Graduate Admissions

Are you ready to take your career to the next level?

UMW’s expert staff is ready to support your goals and prepare you to develop a deeper knowledge of the subject matter. You will examine the latest technology and theories in our flexible class formats designed for working professionals. You will gain new professional connections and achieve your personal and professional goals. All while you establish distinct credibility in your profession. We offer three distinct, highly reputable graduate programs in the perfect location for your career to thrive.

With over 105 years of history, UMW is one of Virginia’s outstanding public liberal arts and sciences universities. Providing a superior education that inspires and enables our students to make positive changes globally. At UMW, graduate students will:

• Develop a deeper knowledge of the subject matter.
• Examine the latest technology and theories.
• Gain new professional connections.
• Achieve personal and professional goals.
• Establish distinct credibility in their profession.

Convenience

Classes offered in the evenings are to accommodate your busy schedule. Courses are also taught on weekends online and in blended formats.

Location

Graduate programs are offered at UMW’s Fredericksburg campus. There is free ample parking and an onsite library located right off Route 17, close to Interstate 95. Some graduate programs are also offered on the downtown Fredericksburg campus. Conveniently close to the historic district with easy access to Route 1 and Interstate 95.Positioned in Fredericksburg, between our nation’s capital and Virginia’s capital city. UMW is a nexus for engagement among diverse communities. Dedicated to supporting professional advancement, economic development, and improving the regional quality of life. Opportunities thrive for future employment attributable to the outstanding reputation of UMW graduates.

National Rankings

The University of Mary Washington provides an exceptional education at an affordable price.

Fiske Guide to Colleges, 2022. Named UMW among the “best and most interesting” public and private four-year colleges and universities.

The Princeton Review, 2022. Included UMW in the “Best 388 Colleges for 2023.”

Washington Monthly, 2022. Which measures schools based on contributions to the greater good in social mobility, research, and public service, also recognized UMW among the top liberal arts colleges.

U.S. News & World Report, 2022. Ranked UMW among the top national public and private liberal arts colleges, recognizing UMW’s new Carnegie Classification category among baccalaureate liberal arts and sciences institutions.

Washington Monthly, 2021. Recognized UMW for our unfailing dedication to a quality liberal arts education. Ranking UMW 42nd among Top Master’s Universities and 29th in the Best Bang for the Buck Southeast Colleges category.

Fiske Guide to Colleges, 2021. This guide features more than 300 of the “best and most interesting” public and private colleges and universities in the nation and Canada, Great Britain, and Ireland.

U.S. News & World Report, 2020: “America’s Best Colleges” ranked UMW 19th among Southern regional universities; seventh in the Top Public Schools list; sixth among Best Colleges for Veterans; 18th in the Most Innovative Schools category.

Forbes, 2018. “America’s Top Colleges” ranked UMW 64th of the nation’s public colleges; 42nd in the South.

Money Magazine, 2020. UMW ranked 228th among 739 schools listed as Best Colleges.

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, 2018 magazine. UMW ranked among the top 100 Best Value Public Colleges and top 300 Best College Values.

Intelligent.com, 2021. UMW was listed among its list of best colleges in Virginia and was named “Best for Adult Learners.”

We are an academic community dedicated to the highest standards of scholarship, personal integrity, responsible conduct, and respect for the individual. To learn more about our national rankings, please visit the link below.

National Rankings