Maranatha Baptist University

Private · Moderately Selective · WI

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School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationWI · Midwest

SettingRural

Undergrads541

Student:faculty11:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate52.4%

6-yr grad rate63.6%

Drop-out rate11.8%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$22k

Out-of-state tuition$22k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity18.3%

Gender diversity56.4%

International0.9%

IdentityBaptist

Overview

Maranatha Baptist University is an independent Baptist university in Watertown, Wisconsin, with a deliberately conservative Christian campus culture. Dress standards, required chapel attendance, and involvement with a local church are built into student life rather than optional.

Academics

Education, ministry, and nursing are the core programs, and Bible integration runs through general education requirements campus-wide, consistent with the school's independent Baptist identity.

Campus & student life

Campus life follows conservative evangelical norms — required chapel, expectations around dress and conduct, and close ties to local Baptist churches — more restrictive than at most Christian colleges, reflecting the school's separatist Baptist tradition.

Worth knowing

Prospective students should understand that Maranatha's conservative rules and expectations are a genuine, lived part of daily campus life and not just branding — a more tightly regulated environment than a typical Christian college, closer to independent fundamentalist Baptist institutions generally.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate71.9%

Enrolled mid-50%SAT 940–1260 · ACT 20–28

Test policyrequired

Rec letters—

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

AdmissionRolling

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