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MBU was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
The acceptance rate at Maranatha Baptist University is 75%. 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 17% 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 525 and 630. Math scores were between 465 and 610.
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 11 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 69%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 76% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Maranatha Baptist University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at MBU for first-time, full-time students is 47%, which is better than 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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,931 | $20,451 | $21,643 | $25,226 | $26,534 |
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 31% of students took out student loans averaging $5,627 a year. That adds up to $22,508 over four years for those students.
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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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Biblical Studies | 36 | NA |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 28 | NA |
| General Education | 26 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 21 | $41,837 |
| Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries | 17 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 16 | NA |
| Nursing | 14 | $70,760 |
| General Business/Commerce | 11 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 10 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 9 | 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 2022-2023, 601 students took at least one online class at Maranatha Baptist University. This is an increase from the 577 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 601 | 487 |
| 2021-2022 | 577 | 455 |
| 2020-2021 | 526 | 405 |
| 2018-2019 | 549 | 496 |
Learn more about online learning at Maranatha Baptist University.
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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.
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