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Former names | Augusta Female Seminary (1842–1895) Mary Baldwin Seminary (1895–1923) Mary Baldwin College (1923–2016) |
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| Motto | Non pro tempore sed aeternitate |
Motto in English | Not for time but for eternity |
| Type | Private university |
| Established | 1842 |
Religious affiliation | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
Academic affiliations | CIC APCU WCC |
| Endowment | $30.2 million (2019)[1] |
| President | Jeff Stein |
Academic staff | 95 full-time, 118 part-time, 91% of full-time hold terminal degree |
| Students | 1,761 |
| Undergraduates | 1,313 |
| Postgraduates | 227 |
| 201 | |
| Location | , , United States |
| Campus | Small city, 58.5 acres |
| Colors | Gold and white Each class has its own colors. |
| Nickname | Fighting Squirrels |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III – USA South |
| Mascot | Baldwin the Fighting Squirrel and Gladys the Squirrel[2] |
| Website | marybaldwin |
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  Location in Shenandoah Valley  Mary Baldwin University (Virginia)  Mary Baldwin University (the United States) | |
Mary Baldwin University (MBU, formerly Mary Baldwin College) is a private university in Staunton, Virginia. It was founded in 1842 as Augusta Female Seminary.[3] Today, Mary Baldwin University is home to the Mary Baldwin College for Women, a residential college and women's college with a focus on liberal arts and leadership,[4] as well as co-educational residential college for undergraduate programs within its University College[5] structure. MBU also offers co-educational graduate degrees as well as undergraduate degree and certificate programs for working professionals and non-traditional students.
The university is the oldest institution of higher education for women in the nation affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA),[6][7] and it is home to the only all-female corps of cadets in the world.[8][9]
- ^ As of June 30, 2019. "U.S. and Canadian 2019 NTSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2019 Endowment Market Value, and Percentage Change in Market Value from FY18 to FY19 (Revised)". National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ "Hoop-La Celebrates 2019–20 Women's Basketball, Introduces Athletics Mascot". marybaldwin.edu. Mary Baldwin University. November 5, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
Pumping up the crowd during the rally was a special surprise guest — Baldwin the Fighting Squirrel, the official mascot of MBU Athletics — who took to the court for the first time at an athletics event to celebrate women's basketball.
- ^ Gary Robertson (October 30, 2013). "Women's colleges leverage their advantages". Virginia Business. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^ "private liberal arts college for women". Mary Baldwin University. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ Times-Dispatch, Karin Kapsidelis | Richmond. "Mary Baldwin to add coed residential programs". The Daily Progress. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ Megan Williams (September 8, 2013). "Steering Baldwin: A decade of innovation, tradition for MBC president Pamela Fox". NewsLeader. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^ Mary Watters (1942). The History of Mary Baldwin College 1842–1942. Mary Baldwin College.
- ^ Bob Stuart (October 18, 2013). "New commandant takes over Virginia Women's Institute". The News Virginian. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^ "Five Lusby women part of all-female cadet corps". Maryland Community Gazette. September 13, 2013. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.