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In a Nutshell
Profile
- Private four-year women’s liberal arts college founded in 1842 with co-educational graduate and adult degree programs
- Located in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley on 54 acres of rolling hills in Staunton, Virginia (pop. 24,000)
- Accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
- Ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top-tier master’s level university in the South
- Ranked as a top college in the Southeast by Princeton Review
- Home to unique undergraduate opportunities like the Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership, the Program for the Exceptionally Gifted, and the Spencer Center for Civic and Global Engagement
Academics
- Degrees offered: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science
- Adult Degree Program (BA, BS) on campus and at six regional centers throughout the state
- Master of Arts in Teaching offered on main campus and at three regional centers: Richmond, Roanoke, and Charlottesville
- Master of Education
- Master of Letters and Master of Fine Arts in Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature in Performance
- More than 40 majors and minors
- Pre-professional programs in law, medicine, ministry, ROTC (Air Force, Navy, Army)
- Undergraduate and post baccalaureate teacher licensure programs
Student Body and Enrollment (2009–2010)
- 803 undergraduate women in the Residential College for Women
- 42% students of color
- 2% international students
- Student/Faculty Ratio 9.5:1
- Average Class Size 17.4
- 1246 adult degree women and men
- 254 graduate women and men
Degrees Awarded (2008–2009)
- Bachelor of Arts — 253
- Bachelor of Science — 2
- Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) — 51
- Master of Letters (MLitt) — 15
- Master of Fine Arts (MFA) — 11
- Teacher Licensure — 132
Tuition and Fees (2010–2011)
- Tuition and Fees (Residential College for Women) — $25,655
- Room and Board (Residential College for Women) — $7,420
- ADP per Credit Hour — $402
- Graduate Teacher Education per Credit Hour — $437