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University or college · Private nonprofit

Mars Hill University

Mars Hill, NC67 online only

Mars Hill University is a private nonprofit university in Mars Hill, NC, with about 982 students on campus.

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Students on campus
982
plus 67 studying only online
Admission rate
68%
lower than at 67% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$19,910
lower than at 51% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
45%
lower than at 70% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$44,781
higher than at 60% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Mars Hill University?

68%

of applicants admitted

About 14 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Mars Hill University is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $50,099 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $37,736Room & board $12,258

After grants, the average family on aid pays $19,910.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$20,628

About $82,512 over 4 years · 59% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
45%
within 6 years · Pell students 41%
Come back for year two
69%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$44,781
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$26,000
about $276 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

9.3%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$276 a month against about $2,973 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

49%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 58% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$42k
Middle income$30–75k
$45k
Higher incomeover $75k
$49k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 24%Health professions 14%Biology 11%Public safety 10%Parks, recreation & fitness 10%Psychology 7%Everything else 24%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations30 graduates a year · typical debt $21,998
$58k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections19 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$41k4 yrs out
Social Work19 graduates a year · typical debt $26,000
$51k4 yrs out
Psychology, General17 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
—not reported
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General14 graduates a year
—not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing9 graduates a year · typical debt $23,500
$75k4 yrs out
Biology, General8 graduates a year · typical debt $26,040
—not reported
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness8 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,044 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 63%Hispanic 9%Black 16%Asian 1%International 6%

Women and men

Women 50%Men 50%
11 : 1
students per teacher
46%
get Pell grants (lower income)
62%
take federal loans
9%
undergrads 25 or older
5%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Mars Hill

24% of Mars Hill’s 2,280 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Mars Hill pages.

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$1,043/momedian rent · 15% below the state$413Ktypical home value26° / 85°January low / July high · 26" of snowAHealth GradeAll colleges in and near Mars HillCompare prices, admissions and outcomes
Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Mars Hill University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

University of North Carolina AshevilleUniversity or college · Public · Asheville
14.6 mi2,891 students
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16.2 mi797 students
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Asheville
17.8 mi4,301 students
Montreat CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Montreat
19 mi687 students
Galen Health Institutes-AshevilleUniversity or college · For-profit · Asheville
23.7 mi183 students
Tusculum UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Tusculum
26.5 mi1,106 students
Haywood Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Clyde
29.7 mi710 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.