Mid-America Christian University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Mid-America Christian University

Mid-America Christian University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,666 students of which 2,227 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. Mid-America Christian University is categorized as “19” 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 91.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,020. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $16,692, with published in-state tuition of $21,294 and a Pell grant recipient share of 52.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,394, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 39.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 65.1%. Graduates earn a median of $46,116 ten years after enrolling, compared with $39,265 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 186600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 69.2% 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.