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Mary Baldwin College

Mary Baldwin College
New and Frederick Streets
Staunton, VA 24401

Official telephone: (540) 887-7000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 468-2262
Fax number: (540) 886-6634

Website: www.mbc.edu


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STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 119 men, 1,444 women, 1,563 total
Full-time undergraduates: 32 men, 1,012 women, 1,044 total
Part-time undergraduates: 87 men, 432 women, 519 total
Total graduate students: 27 men, 165 women, 192 total
Full-time graduate students: 13 men, 75 women, 88 total
Part-time graduate students: 14 men, 90 women, 104 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 21
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 38%
First-year student breakdown:
20.4% Black (non-Hispanic)
2.1% Asian or Pacific Islander
7.7% Hispanic
69.4% White (non-Hispanic)
0.4% total international (nonresident aliens)
Undergraduate breakdown:
19.8% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.3% Asian or Pacific Islander
3.8% Hispanic
72.2% White (non-Hispanic)
1.4% total international (nonresident aliens)

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 55 acres
City or town school is located in: Staunton
Population of city/town: 25,000
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: ADULT DEGREE PROGRAM ONLY: Roanoke, Richmond, Weyers Cave, Charlottesville,South Boston (all located in VA)
Nearest major city: Richmond Virginia
Distance of nearest major city: 100 miles
Online campus map: www.mbc.edu/
college.directions.htm

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 (83%)
  • other housing including special interest houses foucsing on Japan,honors,leadership,and community service (17%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 92%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 83%
Percent of students who live off campus: 17%
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: 50%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing 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: 227
Other computer facilities/services: faculty ability to access class information, student information, billing information, library access,student registration, student grade check
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:
collections by Tennessee Williams
collections by Mary Julia Baldwin
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: mostly

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, Campus Comments, Libations, Miscellany, Umoja Chronicles
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:
African Student Kollective, Black Student Alliance, The Caribbean Student Association, COSMOS International Club, Kuumba Players, Latinas Unidas, Libations, Umoja Chronicles
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
American Cancer Society Colleges Against Cancer, College Republicans, Fellowship of Student Athletes, Fencing, Habitat for Humanity, Lacrosse, Madrigal Singers, MBC Dance Company, Miscellany, Riding Club, Sisters Out Understanding and Loving Sisters, American Chemical Society, Soc Club, Student Fine Arts Association, Student Virginia Education Association, Students in Free Enterprise, Together for the Earth and Animal Rights, Baldwin Charm, Mary Baldwin College Choir, Orientation, The President's Society, Reserve Officer Training Corps, American College of Healthcar Executives, The Spencer Society, Theatre, Amnesty International, Bluestocking, Campus Comments, CARE, Circle K, College Democrats

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Donna Miller,
Athletic Director
Director of women's athletics: Jackie Bryan
School mascot: Squirrels
Athletic conference memberships: Atlantic Women's Colleges Conference (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%

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: 48%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 40% immediately, 40% within one year of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Mary Baldwin College (VA);University of Texas--Dallas (TX);University of Virginia (VA);Virginia Commonwealth University (VA);Virginia Tech (VA)
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 70% within six months of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Varies greatly



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