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UMW Named Princeton Review 'Best College'

Students applaud the small student body and class sizes for fostering close interactions with faculty members.

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The University of Mary Washington has been named to The Princeton Review’s 2014 edition of The Best 378 Colleges.

The Princeton Review profile says UMW students applaud the small student body and class sizes for fostering close interactions with faculty members.

“Students believe UMW is ‘a hidden jewel that delivers on a historical campus’ and say courses are ‘engaging and intellectually stimulating,’” according to UMW’s profile. “Overall, students agree, ‘Mary Washington is all about getting a well-rounded education while becoming a part of a great community’ and point out that ‘professors are included in that as well.’”

Some quick facts:

  • 4,515 undergrads, 578 graduate students
  • Student-faculty ratio: 15:1
  • Average class size is 22 students
  • Honors Program for high-achieving students
  • 60+ undergraduate majors, minors, and courses of study (or make your own)
  • 140+ student clubs, sports teams, performance ensembles, and volunteer groups
The Princeton Review is a New York City-based education services company that annually publishes guidebooks ranking colleges, business and law schools. (It has no connection to Princeton University.)  Only about 15 percent of America’s 2,500 four-year colleges and three colleges outside the U.S. are profiled in the book.

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