Mary Washington College Comparisons

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Fredericksburg, VA
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Compare with Virginia Public Colleges

Compare with Virginia Public Colleges for University of Mary Washington
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$1,308 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$7,163 higher in-state tuition	63% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$420 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$390 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$11,274 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	$1,890 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	$2,305 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA	$2,188 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA	$6,406 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Longwood University Farmville, VA	$1,104 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Virginia Private Colleges

Compare with Virginia Private Colleges for University of Mary Washington
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$50,590 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$53,405 higher in-state tuition	66% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Roanoke College Salem, VA	$23,428 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA	$1,450 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach, VA	$22,860 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hollins University Roanoke, VA	$28,920 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar, VA	$11,520 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Patrick Henry College Purcellville, Virginia	$13,785 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for University of Mary Washington
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$6,004 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$5,646 lower in-state tuition	65% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$1,396 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$2,831 lower in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$5,841 lower in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Appalachian State University Boone, NC	$7,061 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$2,170 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$3,709 lower in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$4,073 lower in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$7,286 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	$7,401 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$3,289 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$3,704 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$7,258 lower in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	$7,363 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$14,640 lower in-state tuition	71% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio University Main Campus Athens, OH	$482 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	$3,326 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	$7,102 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	$1,934 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$4,992 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$1,384 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$5,334 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$7,300 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$7,176 lower in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	$6,979 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$14,640 lower in-state tuition	68% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$5,687 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	$5,888 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	$3,556 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	$2,137 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC	$7,139 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$5,641 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC	$5,163 lower in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$7,188 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	$5,809 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$6,068 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$1,332 higher in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$1,064 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$4,648 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$5,809 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University Camden Camden, NJ	$3,124 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA	$1,332 higher in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD	$658 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY	$6,051 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY	$5,337 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Brandywine Media, PA	$568 higher in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Erie Behrend College Erie, PA	$1,332 higher in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA	$568 higher in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for University of Mary Washington
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$48,156 higher in-state tuition	71% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duke University Durham, NC	$54,118 higher in-state tuition	74% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$48,048 higher in-state tuition	75% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$50,590 higher in-state tuition	74% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$54,046 higher in-state tuition	75% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$52,610 higher in-state tuition	76% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$53,136 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$54,674 higher in-state tuition	71% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$53,377 higher in-state tuition	67% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Howard University Washington, DC	$21,170 higher in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$51,606 higher in-state tuition	68% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$50,888 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$57,205 higher in-state tuition	76% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$50,275 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$53,070 higher in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Elon University Elon, NC	$32,318 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$47,772 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$40,840 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$53,172 higher in-state tuition	51% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Davidson College Davidson, NC	$49,770 higher in-state tuition	67% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$55,666 higher in-state tuition	66% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$50,340 higher in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$52,440 higher in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$55,248 higher in-state tuition	71% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$44,131 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$56,390 higher in-state tuition	61% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$53,002 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$38,380 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$50,758 higher in-state tuition	49% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$50,854 higher in-state tuition	73% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$38,650 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$43,020 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$38,530 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$51,968 higher in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$52,726 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	$31,912 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Scranton Scranton, PA	$39,343 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$33,110 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$44,634 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$55,702 higher in-state tuition	64% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Iona University New Rochelle, NY	$32,620 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$34,470 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$38,760 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$56,048 higher in-state tuition	68% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$34,346 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$43,710 higher in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$48,165 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wofford College Spartanburg, SC	$41,365 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$47,205 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for University of Mary Washington
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Miami University Oxford Oxford, OH	$3,521 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	$1,365 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth, MN	$30 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	$5,058 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$2,326 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI	$4,483 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Western Colorado University Gunnison, CO	$3,322 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Truman State University Kirksville, MO	$4,802 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA	$5,450 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK	$5,904 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=232681.

Last updated: August 2026