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Mary Baldwin University

Mary Baldwin University
101 East Frederick Street, P.O. Box 1500
Staunton, VA 24402

Official telephone: (540) 887-7000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 468-2262
Fax number: (540) 886-6634
Website: www.mbc.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,423
Full-time undergraduates: 988
Part-time undergraduates: 435
Total graduate students: 331
Full-time graduate students: 174
Part-time graduate students: 157
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 19
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 37%

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 54 acres
City or town school is located in: Staunton, VA
Population of city/town: 24,350
Nearest major city: Richmond
Distance of nearest major city: 100 miles
Population of nearest major city: 214,114
Online campus map: www.mbc.edu/directions/
staunton-campus

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms (90%)
  • single-student apartments (5%)
  • special housing for international students (5%)
  • other housing including Special-interest houses.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 85%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 63%
Percent of students who live off campus: 37%
Students required to live on campus: All students from outside local area must live on campus unless living with family.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 65%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, dress/hair code, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 244
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Special collections.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Audiovisual center, TV studio, communications lab, electron microscope, gas chromatoscope, greenhouse.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
health service, women's center
Counseling services:
minority student, military, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services
Services for students with disabilities:
tape recorders, tutors
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: partially

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 0
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Bluestocking
Number of honor societies: 13
Total number of registered organizations: 34
Campus-based religious organizations:
The Anointed Voices of Praise, Campus Crusade, Christian Student Union, Greater Things Dance Ministry
Minority student organizations:
Black Student Alliance, Kuumba Players, Latinas Unidas, Libations, Umoja Chronicles
International student organizations:
The Caribbean Student Association, COSMOS International Club, African Student Kollective
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Madrigal Singers, Dance Company, college choir, theatre, American Cancer Society Colleges Against Cancer, Habitat for Humanity, Sisters Out Understanding and Loving Sisters, Students in Free Enterprise, Together for the Earth and Animal Rights, Baldwin Charm, Mary Baldwin Orientation, Amnesty International, Bluestocking, Campus Comments, CARE, Circle K, College Republicans, College Democrats, American College of Healthcare Executives, Fellowship of Student Athletes, Miscellany, riding club, Reserve Officer Training Corps; The Spencer, The President's, and American Chemical Societies; Student Virginia Education and Student Fine Arts Associations

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Director of women's athletics: Sharon Spalding,
Athletics and Wellness Director
School colors: green and gold
School mascot: Squirrels
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA, USA South (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's field hockeyno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's softballno 
Women's swimmingno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's volleyballno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 19%
Athletic facilities:
courts, gymnasium; recreational, soccer, and softball fields
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, dodgeball, flag football, softball, tennis, volleyball
Club sports for women:
fencing

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Charlottesville, VA (40 miles)
Nearest other airport: Weyers Cave, VA (15 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Staunton, VA (1 mile)
Nearest passenger bus service: Charlottesville, VA (50 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 13%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 15% immediately, 20% within one year of graduation, 50% within 5 years of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Mary Baldwin College, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Tech, University of Texas--Dallas, University of Virginia.
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 65% within six months of graduation, 70% within one year of graduation, 80% within two years of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Staunton City School System.

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