The University of Mary Hardin–Baylor (UMHB) is a Christian co-educational institution of higher learning located in Belton, Texas, United States. UMHB was founded by the Republic of Texas in 1845 as "Baylor Female College," the female department of what is now Baylor University. It has since become its own institution and grown to approximately 2,700 students and awards degrees at the baccalaureate, master's, and doctorate levels.