Mary Baldwin College Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Mary Baldwin College is 11:1, and the school has 68.4 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Mary Baldwin College include: Social Sciences; Psychology; History; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; and Visual and Performing Arts. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 64.5 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Philosophy Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Computer literacy History Mathematics Social science English (including composition) Other
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	11:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Social Sciences 20% Psychology 18% History 16% Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 12% Visual and Performing Arts 11%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's
Combined-degree programs	Anthropology/Sociology; Computer Science/Mathematics; International Economics and Business; Philosophy/Religion; Psychology/Sociology; Sociology/Psychology
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 100% Service learning 100% Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 100% Writing in the disciplines 100% Undergraduate research/creative projects 100% Learning communities 100%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	65%
4-year graduation rate	30

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data