Colleges / Mary Baldwin University
College · Private nonprofit · Staunton, VA · City
MBU

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, VA

Religious affiliation
Address318 Prospect Street, Staunton, VA 24401
Websitewww.marybaldwin.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$13k
Undergrad size1,090
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $13k/yr for a shot at a $39k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.

If you get in

1,090 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $46k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $13k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$184k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$51k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$133k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$34.2k
Room & board
$11.4k
Books & supplies
$900

How students pay for it.

Pell grants55%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans71%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention64%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr39%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$39k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$44k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out34%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,090
Location
Staunton, VA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
MBU
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White47%
  • Black26%
  • Hispanic9%
  • Unknown8%
  • Two or more races5%
  • International3%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students40%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time17%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$32k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 36

What you can study.

Colleges / Mary Baldwin University
College · Private nonprofit · Staunton, VA · City
MBU

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, VA

Religious affiliation
Address318 Prospect Street, Staunton, VA 24401
Websitewww.marybaldwin.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$13k
Undergrad size1,090
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $13k/yr for a shot at a $39k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.

If you get in

1,090 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $46k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $13k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$184k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$51k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$133k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$34.2k
Room & board
$11.4k
Books & supplies
$900

How students pay for it.

Pell grants55%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans71%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention64%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr39%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$39k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$44k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out34%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,090
Location
Staunton, VA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
MBU
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White47%
  • Black26%
  • Hispanic9%
  • Unknown8%
  • Two or more races5%
  • International3%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students40%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time17%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$32k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 36

What you can study.