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<\/a>UMW is listed in The Princeton Review\u2019s Colleges That Pay You Back: The 200 Best Value Colleges and What It Takes to Get In \u2013 2015 Edition, <\/em>which went on sale Tuesday, Feb. 3. The university has been recognized as a Best Southeastern College<\/a> and one of Princeton Review\u2019s Best 379 Colleges<\/a>. The Princeton Review is a New York City-based education services company that annually publishes guidebooks ranking colleges, business and law schools.<\/p>\nColleges That Pay You Back<\/em> is an expansion of Princeton Review\u2019s former Best Value Colleges<\/em> and selects schools based on a unique \u201cReturn-on-Education\u201d rating that measures 40 weighted data points covering the areas of academics, affordability and career prospects. The rating was based on data collected in 2013-14 from more than 650 college administrator and student surveys and responses conducted by PayScale.com through April 2014 of alumni of the same schools.<\/p>\n \u201cWe salute and highly recommend all of our Colleges That Pay You Back<\/em> schools,\u201d said Robert Franek, The Princeton Review\u2019s senior vice president, publisher and lead author of the book. \u201cThey stand out for their excellent academics, impressive career preparation services, and affordability to students with need \u2013 via comparatively low sticker prices, generous financial aid, or both. Plus their students graduate with great career prospects.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition, UMW has been ranked third in the state and 140th nationally by the Social Mobility Index<\/a> as a school providing pathways for social and economic mobility. The index ranks schools based on their \u201cpolicy towards increasing access to higher education\u201d with consideration for tuition and economic background of the student body, graduation rate, early career salary and endowment.<\/p>\n