University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, Virginia · Public · 3,566 undergraduates · umw.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
74%
of 5,670 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1184 to 1340
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$37,770Est.Estimate
$52,960 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of Mary Washington
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
74% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$52,960
a year in 2027-28, from a $52,960 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1269
Send your score
About 71% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1130, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- CLT referenced on the first-year checklist (applicants asked to notify Admissions if they took the SAT, ACT, or CLT under a different name)
Source: Test-Optional - Admissions · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
74%
of applicants were admitted: 4,203 of 5,670 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/15, hear by 1/31.
Early Decision
Binding. 85% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
338 students were offered a spot; 13 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 27% of them sent SAT scores and 3.1% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1184 to 1340
Reading and Writing 610 to 714
Math 560 to 650
ACT composite 27 to 30
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160016%
- 1200 to 139957%
- 1000 to 119927%
- 800 to 9991.1%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.78
- 4.033%
- 3.75 to 3.9923%
- 3.50 to 3.7417%
- 3.25 to 3.4914%
- 3.00 to 3.248.4%
- 2.50 to 2.994.1%
- Below 2.500.2%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$37,770
a year, in state
$52,960
a year, out of state (tuition $25,540)
- Tuition (in state)$10,350
- Fees$6,560
- Food and housing$16,680
- Books and supplies$1,270
- Transportation and other$2,910
University of Mary Washington published $35,674 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$20,834
- $30,001 to $48,000$20,592
- $48,001 to $75,000$22,840
- $75,001 to $110,000$25,888
- Over $110,000$25,836
Financial aid
54%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$6,389
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
59%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $5,417 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 2/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 7/1
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
41 of 41
Earn credit with a score of 3
41 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,040Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTS-105 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTS-105 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | HIST-NOTMJ |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARTH-115A |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | BIOL-NOTMJ |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL-121 |
| Biology | 5 | 7 | BIOL-121 & BIOL-128 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MATH-NOTMJ |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH-121 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH-121 & MATH-122 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 3 | MATH-NOTMJ |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | MATH-121 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM-NOTMJ |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM-111 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHEM-111 & CHEM-112 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | CHIN-201 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | CHIN-202 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | CHIN-300C (Waiver granted for CHIN-202) |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSCI-NOTMJ |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PSCI-101A |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CPSC-110 |
| Computer Science A | 5 | 7 | CPSC-110 & CPSC-220 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CPSC-110 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ARTS-120 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL-101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL-205 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | EESC-NOTMJ |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | EESC-120 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST-NOTMJ |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HIST-122 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FREN-201A |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | FREN-202A |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | FREN-311 (Waiver granted for FREN-202A) |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GERM-201A |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | GERM-202A |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 4 | GERM-393 (Waiver granted for GERM-202) |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG-NOTMJ |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | GEOG-102 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | ITAL-201 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | ITAL-202 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | ITAL-291 (Waiver granted for ITAL-202) |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | MDFL-NOTMJ-201 Level |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | MDFL-NOTMJ-202 Level |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | MDFL-NOTMJ |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LATN-102 |
| Latin | 4 | 3 | LATN-202 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON-201B |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON-202B |
| Music Theory | 3 | 4 | MUTH-NOTMJ |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | MUTH-191 & MUTH-192 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS-101 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS-102 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS-102 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS-106 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS-101 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS-105 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MATH-111 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 6 | MATH-111 & MATH-NOTMJ |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC-NOTMJ |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSYC-100 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | IDIS-NOTMJ |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | IDIS-NOTMJ |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN-201A |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPAN-202A |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | SPAN-312 (Waiver granted for SPAN-202A) |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN-201A |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPAN-202A |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 3 | SPAN-312 (Waiver granted for SPAN-202A) |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH-NOTMJ |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | STAT-180 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSCI-NOTMJ |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PSCI-201 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST-NOTMJ |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST-131 & HIST-132 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST-NOTMJ |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
65%
Come back for a second year
84%
Typical earnings
$66,028
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Mary Washington$82,473
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 19 majors here have earnings data.
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