$21,650	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$60,613	$53,453	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of Mary Washington, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University of Mary Washington federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 19 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$95,461
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$91,861
Mathematics	$82,677
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$72,382
Economics	$67,903
Biology, General	$61,864
Political Science and Government	$60,881
Physical Sciences, Other	$59,594
Sociology	$58,224
History	$54,625
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$54,336
Psychology, General	$53,388
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$53,282
Geography and Cartography	$53,081
International Relations and National Security Studies	$51,166
English Language and Literature, General	$45,824
Historic Preservation and Conservation	$44,823
Fine and Studio Arts	$44,357
Visual and Performing Arts, General	$41,509

These 19 fields listed for University of Mary Washington measure earnings after completion. The $60,613 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 9 additional University of Mary Washington fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Mary Washington report?

University of Mary Washington's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1170–1370 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of Mary Washington's acceptance rate?

79.8% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 4,088 admitted from 5,124 applicants.

How much does University of Mary Washington cost?

In-state tuition is $14,640; out-of-state students pay $27,560. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does University of Mary Washington report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $60,613. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Virginia

James Madison University — 71.5% admitted
Hollins University — 68% admitted
Hampton University — 62.2% admitted
Emory & Henry University — 83.7% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.