Mary Baldwin College

www.mbc.edu

Quick Facts

Type:

Women's College - Preparatory Military

Religious Affiliation:

Christian - Presbyterian

Yearly Tuition:

over $20,000

Year Founded:

1842

A private and independent 4-year women’s college of liberal arts established since 1842. They offer programs for pre-professionals in the fields of ministry, law, medicine and ROTC for women. As a home to a Phi Beta Kappa chapter, Mary Baldwin College hosts the program called Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership (VMIL) for women cadets; which is affiliated with Virginia Military Institute (VMI).

Their leadership program for women or the Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership is organized under a military structure and setting. They hope to build future military leaders as well as civilian services through their female Corps of Cadets. The school does not only provide extensive physical training, co-curricular activities, and leadership practice but also provides the students with a thorough academic learning.

The school also provides a unique acceleration program for the exceptionally gifted (PEG), specifically teen girls ages 12 to 16 who are unable to complete high school. Those who are attending the PEG classes eventually earns a bachelor’s degree after four years.

Mary Baldwin College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, a member of Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).