Colleges / Maranatha Baptist University
College · Private nonprofit · Watertown, WI · Town
MBU

Maranatha Baptist University

Watertown, WI

Religious affiliation
Address745 West Main Street, Watertown, WI 53094
Websitewww.mbu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate72%
6-yr median pay$40k
Net price / yr$26k
Undergrad size541
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $26k/yr for a shot at a $40k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 72% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1170 · ACT 24.

If you get in

541 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $37k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $26k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$148k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$104k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$44k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$21.6k
Room & board
$9.5k
Books & supplies
$2,700

How students pay for it.

Pell grants34%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans24%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$14k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention81%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr64%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$40k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$46k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out19%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
541
Location
Watertown, WI
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
MBBC, Maranatha College, Maranatha, Maranatha Baptist College, Maranatha Bible College, Maranatha Baptist Bible College, Marantha, Maranatha University, Maranatha Baptist University, MBU, Maranatha Bible University
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White82%
  • Hispanic8%
  • Black3%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Asian2%
  • Unknown2%
  • International1%
First-gen students19%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time21%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$49k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 23

What you can study.

Colleges / Maranatha Baptist University
College · Private nonprofit · Watertown, WI · Town
MBU

Maranatha Baptist University

Watertown, WI

Religious affiliation
Address745 West Main Street, Watertown, WI 53094
Websitewww.mbu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate72%
6-yr median pay$40k
Net price / yr$26k
Undergrad size541
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $26k/yr for a shot at a $40k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 72% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1170 · ACT 24.

If you get in

541 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $37k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $26k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$148k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$104k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$44k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$21.6k
Room & board
$9.5k
Books & supplies
$2,700

How students pay for it.

Pell grants34%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans24%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$14k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention81%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr64%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$40k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$46k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out19%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
541
Location
Watertown, WI
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
MBBC, Maranatha College, Maranatha, Maranatha Baptist College, Maranatha Bible College, Maranatha Baptist Bible College, Marantha, Maranatha University, Maranatha Baptist University, MBU, Maranatha Bible University
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White82%
  • Hispanic8%
  • Black3%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Asian2%
  • Unknown2%
  • International1%
First-gen students19%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time21%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$49k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 23

What you can study.