College · Private nonprofit · Oklahoma City, OK · City
Mid-America Christian University
Oklahoma City, OK
Religious affiliation
Admit rate92%
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$17k
Undergrad size1,666
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $17k/yr for a shot at a $39k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 92% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1020.
If you get in
1,666 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $31k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $17k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$125k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$67k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$58k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $21.3k
- Room & board
- $9.3k
- Books & supplies
- $1,650
How students pay for it.
Pell grants53%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans58%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention68%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr44%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$39k
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 out4%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 1,666
- Location
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Region
- Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Also known as
- Gulf Coast Bible College · Mid-America Bible College · MACU
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White51%
- Hispanic15%
- Black13%
- Two or more races8%
- American Indian / Alaska Native6%
- International5%
- Unknown1%
- Asian1%
First-gen students50%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time21%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans2%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$30k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 23
What you can study.