Check out why the University of Mary Washington received an F grade in our Report Card below. 
The University of Mary Washington is a a public liberal arts university located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The university has 224 student organizations. In Fredericksburg, students can visit Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Chatham Manor (a Revolutionary War era estate), or the Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop. Members of the University of Mary Washington are referred to as the Eagles.
The University of Mary Washington has over 60 majors, minors, and courses of studies. Notable former students include actor Judge Reinhold, author Margaret Stiefvater, and businesswoman Marion Blakey.

The University of Mary Washington receives a “D” grade by <a href="https://www.whatwilltheylearn.com/schools/2792" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Will They Learn?</a> which takes into account the university’s educational prowess. Factors include composition, literature, foreign language, U.S. government or history, economics, mathematics, and natural science.
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What Will They Learn? Academic Score 

The University of Mary Washington receives a “C+” grade for the Average Salary of Recent Graduates. As of 2021, alumni with 0-5 years of experience after graduating from the University of Mary Washington with a bachelor’s degree make $57,400 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Recent Graduates 

The University of Mary Washington receives a “C+” grade for the Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career. As of 2021, alumni with 10+ years of experience after graduating from the University of Mary Washington with a bachelor’s degree make $104,400 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career

The University of Mary Washington receives a “C-” grade for the Percent of Graduates with Debt (Federal and Private). In 2020, 55% of graduates accumulated student debt from federal and/or private sources according to <a href="https://ticas.org/interactive-map/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Institute for College Access &amp; Success</a>.
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Percent of Graduates with Debt (Federal and Private)

The University of Mary Washington receives a “C” grade for the Average Debt of Graduates (Federal and Private). In 2020, graduates accumulated $32,519 of debt on average from federal and/or private sources according to <a href="https://ticas.org/interactive-map/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Institute for College Access &amp; Success</a>.
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Average Debt of Graduates (Federal and Private)

The University of Mary Washington receives an &#8220;F&#8221; grade for Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff. The Commonwealth of Virginia <a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="https://www.dhrm.virginia.gov/docs/default-source/l-d/required-training-2022.docxb1b71c68-8e41-4aa8-b8d5-62724b4bbab7.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">requires</a> all employees of the state to complete a training titled &#8220;Diversity in the Workplace Overview.&#8221; The university does offer Safe Zone <a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="https://students.umw.edu/multicultural/safe-zone-program/safezone-training/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">trainings</a>.
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 Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff

The University of Mary Washington receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for having a Bias Reporting System but not a Bias Response Team. Bias Reporting Systems and Response Teams are systems or teams of faculty, staff, and sometimes law enforcement.
According to <a href="https://speechfirst.org/bias-reporting-systems/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SpeechFirst</a>, students are “encouraged to report ‘bias incidents’ to these boards (or teams) in the name of inclusion and tolerance, but it’s often unclear what the school considers ‘bias’ in the first place. Overly broad or vague definitions of bias put all kinds of speech at risk of being reported – even unpopular speech which is protected by the First Amendment.”
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Bias Reporting System or Bias Response Team

The University of Mary Washington receives a “C+” grade for the Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs. Out of a list of 20 clubs (10 from each side), <a href="https://umw.presence.io/organizations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the university</a> has one right-leaning club compared to two left-leaning clubs. The one right-leaning club is Students for Life. Young Democratic Socialists of America and Students for Justice in Palestine are the two left-leaning clubs.
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Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs

The University of Mary Washington receives a “C” grade due to having no active Turning Point USA chapter. The university has not denied a Turning Point USA chapter on campus.
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Denied Turning Point USA Chapter

The University of Mary Washington receives a &#8220;D&#8221; grade for In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants. The state of <a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="https://www.umw.edu/admissions/viteligibility/">Virginia</a> has a Tuition Equity Provision. According to the university:
&#8220;As of July 2020, the Commonwealth of Virginia has adopted a provision for individuals who may not be eligible for domicile, but live, work, and pay taxes to the Commonwealth. Virginia&#8217;s newest in-state tuition provision is reserved for high school completers and is often referred to as the Tuition Equity provision&#8230;Students who meet these criteria shall be eligible for in-state tuition regardless of their citizenship or immigration status.&#8221;
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In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants

The University of Mary Washington receives a &#8220;B&#8221; grade for Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students. The <a href="https://catalog.umw.edu/undergraduate/general-education/general-education-course-list/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> requires several categories of courses including the following:
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1">&#8220;First-Year Seminar&#8221;</li>
<li class="li1">&#8220;Written Communication&#8221;</li>
<li class="li1">&#8220;Oral Communication&#8221;</li>
<li class="li1">&#8220;Language&#8221;</li>
<li class="li1">&#8220;Arts and Literature&#8221;</li>
<li class="li1">&#8220;Humanities&#8221;</li>
<li class="li1">&#8220;Natural Science&#8221;</li>
<li class="li1">&#8220;Quantitative Reasoning&#8221;</li>
<li class="li1">&#8220;Social Science&#8221;</li>
</ul>
Additionally, the university lists several required Connections:
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1">&#8220;Digital Intensive&#8221;</li>
<li class="li1">&#8220;Diverse and Global Perspectives&#8221;</li>
<li class="li1">&#8220;Beyond the Classroom&#8221;</li>
<li class="li1">&#8220;After Mary Washington&#8221;</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://reg-prod.ec.umw.edu/StudentRegistrationSsb/ssb/classSearch/classSearch">Examples</a> of courses in the Diverse and Global Perspectives Connection include, but are not limited to: &#8220;Race in Global Perspective,&#8221; &#8220;Introduction to Women&#8217;s Studies,&#8221; and &#8220;Perspectives in Sexuality.&#8221; However, these and similar courses are easy to bypass in favor of unbiased options like &#8220;Dramatic Literature,&#8221; &#8220;Intermediate Spanish,&#8221; and &#8220;Writing Systems of the World.&#8221;

Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students

The University of Mary Washington receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes. The university has one segregated <a href="https://www.umw.edu/residencelife/on-campus/life/lgbt-learning-community/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LGBTQ</a> Living Learning Community along with LGBTQ <a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="https://students.umw.edu/multicultural/safe-zone-program/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">safe zones</a>.
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Segregated Dormitories, Graduation, and Classes

The University of Mary Washington receives an “A” grade for Protests and Canceling Speakers. Since 2021, no instances of protests, speech cancelations, or violence/attempted violence against speakers have occurred.
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Protests and Canceling Speakers

The University of Mary Washington receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for Mask and Vaccine Mandates. According to the university, &#8220;UMW <a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="https://students.umw.edu/healthcenter/links/covid-19/">continues</a> to strongly encourage students to stay up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations/boosters.&#8221;
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Mask and Vaccine Mandates 

The University of Mary Washington receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees. According to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Center (<a href="https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPEDS</a>), as of 2020, 6.53% of the current undergraduate student population graduate with a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) degree. Across the United States, students who graduate with STEM degrees tend to earn more on average than their other student counterparts.
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Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees

The University of Mary Washington receives a “B” grade for Crime Rates in University City or Town. According to the <a href="https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a>, the Fredericksburg, Virginia violent crime rate was 373.46 per 100,000 people in 2018, lower than the 2018 national average of 380.56 per 100,000 people. While campus safety is of utmost importance, it is also pertinent to consider the crime rates of the surrounding town or city as students often tend to venture off campus, especially after their freshman year.
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Crime Rates in University City or Town

The University of Mary Washington receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for Required Western Civilization Courses for Students. The following options can be taken in the <a href="https://academicsumws.wpengine.com/academicservices/new-general-education-requirements-for-ba-bs-students/new-general-education-requirements-arts-and-literature/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Arts and Literature</a> category of the university&#8217;s <a href="https://academics.umw.edu/academicservices/new-general-education-requirements-for-ba-bs-students/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">general education requirements</a>: &#8220;Classics 202C, 204,&#8221; and &#8220;Music History and Literature .&#8221;
However, these can be bypassed for unrelated courses.
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 Required Western Civilization Courses for Students

University of Mary Washington

Check out why the University of Mary Washington received an F grade in our Report Card below. 

The University of Mary Washington is a a public liberal arts university located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The university has 224 student organizations. In Fredericksburg, students can visit Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Chatham Manor (a Revolutionary War era estate), or the Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop. Members of the University of Mary Washington are referred to as the Eagles.

The University of Mary Washington has over 60 majors, minors, and courses of studies. Notable former students include actor Judge Reinhold, author Margaret Stiefvater, and businesswoman Marion Blakey.

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