Mary Baldwin University
Staunton, Virginia · Also known as MBU · Website
$44,427
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$44,427
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Mary Baldwin University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Staunton, Virginia with 1,090 undergraduates and 648 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $12,756 a year (tuition and fees $34,152). 39% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $44,427 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,586 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$12,756
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$34,152
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
39%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,586
About $282 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$44,427
Rank 2,079 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $12,756
- Tuition and fees
- $34,152
- Cost of attendance
- $45,935
- Students with a need-based grant
- 55%
- Students with federal loans
- 71%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,717
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $9,527
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $11,537
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $14,801
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $14,806
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $30,331 in 2015-16 to $34,152 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 1,090
- Graduate students
- 648
- Part-time students
- 17%
- Women
- 75%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 39%
- Retention rate
- 67%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 49
- Endowment
- $33.8M
- Other
- Religious affiliation, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,079 of 5,094 US colleges and 55 of 127 in Virginia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | VA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $12,756 | $19,081 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $34,152 | $16,364 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 80% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 39% | 52% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 67% | 73% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,586 | $20,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $39,075 | $36,582 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $44,427 | $42,837 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 51% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 64% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
49 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 63 | $140,056 | $73,278 | $77,104 | $81,641 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 58 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,184 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftMaster's | Master's | 48 | Withheld | Withheld | $37,495 | $49,978 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $30,500 | $44,920 | $58,459 | $68,257 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 34 | $129,505 | $105,021 | $126,054 | $127,347 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $31,000 | $37,537 | $46,971 | $51,790 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $26,439 | Withheld | Withheld | $61,296 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | $47,117 | $55,556 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $25,000 | $40,887 | $50,117 | $53,072 |
| Education, OtherMaster's | Master's | 23 | $20,510 | $57,479 | $66,272 | $65,348 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 22 | $20,700 | $49,965 | $52,656 | $59,916 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | $45,703 | $50,706 |
| MarketingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $89,981 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | $97,279 | $88,910 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $71,685 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Mary Baldwin University cost?
$12,756 a year is the average net price at Mary Baldwin University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $34,152, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $45,935. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,717 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Mary Baldwin University?
Mary Baldwin University has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Mary Baldwin University graduates earn?
$44,427 a year is the median pay of former Mary Baldwin University students who work, 10 years after they started ($39,075 after 6 years). That ranks 2,079 of 5,094 US colleges and 55 of 127 in Virginia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $105,021.
How much student debt do Mary Baldwin University graduates have?
$26,586 is the median federal student loan debt of Mary Baldwin University graduates, about $282 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 71% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Mary Baldwin University?
39% of first-time, full-time students at Mary Baldwin University finish within 6 years. 67% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Mary Baldwin University?
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (63 professional graduates), Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (58 master's graduates), Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (48 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 49 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.