Mid-Atlantic Christian University

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

Mid-Atlantic Christian University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 132 students of which 186 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-Atlantic Christian University is categorized as “22” 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 62.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,000 and an ACT midpoint of 18. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $18,328, with published in-state tuition of $17,280 and a Pell grant recipient share of 37.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 31.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 31.6%. Graduates earn a median of $38,342 ten years after enrolling, compared with $29,887 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 12000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.