Mid-America Christian University
Oklahoma City, OK · Private · Large city · Gulf Coast Bible College · MACU · Mid-America Bible College
Private institution in Oklahoma City, OK · 1,532 undergraduates · $46,116 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
- $17,123836th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $19,8961,110th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $19,896849th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $30,612963rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,3941,529th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,1161,289th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,2651,270th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 33.3%1,676th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 70.5%1,209th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,5321,097th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 39.7%711th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 172 mi (DFW)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 25 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $69,338 | $65,053 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusiness | bachelors | $53,984 | $55,286 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $48,432 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $43,638 | $46,321 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $42,682 | $39,369 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $42,376 | $42,682 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $37,328 | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychology | bachelors | $32,925 | $34,847 |
| Theology and Religious Vocations, OtherTheology | bachelors | $30,771 | $36,310 |
| Behavioral SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $27,564 | — |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Church of Godsource
- Founded in 1953source
- Athletic nickname: "Evangels"source
- Mascot: Evangelsource
- Motto: "Dream BIGGER. Do GREATER."source
- Campus size: about 65 acressource
- Formerly known as "South Texas Bible Institute" (1953–1955)source
- Formerly known as "Gulf Coast Bible College" (1955–1985)source
- Formerly known as "Mid-America Bible College" (1985–2003)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 6 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,802,210 (M $996,283 · W $805,927)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Mid-America Christian University’s 1,532 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In OK
- Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityAlva, OK · 1,468 undergrads
- Southern Nazarene UniversityBethany, OK · 1,459 undergrads
- Oklahoma City UniversityOklahoma City, OK · 1,433 undergrads
- Langston UniversityLangston, OK · 1,743 undergrads
- Oklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee, OK · 1,292 undergrads
- Oklahoma Christian UniversityEdmond, OK · 1,897 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Siena Heights UniversityAdrian, MI · 1,533 undergrads
- Limestone UniversityGaffney, SC · 1,528 undergrads
- Renton Technical CollegeRenton, WA · 1,539 undergrads
- Saint Francis UniversityLoretto, PA · 1,525 undergrads
- Willamette UniversitySalem, OR · 1,525 undergrads
- Galveston CollegeGalveston, TX · 1,524 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitemacu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 245953)
- Compare colleges in OKRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in OklahomaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Mid-America Christian University vs Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 6 EADA programs at this school
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