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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Location Watertown, WI
Population 200,000
Website https://www.mbu.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,370 (24%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (44%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 445
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 41%
From Region 20%
Athletes 34.8%

Racial/Ethnic

White 83%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 2%
Asian 1%
Black 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 46.5% 46.5% 2012 Men: 46.0% 46.0% 2013 Men: 44.8% 44.8% 2014 Men: 45.6% 45.6% 2015 Men: 48.1% 48.1% 2016 Men: 42.6% 42.6% 2017 Men: 47.6% 47.6% 2018 Men: 37.9% 37.9% 2019 Men: 48.1% 48.1% 2020 Men: 38.0% 38.0% 2021 Men: 39.6% 39.6% 2022 Men: 36.9% 36.9% 2023 Men: 44.1% 44.1% 2024 Men: 46.7% 46.7%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2017 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2018 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2019 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2012 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2013 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2022 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2011 Black: 1.0% 1.0% 2012 Black: 1.0% 1.0% 2013 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2014 Black: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Black: 1.9% 1.9% 2017 Black: 0.5% 0.5% 2018 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Black: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Black: 1.7% 1.7% 2021 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2022 Black: 3.1% 3.1% 2023 Black: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2011 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2012 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2014 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2015 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2017 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2018 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2019 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2020 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2021 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2022 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7% 2023 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2011 White: 93.9% 93.9% 2012 White: 94.3% 94.3% 2013 White: 94.2% 94.2% 2014 White: 92.0% 92.0% 2015 White: 92.9% 92.9% 2016 White: 90.4% 90.4% 2017 White: 79.0% 79.0% 2018 White: 74.7% 74.7% 2019 White: 88.6% 88.6% 2020 White: 83.9% 83.9% 2021 White: 88.6% 88.6% 2022 White: 84.5% 84.5% 2023 White: 89.1% 89.1% 2024 White: 86.4% 86.4% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2019 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2025 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2021 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2022 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2023 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2024 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2025 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 Black: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 Black: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2024 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2025 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2020 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2021 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7% 2022 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7% 2023 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9% 2024 Hispanic: 6.9% 6.9% 2025 Hispanic: 8.3% 8.3% 2020 White: 87.3% 87.3% 2021 White: 84.7% 84.7% 2022 White: 85.0% 85.0% 2023 White: 84.8% 84.8% 2024 White: 83.3% 83.3% 2025 White: 83.4% 83.4% 2020 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2022 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2025 International: 0.9% 0.9%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 37 38% / 62% 0% $41,103 17 86%
Mathematics — — — — $67,347 78 —
Biology 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,442 49 —
Athletic Training 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $56,097 58 —
Physical Fitness Technician 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,035 36 —
Pre-Medicine — — — — $56,553 59 —
Pre-Physical Therapy — — — — $55,977 58 —
Sport Management 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $47,893 36 —
Communication and Media Studies 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $45,315 28 —
English 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $43,266 22 —
Humanities 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,553 46 84%
Interdisciplinary Studies 15 — 40% / 60% 0% $32,514 6 87%
Music Performance 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $38,360 12 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 17 65% / 35% 0% $63,298 73 94%
Accounting 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $72,960 84 —
Accounting and Business Management 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $72,855 84 —
Business Administration 8 — 75% / 25% 0% $62,241 71 94%
General Business 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $60,096 67 —
Marketing 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $58,889 64 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 25 0% / 100% 0% $46,802 32
Early Childhood Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,877 32 —
Education 9 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,076 33 —
Elementary Education 12 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,554 31 —
English Education — — — — $47,388 34 —
Mathematics Teacher Education — — — — $48,499 37 —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,177 33 —
Science Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education — — — — $47,155 33 —
Special Education — — — — $47,232 34 —
Music Education — — — — $47,068 33 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing 12 8% / 92% 0% $68,884 80 100%
Nursing 12 — 8% / 92% 0% $68,884 80 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Theology 19 79% / 21% 0% $48,144 36 96%
Biblical Studies 9 — 89% / 11% 0% $54,830 55 94%
Missions 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $42,125 19 —
Pastoral Ministry 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $37,315 10 100%
Pre-Theology 4 — 75% / 25% 0% — — —
Youth Ministry 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $37,315 10 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $23,058
ROI Percentile 42th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 88%
4-Year Graduation Rate 52%
6-Year Graduation Rate 64%
Transfer-Out Rate 19%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 52.8% 52.8% 2012 Graduated: 53.3% 53.3% 2013 Graduated: 48.4% 48.4% 2014 Graduated: 44.5% 44.5% 2015 Graduated: 44.2% 44.2% 2016 Graduated: 51.7% 51.7% 2017 Graduated: 50.5% 50.5% 2018 Graduated: 53.2% 53.2% 2019 Graduated: 55.5% 55.5% 2020 Graduated: 55.6% 55.6% 2021 Graduated: 56.8% 56.8% 2022 Graduated: 56.0% 56.0% 2023 Graduated: 65.7% 65.7% 2024 Graduated: 63.6% 63.6%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 49.4% 49.4% 2012 Men: 37.9% 37.9% 2013 Men: 34.4% 34.4% 2014 Men: 42.7% 42.7% 2015 Men: 48.3% 48.3% 2016 Men: 49.0% 49.0% 2017 Men: 49.0% 49.0% 2018 Men: 45.8% 45.8% 2019 Men: 51.1% 51.1% 2020 Men: 48.8% 48.8% 2021 Men: 51.8% 51.8% 2022 Men: 48.1% 48.1% 2023 Men: 58.7% 58.7% 2024 Men: 57.4% 57.4% 2011 Women: 55.3% 55.3% 2012 Women: 66.1% 66.1% 2013 Women: 57.9% 57.9% 2014 Women: 46.4% 46.4% 2015 Women: 40.9% 40.9% 2016 Women: 54.1% 54.1% 2017 Women: 51.8% 51.8% 2018 Women: 59.2% 59.2% 2019 Women: 59.0% 59.0% 2020 Women: 61.0% 61.0% 2021 Women: 61.5% 61.5% 2022 Women: 61.6% 61.6% 2023 Women: 71.6% 71.6% 2024 Women: 67.4% 67.4%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 White: 54.1% 54.1% 2012 White: 54.0% 54.0% 2013 White: 50.5% 50.5% 2014 White: 46.2% 46.2% 2015 White: 45.4% 45.4% 2016 White: 52.4% 52.4% 2017 White: 56.8% 56.8% 2018 White: 65.5% 65.5% 2019 White: 55.1% 55.1% 2020 White: 57.6% 57.6% 2021 White: 57.1% 57.1% 2022 White: 61.3% 61.3% 2023 White: 67.2% 67.2% 2024 White: 65.3% 65.3%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 41.8% 46 54% / 46% 0% $42,299 20 91%
Education 22.7% 25 0% / 100% 0% $46,803 32 —
Business & Economics 16.4% 18 67% / 33% 0% $62,443 71 94%
Health Sciences 13.6% 15 13% / 87% 0% $65,789 76 100%
Arts 3.6% 4 50% / 50% 0% $38,360 12 —
Life & Natural Sciences 1.8% 2 0% / 100% 0% $52,442 49 —

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 80%
Yield (Unbound) 57%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 80% 80% 80%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 75.4% 75.4% 2012 Acceptance: 75.6% 75.6% 2013 Acceptance: 71.5% 71.5% 2014 Acceptance: 75.9% 75.9% 2015 Acceptance: 68.6% 68.6% 2016 Acceptance: 68.1% 68.1% 2017 Acceptance: 73.0% 73.0% 2018 Acceptance: 90.8% 90.8% 2019 Acceptance: 76.7% 76.7% 2020 Acceptance: 80.5% 80.5% 2021 Acceptance: 80.3% 80.3% 2022 Acceptance: 75.1% 75.1% 2023 Acceptance: 70.9% 70.9% 2024 Acceptance: 71.9% 71.9% 2011 Yield: 67.0% 67.0% 2012 Yield: 64.0% 64.0% 2013 Yield: 70.5% 70.5% 2014 Yield: 73.7% 73.7% 2015 Yield: 80.6% 80.6% 2016 Yield: 74.5% 74.5% 2017 Yield: 75.5% 75.5% 2018 Yield: 67.4% 67.4% 2019 Yield: 58.6% 58.6% 2020 Yield: 62.6% 62.6% 2021 Yield: 65.6% 65.6% 2022 Yield: 70.4% 70.4% 2023 Yield: 69.9% 69.9% 2024 Yield: 68.5% 68.5%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 125 250 375 500 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 426 426 2012 Applicants: 386 386 2013 Applicants: 417 417 2014 Applicants: 345 345 2015 Applicants: 338 338 2016 Applicants: 398 398 2017 Applicants: 263 263 2018 Applicants: 250 250 2019 Applicants: 343 343 2020 Applicants: 282 282 2021 Applicants: 264 264 2022 Applicants: 297 297 2023 Applicants: 206 206 2024 Applicants: 274 274 2011 Admitted: 321 321 2012 Admitted: 292 292 2013 Admitted: 298 298 2014 Admitted: 262 262 2015 Admitted: 232 232 2016 Admitted: 271 271 2017 Admitted: 192 192 2018 Admitted: 227 227 2019 Admitted: 263 263 2020 Admitted: 227 227 2021 Admitted: 212 212 2022 Admitted: 223 223 2023 Admitted: 146 146 2024 Admitted: 197 197 2011 Enrolled: 215 215 2012 Enrolled: 187 187 2013 Enrolled: 210 210 2014 Enrolled: 193 193 2015 Enrolled: 187 187 2016 Enrolled: 202 202 2017 Enrolled: 145 145 2018 Enrolled: 153 153 2019 Enrolled: 154 154 2020 Enrolled: 142 142 2021 Enrolled: 139 139 2022 Enrolled: 157 157 2023 Enrolled: 102 102 2024 Enrolled: 135 135

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 74%
SAT Range 940 – 1260
SAT Math Range 450 – 610
SAT RW Range 480 – 640

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 860 860 2012 25th: 940 940 2013 25th: 875 875 2017 25th: 1083 1083 2018 25th: 1043 1043 2019 25th: 1006 1006 2020 25th: 1130 1130 2021 25th: 930 930 2022 25th: 990 990 2023 25th: 980 980 2024 25th: 940 940 2011 75th: 1100 1100 2012 75th: 1160 1160 2013 75th: 1125 1125 2017 75th: 1260 1260 2018 75th: 1218 1218 2019 75th: 1205 1205 2020 75th: 1320 1320 2021 75th: 1230 1230 2022 75th: 1240 1240 2023 75th: 1220 1220 2024 75th: 1260 1260

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 410 410 2012 25th: 450 450 2013 25th: 420 420 2017 25th: 500 500 2018 25th: 490 490 2019 25th: 488 488 2020 25th: 610 610 2021 25th: 430 430 2022 25th: 465 465 2023 25th: 480 480 2024 25th: 455 455 2011 75th: 530 530 2012 75th: 540 540 2013 75th: 540 540 2017 75th: 610 610 2018 75th: 588 588 2019 75th: 595 595 2020 75th: 640 640 2021 75th: 590 590 2022 75th: 610 610 2023 75th: 570 570 2024 75th: 615 615

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 450 450 2012 25th: 490 490 2013 25th: 455 455 2017 25th: 583 583 2018 25th: 553 553 2019 25th: 518 518 2020 25th: 520 520 2021 25th: 500 500 2022 25th: 525 525 2023 25th: 500 500 2024 25th: 485 485 2011 75th: 570 570 2012 75th: 620 620 2013 75th: 585 585 2017 75th: 650 650 2018 75th: 630 630 2019 75th: 610 610 2020 75th: 680 680 2021 75th: 640 640 2022 75th: 630 630 2023 75th: 650 650 2024 75th: 645 645

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 75.0% 75.0% 2021 Submitted: 74.0% 74.0% 2022 Submitted: 81.0% 81.0% 2023 Submitted: 84.0% 84.0% 2024 Submitted: 74.0% 74.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.