The mission of Mary Baldwin College is to provide undergraduate and graduate education consistent with the institution's rich heritage as a private liberal arts college primarily for women, which affirms its Christian roots while welcoming a broad diversity of views.
This mission is implemented in the residential programs for women and the non-residential programs for men and women over 21 through focus on teaching and learning; concern for the individual; commitment to the liberal arts as preparation for life, for careers, for graduate and professional studies, and for leadership; and emphasis on high ethical standards.
Facts about the College
Mary Baldwin College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; Telephone number 404-679-4501) to award the bachelor of arts degree, the bachelor of science degree and the master of arts in teaching degree.
located on 54 acres in Staunton, Virginia (pop. 24,000)
71 full-time faculty; 58 part-time; 90% with doctorate or terminal degree
faculty/student ration - 1/11.4
average class size - 17.4
comprehensive fee 1999-2000: $22,095
($14,475 for tuition and fees, $170 student organization fee and $7,450 for room and board)
98% of students receive some form of financial assistance through grants, loans, campus work-study jobs, and scholarships.
Mary Baldwin College is listed sixth out of 130 regional liberal arts colleges in the South, according to the 1999 issue of U.S. News & World Report's 慉merica's Best Colleges.?This is Mary Baldwin's seventh year in the top ten. The ranking was determined by: student selectivity, faculty resources, graduation and retention rates, and academic reputation among college presidents, deans and admissions representatives.
