Mary Baldwin College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Mary Baldwin College, also referred to as MBC, is located in Staunton, Virginia, United States. It was established in 1842 as the Augusta Female Seminary. The college was founded by Rufus William Bailey, a minister and teacher from Maine. In 1916 it was renamed Mary Baldwin Junior College, and in 1923 the college settled on its current name. The college campus covers more than 50 acres in Staunton. MBC also has satellite campuses located in South Boston, Charlottesville, Roanoke, Weyers Cave, and Richmond.

MBC students can join a number of clubs and organizations including the American College of Health Care Executives, Black Student Alliance, American Chemical Society, Campus Crusade, African Student Kollective, Caribbean Student Association, International Club, Psychology Club, and Student Fine Arts Association.

MBC competes in various sports such as basketball, softball, soccer, tennis, cross country, and volleyball. Their sports teams are known as the Squirrels.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Presbyterian Church (USA) religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in art studies, drama and performing arts, and liberal arts.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High faculty salary.
• High female/male ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities II.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,738 in 2009-2010 (1,378 full-time equivalent).

women were 100% of the class.

Undergrads are 63% of enrolled students and graduate students are 37%.

Students under 25 years old represent 54% of the student body. About 17% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Mary Baldwin provides on-campus housing for 722 of its 1,378 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the USA South Atlantic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Mary Baldwin offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (23 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (38 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Management Information Systems

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (33 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (51 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (12 awarded)

• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (108 awarded)

• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics

MEDIA (14 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (6 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Philosophy and Religious Studies
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (2 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (34 awarded)

• Psychology