Staunton, VA 24401
www.mbc.edu

History:
In its fifth year of classification as a master’s-level university, Mary Baldwin College continues to be named among the best colleges and universities in the country, according to the latest annual rankings by U.S. News & World Report. The college was listed in the top tier of master’s-level universities in the South for the fifth year in a row, moving up from a ranking of 31 in 2005 to 25 out of a pool of 127 ranked schools in the region. Mary Baldwin was also recognized as one of the best colleges in the Southeast region in the 2007 rankings by The Princeton Review. The "Best Colleges: Region by Region" section — a part of the rankings found only online — profiles colleges and universities that "stand out as academically excellent institutions of higher learning." Mary Baldwin is among 140 colleges and universities to receive the Best in the Southeast distinction.

Innovative Programs
This Residential College for Women has provided premier liberal arts education for women since 1842. The Program for the Exceptionally Gifted is the only early college entrance program in the country specifically for gifted young women. The Virginia Women's Institute for Leadership is the only all-female corps of cadets in the world. MBC offers the first fully endowed undergraduate program in Health Care Administration in the country. The Master of Arts in Teaching partners practicing classroom teachers with MBC professors to create applied learning experiences.

The unique M.Litt/MFA in Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature in Performance is offered in partnership with American Shakespeare Center (formerly Shenandoah Shakespeare).

Departments:

• Arts Management
• Asian Studies
• Biology
• Business Administration
• Chemistry
• Clinical Laboratory Science
• Communication
• Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Marketing Communication
• Economics
• Engineering
• English
• French
• Health Care Administration
• History
• International Relations
• Music
• Nursing
• Philosophy
• Political Science
• Pre-Law
• Physical and Health Education
• Physics Psychology
• Sociology/Social Work
• Sociology
• Spanish
• Theatre
• Women's Studies