Education Quality at The University of Mary Washington (StudentsReview ™)

Breakdown of “Education Quality” at UMW

By Gender

Males	B
Females	B-

By Major

Accounting	F
Anthropology	B-
Archaeology	C+
Art & Design Department	A-
Biology	C+
Business - Management and Administration	B+
Chemistry	B-
Communications	D-
Computer Science	C+
Criminal	A
Economics	B+
Education	A-
English	B-
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc	A-
Geography and Geosciences	B-
History/Histories (art history/etc.)	B
Language - French/Spanish/etc.	A
Linguistics	A-
Math	B
Music - Composition/Theory	B-
Music - Performance	A
Other	B-
Perfomance Arts	B+
Philosophy	A-
Physics	B+
Political Science	B
Psychology	B-
Sociology	B-
Undecided	B-

Against similar schools

Education Quality compared with similar schools in class.

University of Mary Washington
B
Average of All Schools
B
Average of schools in class
B+
Harvard University
B+
Stanford University
A-
University of California - Berkeley
A-
University of Southern California
B+
Washington State University
B
New York University
B+
Cornell University
A-
F
A+

Education Quality

“... Excellent education for your dollar on par with William and Mary and UVA ...Read full comment

“... However, many professors expect students to initiate specific academic challenges (like internships, senior projects) and will refuse to dictate...Read full comment

“... While the academics are good if you are looking for a liberal arts education, I would not recommend this school to pursue other academic endeavo...Read full comment

“... There is absolutely no sense of "community" on campus, many of my professor's are not interested in the quality of our education, and there is NO...Read full comment

“... " If you want a good liberal arts education, then come here ...Read full comment

“... If I had to do it over, I would choose my second choice school and not pay the money I had to out of both my pocket and my parents pockets for th...Read full comment

“... I did not complete my education at the this University for several reasons ...Read full comment

“... No one comes to Mary Wash for the parties and the social life, but rather for an education which is affordable, and quite good ...Read full comment

“... Yes the education is great and I have made many good friends, but this is not enough to keep me here ...Read full comment

“... UMW has a lot to offer and provides an excellent education for far less than what a lot of schools charge in tuition, but it simply is not for ev...Read full comment

“... However, I have chosen to transfer to a larger city school, where I will fit in better and recieve an overall fantastic education ...Read full comment

“... I came into this school expecting a good education ...Read full comment

“... Mary Washington College was the ultimate education ...Read full comment

“... I highly recommend Mary Washington to anyone who wants a great liberal arts education ...Read full comment

“... As far as academics go, my classes were not that challenging for general education classes and I found most of them quite interesting and the p...Read full comment

“... This school doesnt offer anything but an education (and shoddy dorms) ...Read full comment

“... A great education for the price and provided a good opportunity to get involved in research ...Read full comment

“... I originally chose Mary Washington for it's beautiful campus and 5year masters in Education ...Read full comment

“... One that would allow exceptional students greater freedom when dealing with the very restrictive General Education requirements here, a la the E...Read full comment

“... i stay at this school for a good education and if that is what you are looking for then this is the place ...Read full comment

“... Classes are challenging, and focus on integration, which is the essence of a liberal arts education ...Read full comment

“... The only good thing you'll get out of this school is POSSIBLY an education (depends on your major cuz some dept's suck) ...Read full comment

“... It fosters an academic atmosphere that is in some instances a detriment to the social scene, yet if your number one priority in college is to get...Read full comment

“... Personal problems aside, people can get a good education here ...Read full comment

“... mary wash is great and for the money its the best education for your buck ...Read full comment

“... Great educational experience ...Read full comment

“... My son received his BS in Biology from UMW before me and was disappointed with the support he received from the education department when workin...Read full comment

“... UMW's undergrad education is the best in VA and other grad schools know it ...Read full comment

“... Town sucks, school sucks, people suck, education sucks, housing sucks, school size sucks, Greek life is non existent, in fact Fredericksburg forb...Read full comment

“... Am I going to college to get an education or to party ...Read full comment

“... It's this kind of education that can truely help you excel in anything you want to do, whether it be business, graduate school, or anything else ...Read full comment

“... In my experience, (2000-2004) Mary Washington provided an excellent education to motivated individuals ...Read full comment

“... I was looking for a quality education where the professors cared about my success and that's what I got during my time here ...Read full comment

“... I've been very happy with the quality of education here, & the campus & downtown Fredericksburg are both beautiful ...Read full comment