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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

80.3%

MBBC requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.

The data shows that the ACT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.

Average SAT Score

1080

Students submitting SAT Score

Out of the total 212 admitted students 26 students submitted their SAT score when applying.

19%

For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 930-1230. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 500 and 640, while 25% scored below 500 and another 25% scored above 640.

In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 430 and 590, while 25% scored below 430 and 25% achieved a score of 590. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1080 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to MBBC.

Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them in the lower range, just above 28% of test takers nationally.

  • Reading and Writing

    500-640
  • Math

    430-590

Average ACT Score

The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.

24

Students who Submitted ACT Score

Out of the 212 admitted students 77 students submitted their ACT score when applying.

55%

Similar to the SAT, MBBC requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 55% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.

The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 20 and 27, with 25% scoring above 27 and another 25% scoring below 20.

For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.

  • English

    20-28
  • Math

    17-24
  • Composite

    20-27

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$50

Undergraduate

$50

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in MBBC during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 264 106 158
Admitted students 212 81 131
Enrolled students 139 55 84
Acceptance rate 80% 76% 83%
Yield rate 66% 68% 64%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, MBBC received a total of 264 applications. These applications included 106 male applicants and 158 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 264 applicants, MBBC admitted 212 students. Among the admitted students, there were 81 males and 131 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 139 students chose to enroll at MBBC. This means that 139 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 55 were male and 84 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, MBBC had an overall acceptance rate of 80% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 76% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 83%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. MBBC had an overall yield rate of 66% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 68%, and for female admitted students, it was 64%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for MBBC over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 338 172 166 232 115 117 69% 67% 70% 187 90 97 81% 78% 83%
2016 398 217 181 271 125 146 68% 58% 81% 202 86 116 74% 69% 80%
2017 263 138 125 192 88 104 73% 64% 83% 145 69 76 76% 78% 73%
2018 250 98 152 227 89 138 91% 91% 91% 153 58 95 67% 65% 69%
2019 343 156 187 263 122 141 77% 78% 75% 154 74 80 59% 61% 57%
2020 282 117 165 227 92 135 80% 79% 82% 142 54 88 63% 59% 65%
2021 264 106 158 212 81 131 80% 76% 83% 139 55 84 66% 68% 64%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Maranatha Baptist University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Recommendation letters
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program

Neither required nor recommended

  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Maranatha Baptist University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted