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Summary

• Private, coeducational university founded in 1842
• Historic campus located in Staunton, Virginia
• Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences campus in Fishersville, Virginia
• Average Class Size: 17
• Highest degree conferred: Doctorate
• NCAA Division III, USA South Athletic Conference
• School colors: Gold and White
• Mascot: Fighting Squirrels
• Home of Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership: the nation’s only all-female corps of Cadets

Accreditation

ÏãÃÛÓ°ÊÓ is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate degrees. ÏãÃÛÓ°ÊÓ also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of ÏãÃÛÓ°ÊÓ may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at , by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website .

Mary Baldwin’s education programs are accredited by the Virginia Department of Education and by the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (now the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation or CAEP).

Mary Baldwin’s Social Work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).

Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA), the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.