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Mars Hill University

Mars Hill, NC · Private · Rural (fringe) · MHU

Private institution in Mars Hill, NC · 995 undergraduates · 78% acceptance rate · $44,781 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$20,3131,098th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$37,2701,551st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$37,2701,508th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$48,7941,444th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,0001,436th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$44,7811,366th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,6801,491st highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
41.9%1,449th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
61.2%1,563rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
77.9%835th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
9951,366th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
42.3%610th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 100 mi (CLT)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 31 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$37,054$38,289
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$35,996$36,437
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$35,518$29,685
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$33,993$32,391
Social WorkPublic Administrationbachelors$31,818$33,726
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$31,038$26,739
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$26,353—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$19,227$25,194
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors——
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,695,369 (M $3,171,547 · W $1,523,822)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Mars Hill University’s 995 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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