Mars Hill University Teaching Programs

Mars Hill University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mars Hill, North Carolina. Mars Hill is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is Mars Hill University?

Contact details for Mars Hill are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	100 Athletic St, Mars Hill, NC 28754
Phone:	866-642-4968
Website:	www.mhu.edu

How Do I Get Into Mars Hill?

You can apply to Mars Hill online at: www.mhu.edu/future-students/traditional-undergraduate/apply-now/

Admission Requirements for Mars Hill

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Mars Hill?

With an acceptance rate of 74%, Mars Hill may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 50% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Can I Afford Mars Hill University?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Mars Hill, approximately 74% of students took out student loans averaging $8,304 a year. That adds up to $33,216 over four years for those students.

Mars Hill University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,026 undergraduate students at Mars Hill, with 967 being full-time and 59 being part-time.

There are also 47 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 967 full-time undergraduates at Mars Hill, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mars Hill University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	12
Black or African American	197
Hispanic or Latino	67
White	600
International Students	50
Other Races/Ethnicities	41

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Mars Hill University. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 24 countries are represented at Mars Hill. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, United Kingdom, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Mars Hill University

There are 9 bachelor’s degree and 3 master’s degree programs available online at Mars Hill. In 2022-2023, 369 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Mars Hill has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 29th most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Mars Hill University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Special Education	6	6
Elementary Education	5	5
Music Education	4	4
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	1	1
Other Special Education & Teaching	0	0
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	0	0
Secondary Education	0	0
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0
TOTAL	16	16

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Robert Cutts under License

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