{"id":85578,"date":"2015-03-24T12:00:50","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T16:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=85578"},"modified":"2015-08-11T08:07:12","modified_gmt":"2015-08-11T12:07:12","slug":"money-magazine-ranks-umw-for-best-graduation-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2015\/03\/24\/money-magazine-ranks-umw-for-best-graduation-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"Money Magazine Ranks UMW for Best Graduation Rates"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>The University of Mary Washington has been ranked among the nation&rsquo;s top 25 public colleges with the best record of graduating students on time by <em><a href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/money\/\" target=\"_blank\">Money Magazine<\/a><\/em>.<\/p><p><!--more--><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/03\/UMW-Graduation-32.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"85579\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/photographer-67\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/03\/UMW-Graduation-32-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1715\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"3.5\",\"credit\":\"Norm Shafer\",\"camera\":\"Canon EOS 7D\",\"caption\":\"UMW graduation, Saturday May 10, 2014.  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UMW was the third of four Virginia institutions included in the list. The University of Virginia, College of William and Mary and James Madison University also were ranked.<\/p><p>According to <em>Money Magazine<\/em>, the average public college student takes 4.6 years to earn a degree. Just one third of public college students actually earn their bachelor&rsquo;s degree in four years, cited by the U.S. Department of Education.<\/p><p>The result is an estimated extra $12,000 for the average public college student&rsquo;s additional semester, based on College Board data.<\/p><p>Earlier this year, UMW was ranked in <em>Money Magazine&rsquo;s<\/em> first <a href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/money\/collection\/moneys-best-colleges\/\" target=\"_blank\">Best Colleges Rankings<\/a>. UMW was listed seventh among Virginia public schools and 107th overall among more than 1,500 four-year colleges and universities. Money looks at educational quality, affordability and career outcomes to create its list.<\/p><p>To see the full list of public colleges where students graduate the fastest, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/money\/3748117\/public-colleges-fastest-graduation-rates\/?xid=yahoo_money\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/time.com\/money\/3748117\/public-colleges-fastest-graduation-rates\/?xid=yahoo_money<\/a>.<\/p><p>In addition, the financial data and technology company SmartAsset named UMW to its list of <a href=\"https:\/\/t.yesware.com\/tl\/c9477aa6ff4d96210d2ee6794f3f69889a22f972\/3586bed0d887289b58d252bbaf48ba6b\/7133d2487435139a14712d58cce7fb4c?ytl=https%3A%2F%2Fsmartasset.com%2Fstudent-loans%2Fstudent-loan-calculator%23virginia%2Fvalue\">colleges providing the best value in Virginia<\/a>. 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