{"id":106855,"date":"2025-08-04T11:27:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=106855"},"modified":"2025-08-04T11:27:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:27:19","slug":"umw-makes-moneys-2025-best-colleges-in-america-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/04\/umw-makes-moneys-2025-best-colleges-in-america-list\/","title":{"rendered":"UMW Makes Money\u2019s 2025 \u2018Best Colleges in America\u2019 List"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_106856\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106856\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/04\/umw-makes-moneys-2025-best-colleges-in-america-list\/fall-branded-photo-shoot-october-2022-5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106856\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"106856\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/04\/umw-makes-moneys-2025-best-colleges-in-america-list\/fall-branded-photo-shoot-october-2022-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/221027_umw_fall-1565-Edit-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"8197,5466\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;22&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Parker Michels-Boyce&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Fall branded photo shoot, October 2022&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1666885809&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Parker Michels-Boyce Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;39&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Fall branded photo shoot, October 2022&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Fall branded photo shoot, October 2022\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Fall branded photo shoot, October 2022&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/221027_umw_fall-1565-Edit-2-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/221027_umw_fall-1565-Edit-2-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt wp-image-106856 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/221027_umw_fall-1565-Edit-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Mary Washington earned national recognition on Money\u2019s 2025 list of &quot;Best Colleges in America&quot; for value, quality and student outcomes.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/221027_umw_fall-1565-Edit-2-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/221027_umw_fall-1565-Edit-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/221027_umw_fall-1565-Edit-2-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/221027_umw_fall-1565-Edit-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-106856\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary Washington earned national recognition on Money\u2019s 2025 list of &#8216;Best Colleges in America&#8217; for value, quality and student outcomes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The University of Mary Washington has been recognized by Money, earning a top spot on its 2025 list of the \u201cBest Colleges in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now in its 11th year, the annual ranking highlights more than 700 four-year institutions that deliver strong academics at an affordable cost and prepare students for success after graduation. Mary Washington received 3.5 stars on Money\u2019s five-star rating scale and was one of 26 schools in Virginia to make the list.<\/p>\n<p>Designed to help families make informed decisions about where to invest in higher education, Money\u2019s rankings prioritize value, affordability and return on investment. Its analysis weighed over two dozen data points in three main categories: quality of education (30%), affordability (40%) and student outcomes (30%). Factors include graduation rates, net price of a degree, student debt, alumni earnings and economic mobility.<\/p>\n<p>UMW\u2019s inclusion in the value-focused list reflects its commitment to providing a high-quality liberal arts and sciences education that is both accessible and outcome driven. The University\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/qep\/life-after-mary-washington\/\">Life After Mary Washington<\/a>\u201d initiative integrates career-readiness into curricular and co-curricular pursuits to ensure students are prepared for professional life and equipped to build experiences beyond graduation.<\/p>\n<p>Money\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/money.com\/best-colleges\/\">Best Colleges<\/a>\u201d ranking is the latest in a growing list of national accolades for UMW, which is consistently recognized by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2024\/09\/24\/umw-achieves-top-10-u-s-news-ranking-in-public-liberal-arts\/\">U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/26\/umw-tops-the-list-for-internships-making-an-impact-as-one-of-the-best-values-in-the-princeton-review\/\">The Princeton Review<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/25\/umw-featured-in-fiske-guide-to-colleges-2025\/\">Fiske Guide to Colleges<\/a> and others for academic excellence, value and student satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p><em>Learn more about <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/money.com\/best-colleges\/\"><em>Money\u2019s 2025 Best Colleges in America<\/em><\/a><em> list<\/em><em> and its methodology, or explore <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/about\/national-rankings\/\"><em>UMW\u2019s national rankings<\/em><\/a><em> page for additional recognitions. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Mary Washington has been recognized by Money, earning a top spot on its 2025 list of the \u201cBest Colleges in America.\u201d Now in its 11th year, the annual ranking highlights more than 700 four-year institutions that deliver strong academics at an affordable cost and prepare students for success after graduation. 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