Mary Baldwin University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Population 120,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,400 (26%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (36%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 942
Men / Women 28% / 72%
From State 76%
From Region 11%
Athletes 199 (22.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 44%
Black 28%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 6%
International 4%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts & Sciences 193 17% 57% 1% 23% 8% 1% $52,558 2 -0.96 28 93% 8.3%
Computer Science 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,530 3 -1.47 76 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $69,012 2 -1.26 68 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,925 6 -1.22 46 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% $62,778 14 -0.85 56 — — — — —
Physics — — — — — — — — $66,568 9 -1.23 64 — — — — —
Biochemistry 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,848 3 -1.75 26 — — — — —
Biology 8 — 0% 50% 0% 12% 25% 0% $44,022 1 -2.60 10 96% — — — —
Environmental Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,831 5 -1.48 15 — — — — —
Business Administration 40 +1 35% 50% 0% 38% 8% 0% $66,263 26 -0.59 63 93% 8.6% — — —
Business and Managerial Economics — — — — — — — — $63,645 18 -0.73 58 — — — — —
Economics — +1 — — — — — — $68,209 7 -1.12 67 — — — — —
Marketing 6 — 17% 50% 0% 33% 0% 17% $62,525 9 -1.17 55 — — — — —
English 5 — 20% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $46,775 22 -0.69 15 — — — — —
History 8 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $43,595 3 -1.30 10 100% — — — —
Liberal Studies 20 — 10% 70% 0% 15% 10% 0% $52,099 26 -0.50 27 100% 7.8% — — —
Autism Studies 10 +12 20% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,750 11 -1.11 17 — — — — —
International Relations 3 +1 0% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $58,050 12 -0.77 43 — — — — —
Political Science 5 — 0% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $55,970 8 -1.20 38 — — — — —
Psychology 26 +2 19% 46% 0% 27% 8% 0% $48,359 14 -1.02 18 97% — — — —
Social Work 26 +1 4% 62% 0% 19% 4% 0% $48,222 18 -0.60 18 85% — — — —
Sociology 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,963 7 -0.90 15 — — — — —
Art 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $30,617 1 -1.74 2 94% — — — —
Arts Management — — — — — — — — $37,070 7 -1.15 4 — — — — —
Music 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $36,089 8 -1.15 4 — — — — —
Studio Art 3 — 0% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $30,617 1 -1.74 2 94% — — — —
Theatre Arts 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,357 51 +0.04 9 93% — — — —
Criminology 17 +2 18% 41% 6% 24% 12% 0% $47,226 2 -1.75 16 90% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences 41 15% 49% 0% 22% 10% 5% $64,398 24 -0.65 59 100%
Clinical Laboratory Science — — — — — — — — $69,581 17 -0.73 69 — — — — —
Exercise Science 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,402 4 -1.44 20 — — — — —
Health Sciences 21 — 5% 43% 0% 29% 14% 5% $60,133 23 -0.57 49 — — — — —
Nursing 9 — 11% 78% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,133 15 -0.81 86 100% — — — —
Health Administration 8 — 12% 25% 0% 38% 12% 12% $59,018 35 -0.38 46 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $38,264
ROI Percentile 34th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 67%
4-Year Graduation Rate 32%
6-Year Graduation Rate 39%
Transfer-Out Rate 34%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 30.8% 72 11% 58% 0% 19% 6% 0% $49,119 6 -0.88 20 91% —
Business & Economics 23.1% 54 30% 46% 0% 37% 7% 4% $64,774 11 -0.62 60 94% 8.6%
Health Sciences 14.1% 33 15% 55% 0% 18% 9% 3% $65,703 11 -0.71 62 100% —
Humanities 14.1% 33 15% 70% 0% 15% 9% 0% $49,231 16 -0.72 20 100% 7.8%
Professional 7.3% 17 18% 41% 6% 24% 12% 0% $47,226 1 -1.75 16 90% —
Arts 4.3% 10 10% 70% 0% 20% 10% 0% $37,534 4 -0.79 4 93% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.8% 9 0% 56% 0% 11% 22% 0% $44,892 0 -2.51 12 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.7% 4 0% 25% 25% 25% 0% 0% $63,373 10 -1.05 57 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.4% 1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,831 4 -1.48 15 — —
Computer Science 0.4% 1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,530 4 -1.47 76 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 40 $178K $178K $0
Soccer 27 $118K $118K $0
Basketball 18 $146K $146K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 16 $27K $27K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 14 $30K $30K $0
Tennis 7 $36K $36K $0
Cross Country 5 $22K $22K $0
Total 108 $559K $559K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 28 $132K $132K $0
Softball 26 $151K $151K $0
Volleyball 18 $132K $132K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 14 $25K $25K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 12 $27K $27K $0
Tennis 7 $36K $36K $0
Basketball 5 $69K $69K $0
Cross Country 5 $22K $22K $0
Total 91 $597K $597K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 55 $250K $250K $0
Baseball 40 $178K $178K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 30 $52K $52K $0
Softball 26 $151K $151K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 26 $57K $57K $0
Basketball 23 $216K $216K $0
Volleyball 18 $132K $132K $0
Tennis 14 $72K $72K $0
Cross Country 10 $44K $44K $0
Total 199 $1.6M $1.6M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 84%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 84% 84% 84%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional