Mary Baldwin University

What's special

• Mary Baldwin University hosts the Virginia Women's Institute for Leadership, which features the only all-female corps of cadets in the nation.

  Source: Virginia Women's Institute for Leadership (VWIL)

Written by us from the linked sources and checked against them on November 5, 2026. Programs and policies change, so confirm details with the school.

Getting in

Admit rate

Open admissionAdmits nearly everyone who applies.Source: College Scorecard

Test policy

Not reportedSource: College Scorecard

SAT (middle 50%)

Not reportedSource: College Scorecard

ACT (middle 50%)

Not reportedSource: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.

Average net price

$15,810full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard

Total cost of attendance

$48,338sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard

Tuition

$35,357Source: College Scorecard

After you enroll

Graduation rate

39%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard

Came back for year two

67%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard

Median earnings

$48,70310 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard

Median debt at graduation

$25,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard

Students

Undergraduates

1,090Source: College Scorecard

Receive Pell grants

58%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard

First-generation students

40%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard

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