Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
National
Religious Affiliation
Baptist
Population
350,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
130 (95% 😎)
Sunshine Hours
2,520 (36%)
Days Without Precipitation
241 (41%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
999
Men / Women
51% / 49%
From State
51%
From Region
20%
Athletes
74.7%
Racial/Ethnic
White
62%
Black
16%
Hispanic
10%
International
6%
Native American
2%
Asian
1%
Mixed
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 61.6% 61.6%
2012 Men: 60.3% 60.3%
2013 Men: 55.4% 55.4%
2014 Men: 52.3% 52.3%
2015 Men: 50.4% 50.4%
2016 Men: 49.0% 49.0%
2017 Men: 49.0% 49.0%
2018 Men: 52.7% 52.7%
2019 Men: 50.7% 50.7%
2020 Men: 55.2% 55.2%
2021 Men: 53.6% 53.6%
2022 Men: 56.9% 56.9%
2023 Men: 56.6% 56.6%
2024 Men: 55.0% 55.0%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 1.8% 1.8%
2012 Native: 1.6% 1.6%
2013 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2014 Native: 2.0% 2.0%
2015 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2016 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2017 Native: 4.1% 4.1%
2018 Native: 2.3% 2.3%
2019 Native: 3.6% 3.6%
2020 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2021 Native: 1.6% 1.6%
2022 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2023 Native: 2.3% 2.3%
2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2011 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2012 Asian: 2.0% 2.0%
2013 Asian: 3.4% 3.4%
2014 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2015 Asian: 2.0% 2.0%
2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2018 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2019 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2022 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2023 Asian: 3.4% 3.4%
2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Black: 15.1% 15.1%
2012 Black: 21.1% 21.1%
2013 Black: 23.3% 23.3%
2014 Black: 17.1% 17.1%
2015 Black: 15.4% 15.4%
2016 Black: 14.0% 14.0%
2017 Black: 25.5% 25.5%
2018 Black: 28.0% 28.0%
2019 Black: 20.4% 20.4%
2020 Black: 31.1% 31.1%
2021 Black: 28.6% 28.6%
2022 Black: 22.4% 22.4%
2023 Black: 19.5% 19.5%
2024 Black: 22.4% 22.4%
2011 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8%
2012 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0%
2013 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0%
2014 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4%
2015 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0%
2016 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2%
2017 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6%
2018 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3%
2019 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3%
2020 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7%
2021 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9%
2022 Hispanic: 7.5% 7.5%
2023 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0%
2024 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0%
2011 White: 79.1% 79.1%
2012 White: 72.5% 72.5%
2013 White: 70.6% 70.6%
2014 White: 73.7% 73.7%
2015 White: 70.5% 70.5%
2016 White: 79.1% 79.1%
2017 White: 63.3% 63.3%
2018 White: 63.3% 63.3%
2019 White: 65.5% 65.5%
2020 White: 63.0% 63.0%
2021 White: 55.3% 55.3%
2022 White: 57.5% 57.5%
2023 White: 58.1% 58.1%
2024 White: 55.9% 55.9%
2011 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2012 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2013 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2014 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2018 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2019 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 International: 4.9% 4.9%
2022 International: 3.1% 3.1%
2023 International: 3.7% 3.7%
2024 International: 4.6% 4.6%
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
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2021 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2023 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2024 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2025 Native: 1.8% 1.8%
2020 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2021 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2022 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2023 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2024 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2025 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2020 Black: 18.0% 18.0%
2021 Black: 19.6% 19.6%
2022 Black: 20.2% 20.2%
2023 Black: 18.1% 18.1%
2024 Black: 18.1% 18.1%
2025 Black: 16.3% 16.3%
2020 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4%
2021 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7%
2022 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9%
2023 Hispanic: 9.4% 9.4%
2024 Hispanic: 10.0% 10.0%
2025 Hispanic: 9.8% 9.8%
2020 White: 63.0% 63.0%
2021 White: 60.7% 60.7%
2022 White: 60.9% 60.9%
2023 White: 62.5% 62.5%
2024 White: 62.1% 62.1%
2025 White: 62.3% 62.3%
2020 International: 4.5% 4.5%
2021 International: 5.5% 5.5%
2022 International: 5.7% 5.7%
2023 International: 5.7% 5.7%
2024 International: 4.8% 4.8%
2025 International: 5.8% 5.8%
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
⇅
Mars Hill University
242
43% / 57%
6%
$49,796
23
95%
Computer Science
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$72,028
76
—
Chemistry
2 —
50% / 50%
50%
$53,582
34
—
Mathematics
4 —
25% / 75%
0%
—
—
—
Biochemistry
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$53,598
34
—
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Biology
8 —
38% / 62%
12%
$52,819
32
100%
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology
2 +1
50% / 50%
0%
—
—
—
Zoology
11 —
9% / 91%
0%
$43,728
11
—
Health Sciences
17 —
24% / 76%
0%
$55,950
41
—
Kinesiology
19 —
74% / 26%
16%
$47,220
17
—
Nursing
16 —
19% / 81%
0%
$75,999
81
100%
Business Administration
57 +1
70% / 30%
12%
$52,061
30
94%
Recreation Management
5 —
80% / 20%
20%
$43,950
11
—
English
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
$43,379
10
—
History
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$43,927
11
—
Interdisciplinary Studies
8 —
25% / 75%
0%
$44,126
11
—
International Affairs
2 —
100% / 0%
50%
$53,525
34
—
Political Science
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$53,010
33
—
Psychology
18 —
11% / 89%
0%
$43,807
11
—
Public Administration
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$52,981
32
—
Religious Studies
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Social Work
9 —
0% / 100%
0%
$44,928
13
90%
Sociology
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$44,483
12
—
Elementary Education
6 —
0% / 100%
0%
$45,243
13
100%
Special Education
4 —
25% / 75%
0%
$47,220
17
—
Art
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$37,479
5
—
Art Therapy
— +3
—
—
$53,912
35
—
Fashion Merchandising
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$44,108
11
—
Music
— —
—
—
$38,052
5
—
Music Education
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$48,465
20
100%
Music Performance
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$38,155
5
—
Musical Theatre
— —
—
—
$37,655
5
—
Studio Art
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$37,823
5
—
Theater
4 —
50% / 50%
0%
$36,920
4
—
Criminal Justice
25 —
44% / 56%
0%
$42,169
9
96%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$40,228
ROI Percentile
23th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
69%
4-Year Graduation Rate
34%
6-Year Graduation Rate
45%
Transfer-Out Rate
18%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 38.5% 38.5%
2012 Graduated: 46.2% 46.2%
2013 Graduated: 38.2% 38.2%
2014 Graduated: 36.9% 36.9%
2015 Graduated: 33.6% 33.6%
2016 Graduated: 33.8% 33.8%
2017 Graduated: 31.4% 31.4%
2018 Graduated: 39.0% 39.0%
2019 Graduated: 30.2% 30.2%
2020 Graduated: 34.8% 34.8%
2021 Graduated: 33.5% 33.5%
2022 Graduated: 41.0% 41.0%
2023 Graduated: 41.9% 41.9%
2024 Graduated: 44.9% 44.9%
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
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 27.3% 27.3%
2012 Men: 34.3% 34.3%
2013 Men: 30.7% 30.7%
2014 Men: 26.2% 26.2%
2015 Men: 22.7% 22.7%
2016 Men: 25.9% 25.9%
2017 Men: 25.1% 25.1%
2018 Men: 34.4% 34.4%
2019 Men: 25.1% 25.1%
2020 Men: 32.7% 32.7%
2021 Men: 30.9% 30.9%
2022 Men: 34.4% 34.4%
2023 Men: 31.2% 31.2%
2024 Men: 39.9% 39.9%
2011 Women: 48.6% 48.6%
2012 Women: 60.2% 60.2%
2013 Women: 49.2% 49.2%
2014 Women: 50.4% 50.4%
2015 Women: 49.2% 49.2%
2016 Women: 45.5% 45.5%
2017 Women: 41.2% 41.2%
2018 Women: 46.0% 46.0%
2019 Women: 36.6% 36.6%
2020 Women: 37.1% 37.1%
2021 Women: 36.1% 36.1%
2022 Women: 47.2% 47.2%
2023 Women: 52.2% 52.2%
2024 Women: 50.4% 50.4%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 28.6% 28.6%
2012 Black: 23.1% 23.1%
2013 Black: 23.2% 23.2%
2014 Black: 22.0% 22.0%
2015 Black: 15.2% 15.2%
2016 Black: 20.5% 20.5%
2017 Black: 16.0% 16.0%
2018 Black: 25.4% 25.4%
2019 Black: 16.5% 16.5%
2020 Black: 23.8% 23.8%
2021 Black: 17.3% 17.3%
2022 Black: 26.4% 26.4%
2023 Black: 29.0% 29.0%
2024 Black: 37.3% 37.3%
2011 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0%
2012 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0%
2013 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2014 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0%
2015 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0%
2016 Hispanic: 11.1% 11.1%
2017 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2018 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0%
2019 Hispanic: 38.9% 38.9%
2020 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0%
2021 Hispanic: 53.3% 53.3%
2022 Hispanic: 48.3% 48.3%
2023 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9%
2024 Hispanic: 52.4% 52.4%
2011 White: 40.0% 40.0%
2012 White: 54.2% 54.2%
2013 White: 42.1% 42.1%
2014 White: 41.2% 41.2%
2015 White: 36.7% 36.7%
2016 White: 37.3% 37.3%
2017 White: 37.9% 37.9%
2018 White: 45.7% 45.7%
2019 White: 34.8% 34.8%
2020 White: 41.6% 41.6%
2021 White: 37.6% 37.6%
2022 White: 45.7% 45.7%
2023 White: 47.8% 47.8%
2024 White: 47.6% 47.6%
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
⇅
Business & Economics
25.6%
62
71% / 29%
13%
$51,407
28
94%
Health Sciences
21.5%
52
40% / 60%
6%
$58,929
50
100%
Humanities & Social Sciences
19.0%
46
26% / 74%
2%
$45,335
13
90%
Professional
10.3%
25
44% / 56%
0%
$42,169
9
96%
Life & Natural Sciences
6.2%
15
40% / 60%
7%
$53,031
33
100%
Arts
5.8%
14
43% / 57%
0%
$39,484
6
100%
Agriculture & Food Science
4.5%
11
9% / 91%
0%
$43,728
11
—
Education
4.1%
10
10% / 90%
0%
$46,034
15
100%
Physical Sciences & Math
2.5%
6
33% / 67%
17%
$53,582
34
—
Computer Science
0.4%
1
100% / 0%
0%
$72,028
76
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
80%
Yield (Unbound)
31%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
80%
80%
80%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 67.8% 67.8%
2012 Acceptance: 67.6% 67.6%
2013 Acceptance: 64.5% 64.5%
2014 Acceptance: 62.1% 62.1%
2015 Acceptance: 61.0% 61.0%
2016 Acceptance: 56.7% 56.7%
2017 Acceptance: 58.2% 58.2%
2018 Acceptance: 57.4% 57.4%
2019 Acceptance: 63.3% 63.3%
2020 Acceptance: 67.3% 67.3%
2021 Acceptance: 79.5% 79.5%
2022 Acceptance: 74.2% 74.2%
2023 Acceptance: 77.9% 77.9%
2024 Acceptance: 67.9% 67.9%
2011 Yield: 24.1% 24.1%
2012 Yield: 19.4% 19.4%
2013 Yield: 22.4% 22.4%
2014 Yield: 20.8% 20.8%
2015 Yield: 21.1% 21.1%
2016 Yield: 22.1% 22.1%
2017 Yield: 26.9% 26.9%
2018 Yield: 22.9% 22.9%
2019 Yield: 23.9% 23.9%
2020 Yield: 24.9% 24.9%
2021 Yield: 22.2% 22.2%
2022 Yield: 21.5% 21.5%
2023 Yield: 29.3% 29.3%
2024 Yield: 31.1% 31.1%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
1,250
2,500
3,750
5,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 2,356 2,356
2012 Applicants: 3,301 3,301
2013 Applicants: 2,899 2,899
2014 Applicants: 3,142 3,142
2015 Applicants: 3,010 3,010
2016 Applicants: 3,153 3,153
2017 Applicants: 2,257 2,257
2018 Applicants: 2,008 2,008
2019 Applicants: 1,838 1,838
2020 Applicants: 1,718 1,718
2021 Applicants: 1,713 1,713
2022 Applicants: 1,597 1,597
2023 Applicants: 1,393 1,393
2024 Applicants: 1,642 1,642
2011 Admitted: 1,597 1,597
2012 Admitted: 2,231 2,231
2013 Admitted: 1,869 1,869
2014 Admitted: 1,951 1,951
2015 Admitted: 1,835 1,835
2016 Admitted: 1,789 1,789
2017 Admitted: 1,314 1,314
2018 Admitted: 1,152 1,152
2019 Admitted: 1,164 1,164
2020 Admitted: 1,156 1,156
2021 Admitted: 1,362 1,362
2022 Admitted: 1,185 1,185
2023 Admitted: 1,085 1,085
2024 Admitted: 1,115 1,115
2011 Enrolled: 385 385
2012 Enrolled: 433 433
2013 Enrolled: 419 419
2014 Enrolled: 405 405
2015 Enrolled: 387 387
2016 Enrolled: 396 396
2017 Enrolled: 353 353
2018 Enrolled: 264 264
2019 Enrolled: 278 278
2020 Enrolled: 288 288
2021 Enrolled: 302 302
2022 Enrolled: 255 255
2023 Enrolled: 318 318
2024 Enrolled: 347 347
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
900
1000
1100
1200
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 830 830
2012 25th: 840 840
2013 25th: 830 830
2014 25th: 810 810
2015 25th: 810 810
2016 25th: 840 840
2017 25th: 920 920
2018 25th: 920 920
2019 25th: 940 940
2011 75th: 1050 1050
2012 75th: 1050 1050
2013 75th: 1040 1040
2014 75th: 1030 1030
2015 75th: 990 990
2016 75th: 1040 1040
2017 75th: 1100 1100
2018 75th: 1130 1130
2019 75th: 1130 1130
SAT Math
400
450
500
550
600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 420 420
2012 25th: 430 430
2013 25th: 420 420
2014 25th: 410 410
2015 25th: 410 410
2016 25th: 420 420
2017 25th: 460 460
2018 25th: 450 450
2019 25th: 460 460
2011 75th: 530 530
2012 75th: 530 530
2013 75th: 530 530
2014 75th: 520 520
2015 75th: 500 500
2016 75th: 520 520
2017 75th: 550 550
2018 75th: 560 560
2019 75th: 570 570
SAT Reading & Writing
400
450
500
550
600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 410 410
2012 25th: 410 410
2013 25th: 410 410
2014 25th: 400 400
2015 25th: 400 400
2016 25th: 420 420
2017 25th: 460 460
2018 25th: 470 470
2019 25th: 480 480
2011 75th: 520 520
2012 75th: 520 520
2013 75th: 510 510
2014 75th: 510 510
2015 75th: 490 490
2016 75th: 520 520
2017 75th: 550 550
2018 75th: 570 570
2019 75th: 560 560
Submitting a Test Score
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%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
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.
