U.S. News & World Report has ranked the University of Mary Washington’s undergraduate program sixth among public Southern universities in the “Top Public Regional Universities – South” category in its 2017 edition of “America’s Best Colleges.”
Ranked among the top 20 Southern universities for 10 consecutive years, UMW currently stands 16th among all Southern universities in the same category. In addition, the public ranked UMW 14th among “Top Schools for Veterans.” The listing was announced Sept. 13 in the magazine’s online edition.
U.S. News & World Report bases its rankings on peer assessment, graduation and retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving. For the full list, visit www.usnews.com/colleges.
The recognition is the latest by selective college guidebooks to rank Mary Washington among the nation’s best, including the Princeton Review’s 2017 edition of “The Best 381 Colleges,” Forbes’ 2016 list of “America’s Top Colleges” and the 2017 edition of Fiske Guide to Colleges.