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	Barclay College	Martin Luther College	Central Christian College of the Bible	Trinity Bible College and Graduate School	Clarks Summit University	Maranatha Baptist University
Overview
Location	Haviland, Kansas	New Ulm, Minnesota	Moberly, Missouri	Ellendale, North Dakota	Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania	Watertown, Wisconsin
Campus setting	Rural: Remote	Town: Distant	Town: Distant	Rural: Remote	Suburb: Large	Town: Fringe
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	50.0%	83.0%	38.0%	66.0%	71.0%	78.0%
Common app member	No	No	No	No	No	No
Religious affiliation	Protestant	Evangelical	Churches of Christ	Protestant	Baptist	Baptist
Admission
Acceptance rate	54.1%	91.4%	21.3%	96.9%	58.3%	80.3%
Application fees		Undergraduate: $35 Graduate: $35	$100	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $25	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $25	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50
SAT range	N/A	1080 - 1250	840 - 950	N/A	N/A	930 - 1230
ACT range	N/A	21 - 27	16 - 21	N/A	N/A	20 - 27
Students submitting SAT score		12.0%	13.0%			19.0%
Students submitting ACT score		75.0%	83.0%			55.0%
Total number of applicants	229	197	520	32	417	264
Total number of admissions given out	124	180	111	31	243	212
Admitted students who chose to enroll	18	151	52	22	92	139
Yield rate	14.5%	83.9%	46.8%	71.0%	37.9%	65.6%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required	N/A	Required	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Required	Required	N/A	Required	Required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required	N/A	Required	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Required	N/A	Not required	Required	Not required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$36,050	$28,690	$32,030	$32,136	$39,203	$33,970
Average net price	$26,236	$21,988	$14,289	$18,862	$17,216	$20,542
Tuition	$18,000	$16,910	$8,250	$15,144	$27,200	$16,800
Room & board	$9,990	$6,680	$8,500	Room/dormitory: $2,892 Meal plan: $3,544	Room/dormitory: $2,700 Meal plan: $4,100	$7,980
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan		Tuition payment plan	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $9,734	99.0% Average amount $7,090	100.0% Average amount $5,859	100.0% Average amount $10,325	100.0% Average amount $19,490	95.0% Average amount $8,672
Students receiving federal student loan	64.0% Average amount $2,891	86.0% Average amount $5,210	67.0% Average amount $4,840	100.0% Average amount $2,828	53.0% Average amount $4,990	30.0% Average amount $5,069
Students taking out private loans	7.0% Average amount $6,096	10.0% Average amount $7,869	0.0% Average amount $0	24.0% Average amount $8,107	6.0% Average amount $7,690	9.0% Average amount $10,163
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	168 Men 45.8% Women 54.2%	795 Men 48.1% Women 51.9%	141 Men 56.0% Women 44.0%	161 Men 49.1% Women 50.9%	467 Men 49.3% Women 50.7%	818 Men 42.9% Women 57.1%
Graduate students	31 Men 71.0% Women 29.0%	125 Men 53.6% Women 46.4%	29 Men 82.8% Women 17.2%	118 Men 77.1% Women 22.9%	229 Men 59.0% Women 41.0%	248 Men 58.1% Women 41.9%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Very Low	Low	Low	Very Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	86.0%	53.3%	N/A	N/A	63.2%
International students	N/A	2.6%	1.8%	0.4%	3.6%	0.7%
Campus local/setting	Rural: Remote	Town: Distant	Town: Distant	Rural: Remote	Suburb: Large	Town: Fringe
Dormitory capacity	200	725	275	287	594	768
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No	No	No	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota California Colorado	Missouri Alabama Arkansas Arizona Florida	N/A	N/A	Wisconsin Michigan Illinois Indiana Pennsylvania
Academics
Popular study areas	Theology Psychology Liberal Arts Education Business	Education Theology	Theology Education Business	Theology Education Business Liberal Arts Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Theology Psychology Education Business Communication and Journalism	Education Theology Business Multidisciplinary Studies Liberal Arts
Students to faculty ratio	9:1	12:1	8:1	7:1	11:1	12:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Association for Biblical Higher Education	Association for Biblical Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Higher Learning Commission
Outcome
Graduation rate	50.0%	74.8%	42.9%	39.6%	54.9%	56.8%
Dropout rate	47.4%	25.2%	54.8%	60.4%	22.0%	23.3%
Transferred out	2.6%	N/A	N/A	N/A	23.2%	19.3%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	N/A	Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,047 Year 2: $37,856 Year 3: $36,821 Theological and Ministerial Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $11,849 Year 2: $15,472 Year 3: $21,358 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $18,771 Year 3: $19,093	Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $21,703 Year 3: $27,403	Theological and Ministerial Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A	Bible/Biblical Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $46,321 Year 3: $39,055 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $26,353 Year 3: $31,655 Bible/Biblical Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,861 Year 2: $25,709 Year 3: $28,215 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $23,590 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Theological and Ministerial Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: N/A Theological and Ministerial Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $58,673 Year 3: N/A	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,116 Year 2: $36,134 Year 3: $46,370 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,249 Year 2: $18,315 Year 3: N/A Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,981 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A

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