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Maranatha Baptist University

Maranatha Baptist University
745 West Main Street
Watertown, WI 53094

Official telephone: (920) 261-9300
Toll-free telephone: (800) MBBC-WIS
Fax number: (920) 261-9109
Website: www.mbu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 905
Full-time undergraduates: 633
Part-time undergraduates: 272
Total graduate students: 130
Full-time graduate students: 21
Part-time graduate students: 109
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Midwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 73%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
1.1% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.6% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.8% Hispanic/Latino
88.8% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.7% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.5% Nonresident Alien
0.5% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.1% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.4% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.0% Hispanic/Latino
0.3% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
87.3% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.0% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.1% Nonresident Alien
1.8% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 79 acres
City or town school is located in: Watertown, WI
Population of city/town: 23,929
Nearest major city: Milwaukee
Distance of nearest major city: 45 miles
Population of nearest major city: 599,164
Online campus map: www.mbu.edu/student-life/
facilities/maps

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • married-student apartments
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 81%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 69%
Percent of students who live off campus: 32%
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried students under age 23 must live on campus unless living with family.
Student conduct policies:
class attendance mandatory, dress/hair code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
writing, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service
Counseling services:
personal, academic, religious
Career placement services:
on-campus job interviews, alumni services
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, special transportation
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: partially

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, yearbook
Campus-based religious organizations:
Several local church-based student organizations
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Literary and Spanish clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Rob Thompson,
Athletic Director
Director of women's athletics: Ann Bolton,
Assistant Athletic Director
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA, NCCAA, Northern Athletics Conference

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's footballno 
Men's soccerno 
Men's wrestlingno 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's softballno 
Women's volleyballno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 30%
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, flag football, soccer, volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Milwaukee (45 miles)
Nearest other airport: Madison, WI (40 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Milwaukee (45 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Milwaukee (45 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Maranatha Baptist Bible College.

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