Staunton, Virginia · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Located in Staunton, Virginia, Mary Baldwin University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 1,772 students in fall 2024, including 1,124 undergraduates and 648 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Presbyterian Church (USA).
Mary Baldwin University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 43 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Applied Behavior Analysis, Business Administration and Management, and Physician Assistant. It awarded 473 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 15 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The school has an open admission policy. 67% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
1,772
Students enrolled
67%
First-year retention
473
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
43
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterProfessional
Programs and majors offered 43
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
67%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
234
Master's degrees
182
Professional doctorates
42
Postbaccalaureate certificates
2
Post-master's certificates
13
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,772
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,124
Graduate students, fall 2024
648
Full-time, fall 2024
74%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,098
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,240
Graduate students, 2024-25
858
Full-time, 2024-25
71%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
77%
Men
23%
White
54%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
20%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
15
Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
44%
Students taking some online courses
30%
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Four-one-four plan
Religious affiliation
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
USA South Athletic Conference
President
Dr. Todd Telemeco
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training