For example, Mary Washington is a college of the liberal arts and sciences with more than 30 programs and majors. We award both Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees. A bachelor's degree usually requires four years of full-time undergraduate study. All bachelors' programs include general education courses in sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities along with a field of specialization or major. Students must earn a bachelor's degree if they wish to pursue graduate study or earn a professional degree.
Universities often are larger than colleges and usually place more emphasis on research activities.
Mary Washington College is a coeducational institution of the liberal arts and sciences fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In recent years Mary Washington College has received recognition in several United States publications. A special Money magazine survey published in October of 1997 ranked Mary Washington number one among colleges and universities in Virginia and number 12 in the United States. The criteria used were costs and academic standards. Mary Washington College was also chosen to be in the prestigious Fiske Guide to Colleges.