University of Mary Washington Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at University of Mary Washington is 15:1, and the school has 42.4 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at University of Mary Washington include: Social Sciences; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; English Language and Literature/Letters; Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies; and Psychology. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 83.8 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Sciences (biological or physical) Humanities History Mathematics Social science English (including composition) Other Foreign languages
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	15:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Social Sciences 19% Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 12% English Language and Literature/Letters 11% Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 11% Psychology 8%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
Combined-degree programs	5-year education program that results in a bachelor's degree and M.S. in elementary education; BS Computer Science and MSMIS Accelerated Program; Master of Business Administration-Master of Science in Management Information Systems
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	84%
4-year graduation rate	63

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data