10-yr median earnings
$44,427
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Staunton, Virginia
Mary Baldwin University
Mary Baldwin University is a private nonprofit institution in Staunton, Virginia. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $44,427
- 10-yr median earnings
- $12,756
- Avg net price / yr
- 43.0%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Mary Baldwin University posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 41%
- former-student earnings, US
- 43.0%
- 150%-time completion
- +14%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Carnegie: Doctoral/Prof
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Mary Baldwin University profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Doctoral/Professional Universities"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
44/100
Mary Baldwin University
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings C
$44,427
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B-
$12,756
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
43.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$26,586
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C+
64.4%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
66.8%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$12,756
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
43.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 43.0%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Mary Baldwin University vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Mary Baldwin University ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Mary Baldwin University: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$44,427 Top 41% higher than 59% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Mary Baldwin University | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $44,427 | #2079 of 5103 | 59th |
| Average net price | $12,756 | #1664 of 5020 | 67th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 43.0% | #3459 of 4858 | 29th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,090 | #2100 of 5462 | 62nd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,090
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
43.0%
150%-time completion
$44,427
10-yr median earnings
66.8%
First-year retention
How Mary Baldwin University ranks in Virginia
State rank among 125 reporting Virginia colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Mary Baldwin University | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $44,427 | #54 of 125 | 57th |
| Average net price | $12,756 | #32 of 107 | 70th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 43.0% | #65 of 102 | 36th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,090 | #53 of 126 | 58th |
Highest former-student earnings in Virginia
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington and Lee University | $94,810 | $23,781 |
| 2 | Chamberlain University-Virginia | $92,405 | $33,199 |
| 3 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | $86,863 | $21,565 |
| 4 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | $81,698 | $24,953 |
| 5 | Sentara College of Health Sciences | $77,821 | - |
| 6 | Virginia Military Institute | $77,369 | $17,113 |
| 7 | Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing | $77,014 | - |
| 8 | George Mason University | $76,343 | $17,915 |
| 9 | University of Richmond | $76,178 | $31,309 |
| 10 | William & Mary | $73,490 | $19,096 |
| 11 | Southside College of Health Sciences | $71,380 | - |
| 12 | James Madison University | $69,954 | $23,322 |
| 54 | Mary Baldwin UniversityThis school | $44,427 | $12,756 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Mary Baldwin University
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$12,717 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$9,527 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$11,537 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$14,806 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Mary Baldwin University - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $34,152 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $34,152 |
| Average Net Price | $12,756 |
55.3%
Pell Grant Rate
70.7%
Federal Loan Rate
$26,586
Median Debt
$282/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Mary Baldwin University swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $16,377 to $18,988 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -6.1%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$16,377
Highest year
$18,988
Most recent (2023)
$17,833
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $18,9882023 · $17,833
Over the same years, enrollment went -9.1% (1,307 → 1,188 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
93.1%
Female
40.0%
First Generation
Outcomes
66.8%
Retention Rate
$39,075
Median Earnings (6yr)
58.2%
Earning Over $25K
64.4%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 43.0% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 66.8% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $39,075 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $44,427 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 58.2% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 64.4% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $26,586 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $282/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 14 | 258 | $57,766 | $97,279 | $28,235 |
| Master's | 4 | 110 | $70,619 | $126,054 | $56,905 |
| Doctoral | 1 | 0 | $77,235 | $77,235 | $144,756 |
| First Professional | 1 | 74 | $77,104 | $77,104 | $140,056 |
Top programs at Mary Baldwin University by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$126,054 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$97,279 median earnings
- Rehabilitation and Therape…
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
$77,235 median earnings
- Rehabilitation and Therape…
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
$77,104 median earnings
- Education, Other
Education, Other
$66,272 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$58,714 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$58,459 median earnings
- Teacher Education and Prof…
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
$52,656 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Mary Baldwin University? ▼
Mary Baldwin University is a private nonprofit institution in Staunton, Virginia. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,090 students.
How much do Mary Baldwin University former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Mary Baldwin University who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $44,427 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $39,075.
How much does Mary Baldwin University cost? ▼
The average net price at Mary Baldwin University is $12,756. In-state tuition is $34,152 and out-of-state tuition is $34,152. Median student debt at graduation is $26,586.
What is the graduation rate at Mary Baldwin University? ▼
Mary Baldwin University has a 43.0% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 66.8%.
Is Mary Baldwin University worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Mary Baldwin University is $26,586, while former students earn a median of $44,427 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 60% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 64.4% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $282.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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