UMW Public Liberal Arts Ranks Top 10 by U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report has released its 2025 “Best Colleges” with the University of Mary Washington tying for No. 9 on the list and tying for No. 132 in national liberal arts.
U.S. News ranked nearly 1,500 U.S. four-year bachelor’s degree-granting institutions, grouped within 10 distinct overall rankings where colleges and universities were compared with schools that shared their academic mission.
Several programs at UMW also earned rankings in the 2025 U.S. News lists, with the undergraduate business program advancing to the top-400 tier and the undergraduate computer science program earning an inaugural spot on the list in the 328 range. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program rankings include UMW in the top 400, and Mary Washington’s undergraduate psychology program is now among the top 300 in the United States.
UMW was founded in 1908, and has been a beacon of educational integrity. Fredericksburg is proud of its revered university, and as U.S. News & World Report continues to release its “Best Colleges” lists in the coming years, we hope that they will continue to honor UMW in the ways that it deserves.
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