Key Facts
Summary
- Private, coeducational university founded in 1842
- Historic campus located in Staunton, Virginia
- Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences campus in Fishersville, Virginia
- Average Class Size: 17
- Highest degree conferred: Doctorate
- NCAA Division III, USA South Athletic Conference
- School colors: Gold and White
- Mascot: Fighting Squirrels
- Home of Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership: the nation’s only all-female corps of Cadets
Student Enrollment
Enrollment (2024-25): 1,773 TOTAL
- Residential Undergraduate: 760
- Online Undergraduate Programs: 365
- Graduate Education Programs: 253
- Shakespeare & Performance Programs: 58
- Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences: 303
- Master of Business Administration program: 34
Class of 2024 Graduates
- 544 Total grads for the 2023-2024 Academic Year
- Undergraduate Degree Earners: 282
- Graduate Degree Earners: 165
- Professional Degree Earners: 97
Accreditation
Mary Baldwin University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate degrees. Mary Baldwin University also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Mary Baldwin University may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website www.sacscoc.org.
Mary Baldwin’s education programs are accredited by the Virginia Department of Education and by the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (now the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation or CAEP).
Mary Baldwin’s Social Work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA), the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.