{"id":111203,"date":"2026-09-29T15:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=111203"},"modified":"2026-09-29T15:29:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:29:19","slug":"umw-soars-into-national-top-5-ranks-no-1-in-virginia-for-internships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/29\/umw-soars-into-national-top-5-ranks-no-1-in-virginia-for-internships\/","title":{"rendered":"UMW Soars Into National Top 5, Ranks No. 1 in Virginia for Internships"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--media-float-right umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media umw-hero--with-no-content\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">News<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title\">UMW Soars Into National Top 5, Ranks No. 1 in Virginia for Internships<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-group umw-news-author-credit is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-29T15:01:00-04:00\">September 29, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">Sarah Hertz Mahoney<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"111196\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/default-12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/DJI_0184-copy-1-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"5\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"L2D-20c\",\"caption\":\"default\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1666616499\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"12.29\",\"iso\":\"100\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.01\",\"title\":\"default\",\"orientation\":\"1\",\"alt\":\"\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The University of Mary Washington has soared into the national top five among public universities for Internships and Making an Impact in The Princeton Review&rsquo;s Best Value Colleges for 2027, earning the No. 1 spot in Virginia for Internships.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/DJI_0184-copy-1-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/DJI_0184-copy-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"brick building on the University of Mary Washington campus\" class=\"wp-image-111196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/DJI_0184-copy-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/DJI_0184-copy-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/DJI_0184-copy-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/DJI_0184-copy-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/DJI_0184-copy-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The University of Mary Washington has soared into the national top five among public universities for Internships and Making an Impact in The Princeton Review&rsquo;s Best Value Colleges for 2027, earning the No. 1 spot in Virginia for Internships.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The University of Mary Washington has soared into the national top five among public universities for Internships and Making an Impact in The Princeton Review&rsquo;s <em>Best Value Colleges for 2027<\/em>, earning the No. 1 spot in Virginia for Internships.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UMW is one of 209 colleges and universities nationwide &ndash; and just eight in Virginia &ndash; named a Best Value College for 2027. Five Virginia public institutions made the list. UMW ranked No. 4 on The Princeton Review&rsquo;s list of Top 20 Best Schools for Making an Impact among public schools and No. 5 for Internships.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&ldquo;Mary Washington&rsquo;s value comes from the combination of an outstanding education and the opportunities our students have to put that education into practice,&rdquo; said UMW President Troy Paino. &ldquo;Our students are known, supported and challenged here, while gaining access to experiences that prepare them to contribute in meaningful ways in their professions and communities.&rdquo;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UMW climbed seven spots for Making an Impact and 13 spots for Internships from The Princeton Review&rsquo;s <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\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"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\/\">previous Best Value rankings<\/a>, released in 2025, when Mary Washington ranked No. 11 and No. 18.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Princeton Review bases its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/college-rankings?rankings=top-20-best-schools-for-internships-public-schools\">Internships ranking<\/a> on students&rsquo; ratings of the accessibility of internship placement at their schools. Its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/college-rankings?rankings=top-20-best-schools-for-making-an-impact-public-schools\">Making an Impact ranking<\/a> draws on student responses about community service opportunities, student government, sustainability efforts and on-campus student engagement.<\/p><section class=\"image-gallery layout__block\">\n\t<div class=\"image-gallery__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__main__track\" js-slideshow-track=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__slide\" js-slide=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8192\" height=\"5464\" data-attachment-id=\"111192\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/archaeology-interns-at-monticello-in-charlottesville-va-june-2024-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/240624_umw_monticello_interns-0151.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"8192,5464\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"2.5\",\"credit\":\"Parker Michels-Boyce\",\"camera\":\"Canon EOS R5\",\"caption\":\"Archaeology interns at Monticello in Charlottesville, VA. 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June 2024\",\"orientation\":\"1\",\"alt\":\"\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Kai Otero &amp;#8217;25 works during a internship in the Monticello-UVA Archaeological Field School program.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/240624_umw_monticello_interns-0151-1024x683.jpg\" data-id=\"111192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/240624_umw_monticello_interns-0151.jpg\" alt=\"A girl wearing gloves digs in a squared-off section of dirt with a trowel\" class=\"wp-image-111192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/240624_umw_monticello_interns-0151.jpg 8192w, https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/240624_umw_monticello_interns-0151-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/240624_umw_monticello_interns-0151-1024x683.jpg 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Chesapeake Bay with the Smithsonian.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-29-at-1.58.43-PM.png\" data-id=\"111199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-29-at-1.58.43-PM-224x116.png\" alt=\"A student stands in a vessel on the water while holding an electronic measuring device\" class=\"wp-image-111199\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description-container\" js-description-container>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description>\n                                                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description__summary\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kai Otero &rsquo;25 works during a internship in the Monticello-UVA Archaeological Field School program.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description>\n                                                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description__summary\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Matthew Clinton &rsquo;26 completed a video production internship with Mary Washington&rsquo;s University Communications department.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description>\n                                                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description__summary\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lucia Donley &rsquo;26 completed an internship at SimVentions, alongside Chief Operating Officer Megan Carter Shepherd &rsquo;94.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description>\n                                                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description__summary\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kate Stoneman &rsquo;26 completed an internship on the Chesapeake Bay with the Smithsonian.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UMW is the only public university in Virginia with experiential learning in its core curriculum, with students taking their education beyond the classroom through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/10\/umw-and-four-students-receive-top-billing-statewide-for-internships\/\">internships<\/a>, undergraduate research, community engagement and study abroad. At Mary Washington, students can pursue those kinds of experiences through faculty-mentored research, field experiences, international study, community-based work and other opportunities that connect academic work with experience beyond the classroom.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Princeton Review selected 209 institutions for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/college-rankings\/best-value-colleges\">2027 Best Value Colleges list<\/a> from more than 650 colleges and universities surveyed in 2025-26. The company considered more than 40 data points covering academics, affordability and career preparation in determining its return-on-investment ratings. UMW received an ROI rating of 85 out of 99.<br><br>The Princeton Review does not rank all 209 Best Value Colleges hierarchically; instead, its report includes seven categories of ranking lists, with separate rankings for public and private institutions.<\/p><section class=\"image-gallery layout__block\">\n\t<div class=\"image-gallery__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__main__track\" js-slideshow-track=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__slide\" js-slide=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"413\" data-attachment-id=\"104856\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/03\/umw-students-spend-winter-break-week-delivering-health-care-in-panama\/newrelease_globalmedicalbrigades\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/NewRelease_GlobalMedicalBrigades.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,413\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;UMW&rsquo;s Global Medical Brigade chapter spent time in Central America bringing essential health care services to an underserved community.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/NewRelease_GlobalMedicalBrigades.jpg\" data-id=\"104856\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/NewRelease_GlobalMedicalBrigades.jpg\" alt=\"UMW student pose for photo in Panama\" class=\"wp-image-104856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/NewRelease_GlobalMedicalBrigades.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/NewRelease_GlobalMedicalBrigades-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/NewRelease_GlobalMedicalBrigades-768x310.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__slide\" js-slide=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1131\" height=\"772\" data-attachment-id=\"111198\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/umw-votes-pic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/UMW-Votes-pic.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\",\"alt\":\"\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;UMW has a strong history of encouraging civic engagement, which contributes toward its high ranking for Making an Impact in the recent Princeton Review college rankings.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/UMW-Votes-pic-1024x683.jpg\" data-id=\"111198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/UMW-Votes-pic-1131x772.jpg\" alt='Several students pose for the camera wearing \"I heart voting\" T-shirts' class=\"wp-image-111198\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__slide\" js-slide=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"592\" height=\"490\" data-attachment-id=\"111200\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/screenshot-2026-09-29-at-2-08-52-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-29-at-2.08.52-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"592,490\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"alt\":\"\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;UMW students volunteer in local schools through the Bigs in Schools program.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-29-at-2.08.52-PM.png\" data-id=\"111200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-29-at-2.08.52-PM.png\" alt=\"A group of college students pose with younger children inside a school\" class=\"wp-image-111200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-29-at-2.08.52-PM.png 592w, https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-29-at-2.08.52-PM-300x248.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__slide\" js-slide=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1131\" height=\"772\" data-attachment-id=\"108324\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/0047-k-pearlman-photography\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/12\/0047-K-Pearlman-Photography-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"3.5\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"Canon EOS 5D Mark IV\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1733626795\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"50\",\"iso\":\"1000\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.00625\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mary Washington student leaders from COAR (Community Outreach and Resources) stand beside Santa and help hand out gift boxes to a preschool class during the annual gift box delivery at the Walker-Grant Center. Photo by K Pearlman Photography.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/12\/0047-K-Pearlman-Photography-1024x683.jpg\" data-id=\"108324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/12\/0047-K-Pearlman-Photography-1131x772.jpg\" alt=\"Three University of Mary Washington students stand next to Santa in front of a preschool classroom while assisting with the distribution of gift boxes.\" class=\"wp-image-108324\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__slide\" js-slide=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"772\" data-attachment-id=\"111195\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/community-service-pic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/community-service-pic.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,871\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\",\"alt\":\"\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The University of Mary Washington&amp;#8217;s stellar reputation for community service contributed toward its high ranking for Making an Impact, according to the most recent rankings from Princeton Review.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/community-service-pic.jpg\" data-id=\"111195\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/community-service-pic-1024x772.jpg\" alt=\"Several people stand on a leafy ground wearing neon yellow vests and holding shovels and other garden tools\" 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data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;UMW&rsquo;s Global Medical Brigade chapter spent time in Central America bringing essential health care services to an underserved community.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/NewRelease_GlobalMedicalBrigades.jpg\" data-id=\"104856\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/NewRelease_GlobalMedicalBrigades-224x116.jpg\" alt=\"UMW student pose for photo in Panama\" class=\"wp-image-104856\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail\" aria-label=\"Slide 1 thumbnail\" 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/UMW-Votes-pic-1024x683.jpg\" data-id=\"111198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/UMW-Votes-pic-224x116.jpg\" alt='Several students pose for the camera wearing \"I heart voting\" T-shirts' class=\"wp-image-111198\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail\" aria-label=\"Slide 2 thumbnail\" js-thumbnail>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"116\" data-attachment-id=\"111200\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/screenshot-2026-09-29-at-2-08-52-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-29-at-2.08.52-PM.png\" 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Photo by K Pearlman Photography.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/12\/0047-K-Pearlman-Photography-1024x683.jpg\" data-id=\"108324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/12\/0047-K-Pearlman-Photography-224x116.jpg\" alt=\"Three University of Mary Washington students stand next to Santa in front of a preschool classroom while assisting with the distribution of gift boxes.\" class=\"wp-image-108324\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail\" aria-label=\"Slide 4 thumbnail\" js-thumbnail>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"116\" data-attachment-id=\"111195\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/community-service-pic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/community-service-pic.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,871\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\",\"alt\":\"\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The University of Mary Washington&amp;#8217;s stellar reputation for community service contributed toward its high ranking for Making an Impact, according to the most recent rankings from Princeton Review.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/community-service-pic.jpg\" data-id=\"111195\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/community-service-pic-224x116.jpg\" alt=\"Several people stand on a leafy ground wearing neon yellow vests and holding shovels and other garden tools\" class=\"wp-image-111195\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description-container\" js-description-container>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description>\n                                                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description__summary\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">UMW&rsquo;s Global Medical Brigade chapter spent time in Central America bringing essential health care services to an underserved community.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description>\n                                                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description__summary\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">UMW has a strong history of encouraging civic engagement, which contributes toward its high ranking for Making an Impact in the recent Princeton Review college rankings.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description>\n                                                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description__summary\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">UMW students volunteer in local schools through the Bigs in Schools program.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description>\n                                                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description__summary\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mary Washington student leaders from COAR (Community Outreach and Resources) stand beside Santa and help hand out gift boxes to a preschool class during the annual gift box delivery at the Walker-Grant Center. Photo by K Pearlman Photography.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description>\n                                                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description__summary\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The University of Mary Washington&rsquo;s stellar reputation for community service contributed toward its high ranking for Making an Impact, according to the most recent rankings from Princeton Review.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&ldquo;We congratulate the University of Mary Washington and all the exceptional institutions that made our &lsquo;Best Value Colleges for 2027&rsquo; lists,&rdquo; said Rob Franek, editor-in-chief of The Princeton Review. &ldquo;In our opinion, they are truly the most exceptional in the nation at delivering outstanding academics, affordable cost and great career foundations.&rdquo;<br><br>The latest Best Value recognition follows UMW&rsquo;s inclusion in The Princeton Review&rsquo;s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/college-rankings?rankings=best-392-colleges\">The Best 392 Colleges: 2027 Edition<\/a><\/em>, released in August. In those rankings, UMW earned recognition across multiple categories, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/28\/the-princeton-review-ranks-umw-among-nations-best-theatre-rises-to-no-12\/\">No. 12 national ranking<\/a> for Best College Theatre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>byThe University of Mary Washington has soared into the national top five among public universities for Internships and Making an Impact in The Princeton Review&rsquo;s Best Value Colleges for 2027, earning the No. 1 spot in Virginia for Internships.UMW is one of 209 colleges and universities nationwide &ndash; and just eight in Virginia &ndash; named 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