- The Inkwell
- Wisconsin
- Maranatha Baptist University
Watertown, WITown: fringeZIP 53094Founded 1968
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1968
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1988
- Website
- www.mbu.edu
WisconsinReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Maranatha Baptist University
Maranatha Baptist University is a private nonprofit university in Watertown, Wisconsin, with 541 undergraduates. It admits 72% of applicants, graduates 66% within six years and costs $27,172 a year after aid.
66%graduate
Admission rate72%
Retention88%
4-year graduation39%
Pell Grant share41%
Federal loans21%
$27,172net price / year
72%admission rate
1170average SAT
66%graduate in 6 years
$46,953median earnings, 10 yrs
$14,646median debt
#1,395 of 1,704 for earnings#1,352 of 1,739 for lowest net price#509 of 1,738 for graduation rate#618 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $39,618tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $22,600
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $22,600
- Average net price
- $27,172national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$25,679
$30,001–48,000$25,017
$48,001–75,000$25,773
$75,001–110,000$29,728
$110,001+$34,916
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 72%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 485–645
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 455–615
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 20–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college72%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college88%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college66%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college41%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 66%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 39%
- First-year retention
- 88%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 55%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,220
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,953middle 50%: $25,933–$69,835
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,646
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$69,835
Median, Maranatha Baptist University$46,953
Lower quarter$25,933
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 541
- Part-time
- 21%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 21.0
- First-generation students
- 19%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 41%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 60%
- Average faculty salary
- $4,049 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,680
- Endowment, end of year
- $309,966
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White82%
Hispanic8.3%
Black2.6%
Asian2.0%
Two or more races2.2%
U.S. nonresident0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown1.8%
13 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Theology & religious vocations23%
Education17%
Business & management17%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies13%
Health professions9.5%
Visual & performing arts5.4%
Communication & journalism4.8%
Liberal arts & humanities4.1%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 239071. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q14714528.