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Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, VA · Private · Small city · MBU

Private institution in Staunton, VA · 1,188 undergraduates · $44,427 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$17,833881st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$33,1571,417th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$33,1571,353rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$44,4351,321st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,5861,541st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$44,4271,384th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$39,0751,282nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
55.7%933rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
61.2%1,561st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
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Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
1,1881,261st largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
48.3%414th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 103 mi (IAD)

List appearances

This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.

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Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 36 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$55,964—
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$36,668$35,274
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$33,993$30,409
Social WorkPublic Administrationbachelors$33,077$26,715
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$25,194$28,055
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors——
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors—$39,648
Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors—$28,055
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Mary Baldwin University’s 1,188 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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