University of Mary Washington

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Mary Washington

University of Mary Washington operates as a public institution located in Fredericksburg, Virginia (suburb: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 3,566 students of which 4,063 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Mary Washington is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 79.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,272 and an ACT midpoint of 29. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,667, with published in-state tuition of $14,640 and a Pell grant recipient share of 21.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 66.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 84.4%. Graduates earn a median of $60,613 ten years after enrolling, compared with $49,411 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 140100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 69.0% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.