- The Inkwell
- Oklahoma
- Mid-America Christian University
Oklahoma City, OKCity: largeZIP 73170Founded 1953
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1953
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1968
- Website
- www.macu.edu
OklahomaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Mid-America Christian University
Mid-America Christian University is a private nonprofit university in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with 1,666 undergraduates. It admits 92% of applicants, graduates 31% within six years and costs $21,544 a year after aid.
31%graduate
Admission rate92%
Retention65%
4-year graduation28%
Pell Grant share58%
Federal loans59%
$21,544net price / year
92%admission rate
1020average SAT
31%graduate in 6 years
$46,785median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#1,403 of 1,704 for earnings#990 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,526 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,252 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
- $35,274tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $22,356
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $22,356
- Average net price
- $21,544national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,816
$30,001–48,000$20,288
$48,001–75,000$20,580
$75,001–110,000$28,192
$110,001+$28,551
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 92%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1020
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 17–19
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college92%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college65%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college31%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college58%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 31%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 28%
- First-year retention
- 65%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 44%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,798
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,785middle 50%: $26,773–$68,945
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$68,945
Median, Mid-America Christian University$46,785
Lower quarter$26,773
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
- 1,666
- Part-time
- 21%
- Women / men
- 67% / 33%
- Average age at entry
- 33.9
- First-generation students
- 50%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 58%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,970 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $3,229
- Endowment, end of year
- $3,916,519
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White51%
Hispanic15%
Black13%
Asian0.7%
Two or more races8.0%
U.S. nonresident5.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native6.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
Unknown1.4%
13 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management33%
Psychology21%
Liberal arts & humanities11%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies10%
Theology & religious vocations6.4%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.9%
Health professions3.9%
Education3.1%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 245953. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6840587.