University of Mary Washington

University of Mary Washington is a public college in Fredericksburg, VA. Its average net price is $23,821 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$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
$110,001 and up$25,836
$15,304Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$28,810Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$23,821Average Net Price
$15,150Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,200Books and Supplies
$2,810Other Expenses
24.0%Students on Pell Grants
32.0%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

79.8%Acceptance Rate
610 to 710SAT Reading, Middle Half
560 to 660SAT Math, Middle Half
27 to 31ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$53,452
8 years after entry$61,781
10 years after entry$66,028
64.5%Graduation Rate
84.4%Retention Rate
$18,688Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Fredericksburg, VALocation
Midsize suburbSetting
3,566Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Biology$41,411 Small program - rough guide n=73$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=78
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,447 n=122$18,500 n=124
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154$16,737 Small program - rough guide n=42
Computer Science$81,367 Small program - rough guide n=55$22,287 Small program - rough guide n=61
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$35,588 Small program - rough guide n=54$19,620 Small program - rough guide n=44
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Historic Preservation and Conservation$31,353 National median for this major n=79Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617$22,490 Small program - rough guide n=30
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$41,776 Small program - rough guide n=86$20,875 Small program - rough guide n=48
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other$31,918 National median for this major n=145Not published
Physical Sciences, Other$51,413 National median for this major n=242Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$36,585 Small program - rough guide n=33$18,875 Small program - rough guide n=34
Psychology$32,747 Small program - rough guide n=67$18,500 Small program - rough guide n=94
Registered Nursing$88,970 Small program - rough guide n=54$16,375 Small program - rough guide n=44
Sociology$33,928 Small program - rough guide n=35$17,100 Small program - rough guide n=32
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872$15,000 Small program - rough guide n=33
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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