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UMW Tuition Rose, Ranked 53 by Kiplinger for Value
The College Board reports tuition rose at UMW, and Kiplinger ranked the four-year public school 53rd on its best value list.
In-state tuition and fees at the University of Mary Washington rose five percent to $9,246 between the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years, according to The Washington Post's review of College Board statistics.
The national average for four-year public universities was $8,655 — a 4.8 percent increase.
Kiplinger's Personal Finance ranked UMW 53rd on its list of 100 Best Values in Public Colleges for 2013.
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"When it comes to Kiplinger's top 100 values in public education, ... we rank our schools on more-tangible measures of academic quality—including test scores and four-year graduation rates—as well as affordability," the publication said on its website.
Other Virginia Schools on Kiplinger’s top 100 for value for (in state) and (out-of-state) are:
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- University of Virginia (2)(4)
- College of William and Mary (4)(6)
- James Madison University (20)(23)
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State Univ. (28)(35)
- University of Mary Washington (53)(52)
- George Mason University (56)(71)
- Christopher Newport University (87)(62)
The Washington Post reported these in-state tuition and fees increases at other Virginia schools.
- College of William and Mary up 3.3 percent to $13,570.
- George Mason University up 3.8 percent to $9,620.
- James Madison University up 4.3 percent to $8,808.
- University of Virginia up 3.7 percent to $12,006
- Virginia Commonwealth University up 3.9 percent to $9,885.
- Virginia Military Institute up 4.9 percent to $13,835.
- Virginia Tech up 3.9 percent to $10,923.
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