University of Mary Washington
University of Mary Washington Seal
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Former names
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State Normal and Industrial School for Woman at Fredericksburg (1908–1938) Mary Washington College (1938–1944; 1972–2004) Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia (1944–1972) |
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| Motto | Pro Deo Domo Patria |
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Motto in English
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For God, home, and country |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1908 |
| Endowment | US$41.4 million |
| President | -2016- |
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Academic staff
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206 |
| Students | 4,831 |
| Undergraduates | 4,383 |
| Postgraduates | 448 |
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Fredericksburg, VA, USA 38°18′07″N 77°28′30″W / 38.30194°N 77.47500°W 
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| Campus | Suburban, 176 acres (71.22 ha) |
| Colors | Navy Blue and Gray |
| Athletics | NCAA Division III |
| Nickname | Eagles |
| Affiliations | AASCU |
| Website | www |
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 Location in Northern Virginia
Location in Northern Virginia
Location in Northern Virginia
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Coordinates: 38°18′07″N 77°28′30″W / 38.30194°N 77.47500°W
State Normal and Industrial School for Woman at Fredericksburg (1908–1938) Mary Washington College (1938–1944; 1972–2004)
The University of Mary Washington is a public university in Virginia that focuses on undergraduate education in the liberal arts and sciences. The core of its main campus of roughly 4,000 mostly residential students in Fredericksburg, Virginia, is the College of Arts and Sciences, which offers degrees in various liberal arts disciplines. The University began a BSN completion program in fall of 2014 for AS-prepared nurses to earn a bachelor's degree in their field. A College of Education and a College of Business offers advanced degrees. Around 450 students are enrolled in the university's graduate programs.
On March 14, 1908, Virginia Governor Claude A. Swanson signed into law legislation for the establishment of the new State Normal and Industrial School for Women. It was called Fredericksburg Teacher's College. The institution was renamed Mary Washington College in 1938 after Mary Ball Washington, mother of the first president of the United States of America, George Washington, and longtime resident of Fredericksburg.
In 1944 the college became associated with the University of Virginia as its women's college. Until that time, the University of Virginia had not admitted women as undergraduates, except in its education and nursing programs; its postgraduate programs were also coeducational. Following UVA's transition to coeducational status in 1970, the Virginia General Assembly reorganized Mary Washington College in 1972 as a separate, coeducational institution.
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