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Acceptance Rate 79.78%
Yield 17.73%
SAT Score 1,260
ACT Score 29
Applicants 5,124

Mary Washington Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 79.78% at University of Mary Washington. Total 5,124 students applied and 4,088 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,260 and the average ACT score is 29.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationhttps://www.umw.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.umw.edu/admissions/apply/
Acceptance Rate79.78%
Average Test Scores1,260 SAT / 29 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 79.78%. A total of 5,124 students (1,822 men and 3,302 women) have applied to and 4,088 (1,376 men and 2,712 women) students admitted to University of Mary Washington.
Among them, 258 male and 467 female students have enrolled into Mary Washington and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 17.73%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Mary Washington
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants5,1241,8223,30200
Admitted4,0881,3762,71200
Enrolled72525846700
Acceptance Rate 79.78% 75.52% 82.13% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 17.73% 18.75% 17.22% - -
[Chart] University of Mary Washington Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Mary Washington, 189 applicants (26% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 29 applicants (4%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,260 at Mary Washington. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,370 and 25th percentile score is 1,170.
The average ACT score is 29 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 31 and the 25th percentile score is 27.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Mary Washington. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Mary Washington with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Mary Washington
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total117012601370
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing610660710
Math560600660
ACT Composite272931
Math242527
English273134
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Mary Washington, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Mary Washington
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Mary Washington

The calendar system at University of Mary Washington is Semester. University of Mary Washington accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of Mary Washington accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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