Academics at University of Mary Washington - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at UMW will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at UMW this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

The student to faculty (instructor) ratio.
The Majors offered at this college.
What online and distance learning options are available.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 4,410 undergraduate students at University of Mary Washington is 385 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 14 to 1 which makes University of Mary Washington better than the typical college regarding instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at University of Mary Washington , there are 14 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is better than the typical college concerning instructional attention.

The majority of the instructors (66.0% ) are full-time.

The vast majority of instructors (100.0% ) are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".

	The majority of the faculty (66.0% ) are full-time.
	A significant percentage of the faculty (43.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at University of Mary Washington compares to the national average

Most Popular Majors

University of Mary Washington offers 27 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 25 majors within 15 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, University of Mary Washington awarded 1,104 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Bachelors Graduations	All Graduations
Business Administration & Management	173	173
Liberal Arts General Studies	129	129
General Psychology	102	102
General Biology	89	89
Computer Information Systems	66	66

Find out what University of Mary Washington's top fields of study and majors are

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