{"id":94240,"date":"2023-09-18T10:21:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T14:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=94240"},"modified":"2023-09-18T12:16:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T16:16:19","slug":"umw-receives-high-marks-in-u-s-news-best-colleges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/18\/umw-receives-high-marks-in-u-s-news-best-colleges\/","title":{"rendered":"UMW Receives High Marks in U.S. News \u2018Best Colleges\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Mary Washington has been recognized among the nation\u2019s top schools by U.S. News &amp; World Report, which released its 2024 \u201cBest Colleges\u201d list today. UMW ranked 11th among public liberal arts colleges and 154th among national liberal arts colleges, both public and private.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_94241\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94241\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"94241\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/18\/umw-receives-high-marks-in-u-s-news-best-colleges\/191206_umw_1748-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/191206_UMW_1748.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"8999,6000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Adam Ewing&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1575638600&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;No usage without written permission. \\u00a92019 Adam Ewing&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;UMW has been ranked 11th among public liberal arts colleges by U.S. News &amp;amp; World Report.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/191206_UMW_1748-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/191206_UMW_1748-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/191206_UMW_1748-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"UMW has been ranked 11th among public liberal arts colleges by U.S. News &amp; World Report.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/191206_UMW_1748-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/191206_UMW_1748-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/191206_UMW_1748-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-94241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UMW has been ranked 11th among public liberal arts colleges by U.S. News &amp; World Report.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Previously, Mary Washington received high scores in the publication\u2019s \u201cregional university\u201d listings. Now recognized nationally among liberal arts universities, in just the second year in this category, UMW continues to advance, particularly among the peer survey and in key metrics such as the faculty resources rank and graduate performance rate rank. UMW\u2019s student retention also increased notably, now up to 83%, and UMW joins Virginia Military Institute, a fellow Virginia university that perennially makes the list, along with the sector leaders of military colleges.<\/p>\n<p>Now in its 40th year, the U.S. News rankings evaluate more than 1,500 colleges and universities on up to 19 measures of academic quality.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For 40 years, students and their families have come to count on Best Colleges as a vital resource as they navigate one of the most important decisions of their lives,&#8221; said Eric Gertler, executive chairman and CEO of U.S. News. &#8220;The significant changes in this year&#8217;s methodology are part of the ongoing evolution to make sure our rankings capture what is most important for students as they compare colleges and select the school that is right for them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>U.S. News also included UMW on its \u201cTop Performers for Social Mobility\u201d roster for efforts to advance opportunities for economically disadvantaged students. UMW\u2019s graduation rate for Pell-eligible students, a key indicator in this category, also increased, and the University continues to enhance and expand initiatives for students to succeed through graduation and Life After Mary Washington.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, U.S. News named UMW programs in business, nursing and psychology to their annual lists.<\/p>\n<p>Other recent rankings received by Mary Washington include spots in the top 100 on <em>Washington Monthly<\/em>\u2019s \u201cBest Liberal Arts Colleges\u201d and \u201cBest Bang for the Buck\u201d listings, as well as a spot in The Princeton Review\u2019s <em>The Best 389 Colleges \u2013 2024 Edition.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Mary Washington or to see campus for yourself,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/admissions\/visit\/\"><strong>schedule a visit or sign up for an upcoming Open House<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Mary Washington has been recognized among the nation\u2019s top schools by U.S. News &amp; World Report, which released its 2024 \u201cBest Colleges\u201d list today. UMW ranked 11th among public liberal arts colleges and 154th among national liberal arts colleges, both public and private. 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