UMW was ranked 275th out of 660 colleges and universities in the Forbes 2016 list, which is now in its ninth year. UMW also is listed 54th among schools in the South.
According to Forbes, the list of 660 schools is unique to competitors in the way it focuses on “output” over “input.” “We’re not interested in what gets a student into college, like our peers who focus heavily on selectivity metrics… Our sights are set directly on ROI: What are students getting out of college?”
UMW’s profile is available at http://www.forbes.com/colleges/university-of-mary-washington/
The 21 Virginia schools on the list, with their ranking, are:
#28 – Washington and Lee
#36 – University of Virginia
#38 – William and Mary
#101 – University of Richmond
#118 – Virginia Tech
#163 – Virginia Military Institute (VMI)
#174 – James Madison University
#222 – Hampden-Sydney College
#237 – George Mason University
#275 – University of Mary Washington
#337 – Sweet Briar College
#360 – Christopher Newport University
#404 – Randolph College
#420 – Hollins University
#444 – Randolph-Macon College
#448 – Virginia Commonwealth University
#464 – Roanoke College
#541 – Emory & Henry College
#545 – Old Dominion University
#568 – Mary Baldwin College
#651 – Liberty University
The top 10 schools on the list are:
#1 – Stanford University
#2 – Williams College
#3 – Princeton University
#4 – Harvard University
#5 – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
#6 – Yale University
#7 – Pomona College
#8 – Brown University
#9 – Wesleyan University
#10 – Swarthmore College
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