Tuition and Fees
For current tuition and fees, students should consult the Office of Student Accounts webpage at www.umw.edu/studentaccounts.
In-State Tuition Eligibility
The Code of Virginia, Section 23-7.4, governs eligibility for in-state tuition rates at
Virginia public institutions of higher education. In general, an independent student, or
the parents or legal guardians of a dependent student, must have been legally domiciled
in the Commonwealth of Virginia for one full and continuous year immediately before
the first official day of class within the period of the student’s program and must have
paid Virginia state income tax on a full-time salary for that full year. Living in the state
simply to attend school does not constitute legal domicile. Certain exceptions are made
for military personnel and nonmilitary spouses who are employed full time. Detailed
questions about domiciliary status are part of each application for admission.
Questions about residency status should be directed to the Office of Student Accounts
at (540) 654-1250.
Payment Policy
Students should refer to the appropriate Guide to Registration or the Office of Student
Accounts webpage at www.umw.edu/studentaccounts for payment of tuition and fees
deadlines. Checks, money orders, and credit cards are acceptable for tuition payments.
Students whose tuition and fees are being paid in full or in part by an employer must
include a completed and signed billing authorization with the course registration form.
Students may contact the Office of Student Accounts at (540) 286-8058 for information
concerning deferred payment plans.
Refund Schedule
Degree, nondegree, and certificate students are entitled to refunds based on the
current policies established by the Office of Student Accounts and published in the
Guide to Registration and on the Office of Student Accounts webpage at
www.umw.edu/studentaccounts.
Senior Citizen Fees
A legal resident of Virginia 60 years of age or older shall be permitted, under
regulations prescribed by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV),
(1) to register for and enroll free of charge in courses as a full-time or part-time student
for academic credit if such citizen has a taxable income not exceeding $15,000 for
federal income tax purposes for the year preceding the year in which the enrollment
is sought; (2) to register for and audit courses offered for academic credit; and (3) to
register for and enroll in noncredit courses in any state institution of higher education in
this Commonwealth on a space-available basis.
Such senior citizens shall pay no tuition or fees except fees established for the
purpose of paying for course materials, such as laboratory fees, but shall be subject to
the admission requirements of the institution and a determination by the institution of its
ability to offer the course or courses for which the senior citizen registers. SCHEV shall
establish procedures to ensure that tuition-paying students are accommodated in courses
before senior citizens participating in this program are enrolled. However, the state
institutions of higher education may make individual exceptions to these procedures
when the senior citizen has completed 75 percent of the requirements for a degree.
A legal resident of Virginia 60 years of age or older with federal taxable income
exceeding $15,000 may audit credit courses or enroll in noncredit courses without
paying general University tuition and fees, but must pay general University tuition and
fees to take courses for credit. An application fee will be charged an applicant whose
taxable income exceeds $15,000. Additional information is available through the Office
of the Registrar at (540) 654-1063
.
As established by the institution, certain contracted technology courses and programs
are exempt from this policy.
Veterans Benefits
College of Graduate and Professional Studies (CGPS) students who have questions
about Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits prior to admission should address inquiries to the
Veterans Inquiry Unit at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office, 210
Franklin Street, Roanoke VA 24011, (888) 442-4551, www.gibill.va.gov.
CGPS students who have questions about VA benefits after admission should address
inquiries to the Veterans Affairs Liaison, University of Mary Washington, College of
Graduate and Professional Studies, 121 University Boulevard, Fredericksburg VA 22406,
(540) 286-8075.
Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program (VMSDEP)
The Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program (VMSDEP)
provides education benefits to spouses and children of military members killed, missing
in action, taken prisoner, or who became at least 90 percent disabled as a result of
military service in an armed conflict.
VMSDEP provides educational benefits for children of certain Virginians who served
in the Armed Forces of the United States. Eligible children attending public colleges and
universities in Virginia are admitted free of tuition and all required fees.
Additional information is available through the Office of Student Accounts at (540)
654-1250, with reference to Code of Virginia, Section 23-7.4:1.