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Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, Virginia·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·marybaldwin.edu
Acceptance
87.1%
+17.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
6-yr Graduation
39%
-18.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
1,772
peer median 4,152
Avg net price
$12,756
-$11k vs Doctoral/Professional
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
7,188
7,188 candidates competed
Admitted
6,261
87.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
358
5.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
39%-18.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
32%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
39%
Full-time retention
67%

Pell equity

9.1pp gap
Pell recipients
36%85 of 236
Non-Pell (all)
45%60 of 133
Subsidized loan, no Pell
36%20 of 55
No Federal Aid
51%40 of 78

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 66 Title IV programs, 12 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 53 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
66
Passing
12
18.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.5% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.5%
+0.9pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

66programs
  • Passing12 · 18.2%
  • No Data53 · 80.3%
  • Failing1 · 1.5%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
11
No data
53

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

13
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-20.9%
$37,495 vs $47,421
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+13.5%
$52,656 vs $46,391
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+26.8%
$77,104 vs $60,817
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+27.0%
$77,235 vs $60,817
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+27.1%
$45,703 vs $35,969
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+30.6%
$46,971 vs $35,969
Criminology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+31.0%
$47,117 vs $35,969
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+39.3%
$50,117 vs $35,969

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

11
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
186%
$143,368 debt · $77,235 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
167%
$128,655 debt · $77,104 earn
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
140%
$52,488 debt · $37,495 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
87%
$109,340 debt · $126,054 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
68%
$31,000 debt · $45,703 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
64%
$30,000 debt · $46,971 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
53%
$27,740 debt · $52,656 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
46%
$27,000 debt · $58,459 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1931Next review Jun 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 10

  1. Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$12,717
$30–48k$9,527
$48–75k$11,537
$75–110k$14,801
$110k+$14,806

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$12,756
-$11,021vs Doctoral/Professional median $23,777
Federal loans
70.7%
In-state tuition
$34,152
Out-of-state
$34,152

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 734 students received $4.2M in Pell grants, alongside $23.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
734
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.2M
$4,231,666 total
Direct Loans
$23.4M
2,212 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.5M
652 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.8M
723 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$8.6M
502 loan awards
Parent PLUS$815K
82 loan awards
Grad PLUS$8.7M
253 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 597 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (1.3%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.3%
-1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
597
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.1%
2017
7.5%
2018
7.1%
2019
1.3%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Mary Baldwin

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs43
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

465 total completions
01Health Professions
12226.2%
02Psychology
7816.8%
03Business
6714.4%
04Education
5712.3%
05Visual/Performing Arts
459.7%
06Social Sciences
316.7%
07Public Admin
275.8%
08Liberal Arts
204.3%
09Biological Sciences
102.2%
10History
81.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,772
12-mo unduplicated
2,098
Undergraduate
1,240
Graduate
858

Gender split

Men
23%482
Women
77%1,616

Race / ethnicity composition

White
47.1%
Black
26.0%
Hispanic
9.3%
Unknown
8.0%
Two or more
5.4%
Non-resident
2.7%
Asian
1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
199
108 M · 91 W
Women athletes
45.7%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$1.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$12K
$16K
Head-coach salaries
$27K
$28K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Soccer
27 M · 28 W
$250K
Baseball
40 M ·
$178K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
16 M · 14 W
$52K
Track and Field (Indoor)
14 M · 12 W
$58K
Softball
· 26 W
$151K
Basketball
18 M · 5 W
$217K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.91
7 offenses · 1,792 students

3-year trend

4.202 yrs ago2.041 yr ago3.91Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
20
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
10
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
3
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
3

Criminal offenses by type

Arson
3
Burglary
3
Rape
1

By location

7total
  • On campus7

Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs06
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

  • Woodson1 fire
    Trash Can FireDamage $100-$999

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
81

Mary Baldwin vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Mary Baldwin selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectMary Baldwin University
39%87.1%1,772$12,756Doctoral/Professional
57%43.0%2,316$22,235Doctoral/Professional
57%62.2%4,244$25,319Doctoral/Professional
54%93.2%4,060$29,137Doctoral/Professional
66%77.0%4,454$30,298Doctoral/Professional
58%38.1%10,657$19,923Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median57%69.6%4,152$23,777

Institutions like Mary Baldwin

Explore the federal data for institutions in Mary Baldwin's comparison group.

Mary Baldwin Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Team
1 member
  • Amy Diduch, PhD
    Dean of Institutional Effectiveness; Dean of the Gold College of Arts and Sciences

Frequently asked questions about Mary Baldwin University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Mary Baldwin.

What is the acceptance rate at Mary Baldwin University?

Mary Baldwin University's acceptance rate is 87.1% (6,261 admitted from 7,188 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

What is the graduation rate at Mary Baldwin University?

Mary Baldwin University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 39% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Mary Baldwin University?

Mary Baldwin University reports a total enrollment of 1,772 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Mary Baldwin University?

The average net price at Mary Baldwin University is $12,756 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Mary Baldwin University?

Mary Baldwin University's yield rate is 5.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Mary Baldwin University located?

Mary Baldwin University is located in Staunton, Virginia 24401.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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