About University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

The University of Mary Hardin–Baylor (UMHB) is a private Christian the academy in Belton, Texas. UMHB was chartered by the Republic of Texas in 1845 as Baylor Female College, the female department of what is now Baylor University. It has past become its own institution and grown to 3,914 students and awards degrees at the baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral levels. It is affiliated considering the Baptist General Convention of Texas and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Belton is a city in the U.S. state of Texas upon the Interstate 35 corridor between Austin and Waco. Belton is the county seat of Bell County and is the fifth largest city in the Killeen-Temple metropolitan area. In 2019, the population of Belton was 22,885, and the metro region had a population of 450,051 according to US Census estimates.