A strong commitment to sustainability and a student body energized by opportunities to support and enjoy the environment are part of the culture at the University of Mary Washington.
Those factors and others have earned the University a spot among the greenest campuses in higher education. UMW is among 474 institutions nationwide – and 14 in Virginia – included in the Princeton Review’s 2024 Guide to Green Colleges.
The educational rating organization based its list of institutions on surveys of administrators and students at U.S. and international colleges and universities, weighing sustainability policies, practices and programs, and considering campus experiences and attitudes.
“We are proud to shine our light on these exceptional schools,” said Princeton Review Editor-in-Chief Rob Franek. “We recommend them enthusiastically to students who want their ‘best-fit’ college also to be a green one.”
One aspect that stands out at UMW are the trees, celebrated during an annual Tree Festival and garnering recognition as an official Tree Campus Higher Education, a designation of the Arbor Day Foundation, recognizing its commitment to sustaining healthy campus community forests. UMW has earned the honor since 2015.
UMW also has also recently been included among the Princeton Review’s Best 389 Colleges for 2024, on U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges” list, and in Washington Monthly’s “Best Liberal Arts Colleges” and “Best Bang for the Buck” listings.
