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The University of Mary Washington’s the leader of the pack when it comes to community service, value, and academic quality – and some big voices are saying so.
- For the second year in a row, the Peace Corps ranked Mary Washington No. 1 in the nation among small universities for alumni now serving as Peace Corps volunteers. Currently, the University has 30 alumni serving around the world.
- The Princeton Review listed UMW in its “Best Value Colleges: 2012 Edition.” The University is among 75 public and 75 private colleges and universities with excellent academics selected for the honor.
- UMW ranks fifth among Virginia’s best values and 44th out of 100 four-year public institutions nationwide when comparing tuition costs, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine’s “100 Best Values in Public Colleges” for 2012. Mary Washington has appeared consistently on Kiplinger’s best value list and has been ranked among its top 50 values since 2006.
- Kiplinger’s also rated UMW ninth in its 2012 list of the 10 best public colleges with the highest graduation rates. With a four-year graduation rate of 68 percent, Mary Washington shatters the national average for public colleges, which stands at just less than 30 percent.
