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The University of Mary Washington has been named to Forbes\u2019 2016 list of \u201cAmerica\u2019s Top Colleges<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

UMW was ranked\u00a0275th out of 660\u00a0colleges and universities in the Forbes 2016 list, which is now in its ninth year. UMW also is listed 54th among schools in the South.<\/p>\n

According to Forbes, the list of 660 schools is unique to competitors in the way it focuses on \u201coutput\u201d over \u201cinput.\u201d According to the magazine, \u201cWe\u2019re not interested in what gets a student\u00a0into\u00a0<\/em>college, like our peers who focus heavily on selectivity metrics\u2026 Our sights are set directly on ROI: What are students getting\u00a0out<\/em>\u00a0of college?\u201d<\/p>\n

The full list is available at http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/top-colleges\/<\/a> and UMW\u2019s profile is available at http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/colleges\/university-of-mary-washington\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The University of Mary Washington has been named to Forbes\u2019 2016 list of \u201cAmerica\u2019s Top Colleges.\u201d UMW was ranked\u00a0275th out of 660\u00a0colleges and universities in the Forbes 2016 list, which is now in its ninth year. UMW also is listed 54th among schools in the South. 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