by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Maranatha Baptist University was awarded 5 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general business/commerce.
Explore the best ranked schools for the programs you are most interested in.
MBU was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
The acceptance rate at Maranatha Baptist University is 80%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that MBU is a good fit for you.
About 19% of students accepted to MBU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 640. Math scores were between 430 and 590.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at MBU it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Maranatha Baptist University is 55%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Maranatha Baptist University has a freshmen retention rate of 78%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from MBU have a four-year graduation rate of 37%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Maranatha Baptist University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 716 undergraduates at MBU with 519 being full-time and 197 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,804 | $17,509 | $20,671 | $23,363 | $24,738 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of MBU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At MBU, approximately 32% of students took out student loans averaging $7,676 a year. That adds up to $30,704 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at MBU is 3.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Get more details about paying for Maranatha Baptist University.
See which majors at Maranatha Baptist University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Maranatha Baptist University.
Contact details for MBU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 745 West Main Street, Watertown, WI 53094 |
| Phone: | 920-261-9300 |
| Website: | www.mbu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://facebook.com/MaranathaBaptistUniversity |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/MaranathaEDU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 23 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 15 | NA |
| Nursing | 11 | $57,981 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 11 | NA |
| Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries | 10 | NA |
| Biblical Studies | 9 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 8 | $33,249 |
| Business Administration & Management | 7 | $35,116 |
| General Business/Commerce | 7 | NA |
| Music | 6 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 577 students took at least one online class at Maranatha Baptist University. This is an increase from the 526 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 577 | 455 |
| 2019-2020 | 526 | 405 |
| 2018-2019 | 382 | 270 |
| 2017-2018 | 549 | 496 |
| 2016-2017 | 579 | 397 |
Learn more about online learning at Maranatha Baptist University.
If you’re considering Maranatha Baptist University, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.
Curious on how these schools stack up against MBU? Pit them head to head with College Combat, our free interactive tool that lets you compare college on the features that matter most to you!
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.