Maranatha Baptist University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Maranatha Baptist University

Maranatha Baptist University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Watertown, Wisconsin (town: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 541 students of which 1,202 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Maranatha Baptist University is categorized as “20” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 71.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,170 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $26,005, with published in-state tuition of $21,550 and a Pell grant recipient share of 34.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $14,143, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 64.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 88.2%. Graduates earn a median of $45,593 ten years after enrolling, compared with $40,403 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 42000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 57.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.