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Mars Hill University

Men's D2
Profile
Size
1 / 10
1,132 Undergrads / 1,154 Students
Cost
3 / 10
$14,967 Net Price
Selectivity
5 / 10
63% Admitted
  • Team Conference

    South Atlantic (SAC)

  • College Type

    4-year, Private non-profit

  • Campus Type

    Suburb: Large

Student Body
Gender
  • Male
  • Female
Enrollment
  • Full Time
  • Part Time
Geography
  • In-State
  • Out-of-state
  • Foreign
  • Other
Ethnicity
  • White
  • Black
  • Asian
  • Latino
  • Foreign
  • Other
Student-to-faculty Ratio
9 to 1
Return For Sophomore Year
63%
Overall Graduation Rate
30%
Graduate On Time / in 6 Years
21% / 30%
Calendar System
Semester
Religious Affiliation
Housing
On campus housing is provided and is not required for incoming freshman

Other includes American Indian, Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, two or more races and unknown race / ethnicity.

Team Road Trips

The Lions play most of their games in North Carolina, in cities including Brevard, Hickory and Mount Olive amongst others. They also play games in South Carolina. Additionally, games are scheduled in Florida.

Recruit Commits
2023
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Eli Herrmann Prior Lake High School Prior Lake, MN Def, LSM
Xavier Wells Park Center Senior High New Hope, MN Goal
 
2022
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Bo Paxton Bitzer St Michael Albertville (STMA) St Michael, MN Att
Lance Richardson North East High School North East, MD Goal
Zack Berg Farmington High school Farmington, MN Att, Mid
Hudson Floyd-Evans Irmo High School Columbia, SC Goal
Tristen Cuda East Paulding High School Dallas , GA Faceoff, Mid
 
2021
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
John Hommel Kellenberg Memorial High School Carle Place, NY Att, Mid
Connor Dobell St. Ignatius College Prep Chicago, IL Att
Brandon Drumm Stevens High School Rapid City, SD LSM, Def
Cole Ross Royal Bay Academy Bc, BC Att
 
2020
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Michael Klares Highland School Warrenton , VA Att
Steven Smith Sanderson High School Raleigh, NC Goal
Sean McNicholas West York Area HS York, PA Goal
Rossember Merlos Campos Riverside HS Williamston, NC Def
 
2019
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Claude Mitchell Mount Olive Mount Olive, NJ Mid
Thomas Hunold Paul V Moore high school Central Square , NY Goal
 
2018
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Ryan Prylinski Lyons Township High School La Grange Park, IL Goal
 
2017
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Zac Carrigan Linsly School Lower Sackville, NS Att
 
2015
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Creighton Shipman Wando Mount Pleasant, SC Mid
Wriston Davis Providence Charlotte, NC Def, LSM
Jack Saunders Lake Norman Charter Huntersville, NC Def, LSM
Dylan Livingston Cedar Ridge Fairbanks, AK Att
Zachary Lohman Easton Area/?Onondaga CC Easton, PA Mid, Faceoff
Tremain Hill Capital Charleston, WV Att
Unofficial list from public sources and recruit submissions.
Commitment has been verified or submitted from a trusted source
Location
100 Athletic St, Mars Hill, NC, 28754 See Directions
Team Videos
Where Grads Live
  • Asheville North Carolina Area
  • Charlotte North Carolina Area
  • Greater Atlanta Area
  • Raleigh-Durham North Carolina Area
  • Greenville South Carolina Area
  • Greensboro/Winston-Salem North Carolina Area
  • Hickory/Lenoir North Carolina Area
  • Knoxville Tennessee Area
  • Washington D.C. Metro Area
  • Columbia South Carolina Area
  • Greater New York City Area
  • Orlando Florida Area
  • Tampa/St. Petersburg Florida Area
  • Greater Nashville Area
  • Johnson City Tennessee Area
Where Grads Work
  • Buncombe County Schools
  • Wells Fargo
  • Mission Health
  • Lowe's Companies Inc.
  • Bank of America
  • US Army
  • Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
  • US Navy
  • BB&T
  • Keller Williams Realty Inc.
  • Glen Raven
  • Cisco
  • TD
  • Asheville City Schools
  • GSK
What Grads Do
  • Education
  • Sales
  • Operations
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Community and Social Services
  • Administrative
  • Arts and Design
  • Support
  • Healthcare Services
  • Finance
  • Consulting
  • Human Resources
  • Information Technology
  • Media and Communication
  • Marketing
Data from
Niche Grades
Overall Experience
Student Life
Professor Rating
Academics
Athletics
Campus
Academics
Test Scores
SAT
Critical Reading
420 - 520
Math
460 - 570
Total
920 - 1120
ACT
English
15 - 22
Math
17 - 24
Composite
18 - 23

This range represents the middle half of incoming freshman from the 25th to 75th percentile. The writing component is now optional and no longer reported.

GPA
SAT Math
SAT Reading
ACT

This distribution represents incoming freshman test scores and GPA on 4.0 scale.

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Admissions
 
Total
Male
Female
Applicants 1,838 787 1,051
% Admitted 63% 64% 63%
% Admits That Enroll 24% 28% 21%
Incoming Freshman Average GPA 3.24
  • Accepted
  • Denied
  • Applied
  • Waitlisted
    • Admission Considerations
     
    Required
    Recommended Rec.
    High School GPA
    High School Rank
    High School Transcript
    College Prep Classes
    Recommendations
    Demonstrate Competencies
    Admission Test Scores
    Other Tests (Wonderlic, etc.)
    TOEFL (English proficiency)
    Admissions office
    Majors / Programs

    Degrees offered by popularity. Type = Bachelor.

    Business (20%)
    Business Administration and Management, General (19%)
    Education (15%)
    Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration (11%)
    Criminal Justice & Law Enforce (11%)
    Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (10%)
    Social Work (10%)
    Human Services, General (10%)
    Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (8%)
    Biological & Biomedical Sciences (7%)
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General (6%)
    Visual & Performing Arts (5%)
    Physical Education Teaching and Coaching (5%)
    Elementary Education and Teaching (5%)
    Social Sciences (4%)
    English Language and Literature, General (3%)
    English Language & Literature (3%)
    Athlete graduation rate
    Financial
    Net Price

    Average net price = sticker price - financial aid.

    $14,967

    Average net price by income for incoming freshman receiving financial aid.

    Net price for all students (private non-profit and for profit institutions).

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    Sticker Price

    Sticker price = estimated total cost of attendance.

     
    Undergraduate
    		 
    On Campus
    Tuition & Fees$34,118
    Books & Supplies
    Cost of Living$9,878
    Personal Expenses$1,900
     
    Sticker Price$45,896

    Personal expenses includes laundry, transportation, entertainment and furnishings.

    Financial Aid

    98% of full-time, incoming freshman receive financial aid.

     
    Receiving Aid %
    Avg. Aid Amount
    Type of Aid
    Grant or Scholarship98%$29,126
    Federal Grants64%$4,674
    Pell Grants64%$4,365
    Other Federal7%$2,716
    State & Local Grants72%$4,854
    Institutional Grants98%$22,519
     
    Student Loans82%$6,791
    Federal Loans82%$5,324
    Other Loans12%$10,519

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    All financials shown for full-time, incoming freshman.

     
    Total Amount
    Per Student
    Endowment
    Financial Assets $52 Million $45,078

    Value of endowment assets at fiscal year end.

    Debt

    Total federal debt after graduation for undergrad borrowers: $27,000.

    Total cumulative student debt by percentile.

     
    Total Principal
    Monthly Payment
    10 Year Repayment $14,250 $287

    Most student loans have a grace period before repayment begins.

    3 Year Avg. Default Rate: 13.5%

    Avg. rate for colleges with lacrosse is 5.1%.

    Total federal debt excludes private student loans and parent PLUS loans. Cumulative debt cohort includes 978 students.

    Salary

    Earnings 10 years after enrollment: $31,500

    Earnings of former students working by percentile.

    Earnings of former students who received federal financial aid. Figures shown are median.

    Payback

    How long until this college investment pays off: 7.74 years.

    Median debt and foregone earnings divided by median earnings. Foregone earnings assumes 4 years to graduation; at this school, 21% of students graduate on time.

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    Campus Safety
     
    On Campus
    In Residence Halls In Res. Halls
    Criminal Offenses
    Murder - -
    Negligent Manslaughter - -
    Rape 1 1
    Fondling - -
    Incest - -
    Statutory Rape - -
    Robbery - -
    Aggravated Assault - -
    Burglary 8 8
    Motor Vehicle Theft - -
    Arson - -

    In Residence Halls are a subset of On Campus statistics. Murder includes non-negligent manslaughter.

    The crime data reported by the institutions have not been subjected to independent verification by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, the Department cannot vouch for the accuracy of the data reported here. Statistics represent 3-year average data.

    Data from The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

    Carnegie Classifications
    Category
    Classification
    Basic ClassificationBaccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
    Undergrad InstructionProfessions plus arts & sciences, some graduate coexistence
    Graduate InstructionPostbaccalaureate: Single program-Education
    Enrollment ProfileVery high undergraduate
    Undergrad ProfileFour-year, full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
    Size and SettingFour-year, small, highly residential

    Carnegie classifications provide a framework for evaluating comparable schools.

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