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Maranatha Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Watertown, Wisconsin. Watertown is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Where Is 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

How Do I Get Into MBU?

You can apply to MBU online at: www.mbu.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for MBU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Required
TOEFL	Neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into MBU?

The acceptance rate at Maranatha Baptist University is 80%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 83%.

Average Test Scores

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.

MBU received ACT scores from 55% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 28. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

Can I Afford Maranatha Baptist University?

The overall average net price of MBU is $24,912. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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 3.0%. 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.

Maranatha Baptist University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 818 undergraduate students at MBU, with 482 being full-time and 336 being part-time.

There are also 248 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 482 full-time undergraduates at MBU, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Maranatha Baptist University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	10
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	408
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

Geographic Diversity

Wisconsin students aren't the only ones who study at Maranatha Baptist University. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 7 countries are represented at MBU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, China, and Singapore.

Online Learning at Maranatha Baptist University

There are 9 bachelor’s degree and 21 master’s degree programs available online at MBU. In 2020-2021, 577 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at MBU has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of MBU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Maranatha Baptist University was 6.9%. This is the #1,044 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at MBU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Emathai under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.