The University of Mary Washington is once again recognized among the “Best Colleges in America” by Money Magazine.
The 10th edition of Money’s flagship colleges list analyzes quality, affordability and future earning potential for a practical analysis of more than 700 four-year colleges. For the second year, the publication has used a star rating instead of numerical list. UMW earned 3.5 stars and is one of 22 Virginia colleges on the list.
“We hope students and parents use our list to discover new colleges that may be worth their attention, and perhaps more importantly, we want our analysis to encourage readers to think critically about what they’re paying for college and what sort of outcomes they can expect in return,” said Money’s education editor, Kaitlin Mulhere.
Unique to the list, which includes net price of a degree, average borrowing rates, and median earnings, are “value add” calculations which measure a school’s actual performance against its predicted performance. According to the methodology, these factors indicate how a college affects graduates’ outcomes. Read more.
