Maranatha Baptist University (MBBC) vs Harding University

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	Harding University	Maranatha Baptist University
Overview
Location	Searcy, Arkansas	Watertown, Wisconsin
Campus setting	Town: Distant	Town: Fringe
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	84.0%	78.0%
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation	Churches of Christ	Baptist

Admission
Acceptance rate	54.1%	80.3%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $45	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50
SAT range	1050 - 1300	930 - 1230
ACT range	20 - 28	20 - 27
Students submitting SAT score	23.0%	19.0%
Students submitting ACT score	80.0%	55.0%
Total number of applicants	2,200	264
Total number of admissions given out	1,191	212
Admitted students who chose to enroll	748	139
Yield rate	62.8%	65.6%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Not required	Required
Recommendation letters	Required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Not required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$34,538	$33,970
Average net price	$20,533	$20,542
Tuition	$21,690	$16,800
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,068 Meal plan: $4,658	$7,980
Available payment plans	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	97.0% Average amount $12,769	95.0% Average amount $8,672
Students receiving federal student loan	45.0% Average amount $5,607	30.0% Average amount $5,069
Students taking out private loans	6.0% Average amount $12,585	9.0% Average amount $10,163

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	3,684 Men 43.8% Women 56.2%	818 Men 42.9% Women 57.1%
Graduate students	1,289 Men 34.0% Women 66.0%	248 Men 58.1% Women 41.9%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	63.2%
International students	6.2%	0.7%
Campus local/setting	Town: Distant	Town: Fringe
Dormitory capacity	2,867	768
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	Wisconsin Michigan Illinois Indiana Pennsylvania

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Education Business Communication and Journalism Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Education Theology Business Multidisciplinary Studies Liberal Arts
Students to faculty ratio	16:1	12:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	67.2%	56.8%
Dropout rate	31.7%	23.3%
Transferred out	N/A	19.3%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $117,748 Year 2: $124,539 Year 3: $127,639 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $101,011 Year 2: $106,978 Year 3: $105,028 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,933 Year 2: $67,101 Year 3: $88,179 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $69,415 Year 2: $68,618 Year 3: $71,365 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $72,335 Year 2: $66,104 Year 3: $69,942 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,533 Year 2: $58,673 Year 3: $67,054 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $53,156 Year 2: $52,733 Year 3: $65,082 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,219 Year 2: $57,047 Year 3: $64,125 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $48,088 Year 2: $58,221 Year 3: $62,592 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $50,124 Year 2: $52,941 Year 3: $60,778	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,116 Year 2: $36,134 Year 3: $46,370 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,249 Year 2: $18,315 Year 3: N/A Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,981 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A

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