University of Mary Washington
Common Data Set 2023-24
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Acceptance Rate
86.3%
Applications
4,606
Admitted
3,973
Enrolled
758
SAT Composite
1160-1320
SAT Math
540-640
SAT Reading
600-690
ACT Composite
23-31
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
$60,613
10 yrs after enrollment
66%
6-year completion
$20,667
sticker minus grants
$20,500
federal loans only
All Extracted Fields
733fields parsed from this CDS.
General Information
8 TABLESFirst Name:Britney
Last Name:Stockton
Title:Junior Research Analyst
Office:Institutional Analysis and Effectiveness
Address Line 1:1301 College Avenue
Zipcode22,401
Country:United States
Phone:540-654-1616
Email Address:bstockto@umw.edu
Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://academics.umw.edu/iae/looking-for-data/common-data-sets-ms-excel-files/
City:Fredericksburg
StateVA
Name of College/University:University of Mary Washington
Street Address Line 1:1301 College Avenue
CityFredericksburg
StateVA
Zip22,401
Country:United States
Main Phone Number (Area Code)540
Main Phone Number:654
Main Phone Number (Ext):1,000
WWW Home Page Address:www.umw.edu
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):540
Admissions Phone Number:654
Admissions Phone Number (Ext):2,000
Admissions Toll-Free Phone Number (Out-of-State Area Code):800
Admissions Toll-Free Phone Number:468
Admissions Toll-Free Phone Number (Ext):5,614
Admissions Email Address:admit@umw.edu
If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:www.umw.edu/admissions/apply/
Source of institutional control (Check only one):Public
Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational
Academic year calendar:Semester
If you have a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:www.umw.edu/diversity/
CertificateYes
Bachelor'sYes
Postbachelor's certificateYes
Master'sYes
Enrollment And Persistence
6 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
8 TABLESIn addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?No
Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: Month3
Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: Day1
APYes
CLEPYes
Institutional ExamYes
Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?Yes
SAT or ACT/ADMS_CONSIDER
Total first-time, first-year who applied3,745
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted3,344
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled666
Total first-time, first-year who applied628
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted611
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled74
Total first-time, first-year who applied233
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted18
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled18
Total first-time, first-year who applied0
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted0
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled0
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?Yes
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:139
Number accepting a place on the waiting list:23
Number of wait-listed students admitted:7
Is your waiting list ranked?No
High school completion requirementGED
Total academic units16
English4
Mathematics3
Science3
Of these, units that must be lab3
Foreign language3
Social studies3
Total academic units20
English4
Mathematics4
Science4
Of these, units that must be lab4
Foreign language4
Social studies4
Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students?Required
If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:Same fee as paper
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80023.5
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69952.9
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59922.7
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4990.9
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990
SAT Math: 700-80010.5
SAT Math: 600-69935.3
SAT Math: 500-59949.6
SAT Math: 400-4994.6
SAT Math: 300-3990
SAT Math: 200-2990
SAT Composite: 1400-160013
SAT Composite: 1200-139951
SAT Composite: 1000-119935
SAT Composite: 800-9991
SAT Composite: 600-7990
SAT Composite: 400-5990
ACT Composite: 30-3628.6
ACT Composite: 24-2942.8
ACT Composite: 18-2328.6
ACT Composite: 12-170
ACT Composite: 6-110
ACT Composite: Below 60
ACT English: 30-3631.4
ACT English: 24-2937.2
ACT English: 18-2331.4
ACT English: 12-170
ACT English: 6-110
ACT English: Below 60
ACT Math: 30-3620
ACT Math: 24-2937.2
ACT Math: 18-2342.8
ACT Math: 12-170
ACT Math: 6-110
ACT Math: Below 60
ACT Reading: 30-3651.4
ACT Reading: 24-2931.4
ACT Reading: 18-2317.2
ACT Reading: 12-170
ACT Reading: 6-110
ACT Reading: Below 60
ACT Science: 30-3631.4
ACT Science: 24-2940
ACT Science: 18-2328.6
ACT Science: 12-170
ACT Science: 6-110
ACT Science: Below 60
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class16
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class41
Percent in top half of high school graduating class77
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class23
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class4
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:46
Percent who had GPA of 4.029.4
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9922.1
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7416.4
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4916.1
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.249.3
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.996.7
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990
Percent who had GPA below 1.00
Total100
Percent who had GPA of 4.026.4
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9923.4
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7417.6
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4916.3
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.249.7
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.996.7
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990
Percent who had GPA below 1.00
Total100
Percent who had GPA of 4.032.5
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9921.5
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7415.7
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4915.2
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.248.7
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.996.3
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990
Percent who had GPA below 1.00
Total100
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.75
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:99.5
Does your institution have an application fee?Yes
Amount of application fee:50
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Does your institution have an application closing date?No
Priority Date: Month2
Priority Date: Day1
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
Yes, by:Yes
Date: Month4
Date: Day1
Must reply by May 1st or within____weeks if notified afterYes
Weeks2
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD):Month5
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD): Day1
Amount of housing deposit:250
Refundable if student does not enroll?Full refund
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:1 year
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)Yes
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
First or only early decision plan closing date: Month11
First or only early decision plan closing date: Day1
First or only early decision plan notification date: Month12
First or only early decision plan notification date: Day10
Number of early decision applications received by your institution71
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan68
Please provide significant details about your early decision plan:Deposits are due 1/15. Applicants can be deferred from ED to the regular decision pool (if additional information would like to be considered by the committee) or denied admission at ED if application is not competitive.
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?Yes
Early action closing date: Month11
Early action closing date: Day15
Early action notification date: Month1
Early action notification date: Day31
Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?No
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESDoes your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes
FallYes
SpringYes
SummerYes
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?No
High school transcriptRecommended
College transcript(s)Required
Essay or personal statementRecommended
InterviewNot Required
Standardized test scoresNot Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required
If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):2.00
Fall Priority Date: Month4
Fall Priority Date: Day1
Spring Priority Date: Month10
Spring Priority Date: Day15
Summer Priority Date: Month3
Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?No
Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:C
Summer Priority Date: Day1
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:89
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:R
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:89
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:R
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:30
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:R
American Council on Education (ACE)Yes
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)Yes
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)No
Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:https://academics.umw.edu/registrar/veterans/military-credit/
Academic Offerings and Policies
2 TABLESAccelerated programYes
Distance learningYes
Double majorYes
Honors ProgramYes
Independent studyYes
InternshipsYes
Student-designed majorYes
Study abroadYes
Teacher certification programYes
Undergraduate ResearchYes
Arts/fine artsYes
Foreign languagesYes
HumanitiesYes
Intensive writingYes
MathematicsYes
Sciences (biological or physical)Yes
Social scienceYes
Other (describe):Yes
Describe:Students are required to complete a first-year seminar and also must take courses fulfilling the following requirements: diverse and global perspectives, speaking, writing, experiential learning, digital fluency, and career exploration.
Student Life
5 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)10%
Percent of males who join fraternities0%
Percent of females who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing87%
Percent who live off campus or commute13%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)9%
Percent of males who join fraternities0%
Percent of females who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing57%
Percent who live off campus or commute43%
Percent of students age 25 and older10%
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students21
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)21
Campus MinistriesYes
Choral groupsYes
Concert bandYes
DanceYes
Drama/theaterYes
International Student OrganizationYes
Jazz bandYes
Literary magazineYes
Model UNYes
Music ensemblesYes
Musical theaterYes
Pep bandYes
Radio stationYes
Student governmentYes
Student newspaperYes
Student-run film societyYes
Symphony orchestraYes
Army ROTC is offered:At cooperating institution
Name of Cooperating InstitutionGeorge Mason University
Coed residence hallsYes
Women's residence halls (Females)Yes
Apartments for single studentsYes
Special housing for disabled studentsYes
Special housing for international studentsYes
Theme housingYes
Wellness housingYes
Annual Expenses
7 TABLESPlease provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://adminfinance.umw.edu/umwstatic/financialaid/NetPriceCalculator/npcalc.htm
Minimum12
Maximum18
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?No
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No
In-district:$352
Out-of-state:$902
NONRESIDENTS:$902
Financial Aid
15 TABLESAcademic Year2023
Federal methodology (FM)Yes
Federal$3,690,983
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$6,298,472
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$980,706
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$0
Total Scholarships/Grants$10,970,161
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$2,813,020
Federal Work-Study$161,450
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0
Total Self-Help$2,974,470
Parent Loans$0
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Athletic Awards$0
Federal$0
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$65,000
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$8,654,989
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$524,487
Total Scholarships/Grants$9,244,476
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$3,720,531
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0
Total Self-Help$3,720,531
Parent Loans$2,947,693
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$10,374
Athletic Awards$0
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.515
Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableYes
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:43
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$6,358
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$273,382
FAFSAYes
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:Yes
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Month2
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Day1
a) Students notified on or about (date):Not Selected
b) Students notified on a rolling basis:Yes
If yes, starting date (Month):12
If yes, starting date (Day):1
Students must reply by (date): Month5
Students must reply by (date): Day1
Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford LoansYes
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford LoansYes
Federal Direct PLUS LoansYes
College/university loans from institutional fundsYes
Federal Pell GrantsYes
Federal SEOGYes
State scholarships/grantsYes
Private scholarshipsYes
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsYes
Other (specify):Yes
Specify:Lettie Pate Scholarship Program
Alumni affiliationYes
State/district residencyYes
State/district residencyYes
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:The state has created a new VASA application for in-state eligible non-citizens to be considered for state grant aid.
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio14
based on ____ students3,229
and ____ faculty238