Colleges / Mars Hill University
College · Private nonprofit · Mars Hill, NC · Rural
MHU

Mars Hill University

Mars Hill, NC

Address100 Athletic St, Mars Hill, NC 28754
Websitewww.mhu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate68%
6-yr median pay$36k
Net price / yr$20k
Undergrad size1,044
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $20k/yr for a shot at a $36k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 68% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

1,044 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $50k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $20k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$200k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$80k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$121k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$37.7k
Room & board
$12.3k

How students pay for it.

Pell grants46%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans62%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention66%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr45%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$36k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$45k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out18%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Rural
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,044
Location
Mars Hill, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White63%
  • Black16%
  • Hispanic9%
  • International6%
  • Unknown3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students34%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time5%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$39k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 34

What you can study.

Colleges / Mars Hill University
College · Private nonprofit · Mars Hill, NC · Rural
MHU

Mars Hill University

Mars Hill, NC

Address100 Athletic St, Mars Hill, NC 28754
Websitewww.mhu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate68%
6-yr median pay$36k
Net price / yr$20k
Undergrad size1,044
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $20k/yr for a shot at a $36k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 68% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

1,044 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $50k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $20k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$200k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$80k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$121k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$37.7k
Room & board
$12.3k

How students pay for it.

Pell grants46%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans62%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention66%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr45%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$36k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$45k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out18%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Rural
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,044
Location
Mars Hill, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White63%
  • Black16%
  • Hispanic9%
  • International6%
  • Unknown3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students34%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time5%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$39k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 34

What you can study.