Mid-Atlantic Christian University
A good fit for students who want small classes and close faculty access. graduation rate is below 25% — most students don't finish here; fewer than half of freshmen return for sophomore year. a private nonprofit school with 132 students.
About This School
Mid-Atlantic Christian University is a private nonprofit institution located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina with approximately 132 undergraduate students enrolled. Mid-Atlantic Christian University has an open or accessible admissions process, with an acceptance rate of 62%. The average net price after financial aid is $18,328 per year. The graduation rate is 21%, and the typical graduate earns $33,000 within 10 years of enrollment.
Mid-Atlantic Christian University (MACU) is a private Christian university in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States. It is supported by Christian churches and churches of Christ, which is part of the Restoration Movement. MACU awards bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, and certificates. MACU started as Roanoke Bible College with the primary goal of preacher training to serve the Church of Christ/Christian Churches of eastern North Carolina and Virginia.
The numbers tell a mixed story here: the low median debt at graduation ($9,500) is genuinely appealing, but a 43% graduation rate and 48% freshman retention rate suggest that most students who start here don't finish — a serious red flag worth pressing the school to explain. Worth considering only if you have a strong faith-based reason to choose this institution specifically, since median earnings of $33,000 a decade out leave little financial margin, and the very small enrollment (161 students) means limited academic programs and campus resources.
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Will This School Pay Off?
Worth scrutinizing. Median earnings relative to debt are tight.
Earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. These are means across all graduates, not specific to any major.
Student Body
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (132 undergraduates).
Contact & Location
Address
Mid-Atlantic Christian University
715 N Poindexter St
Elizabeth City, NC 27909-4054
Official Links
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Sources & Methodology
Primary data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Accessed via automated sync. Latest values may come from different reporting years depending on the metric.
School overview from Wikipedia. Used for context only, not as a primary data source for admissions, cost, or outcomes claims.
- Earnings figures are institution-level averages, not major-specific.
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- Some values may be privacy-suppressed or rolled up by the Department of Education.
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