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Mars Hill University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mars Hill, North Carolina. Mars Hill is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

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

Can I Afford Mars Hill?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at Mars Hill paid $1,315 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$36,557	$36,557
On Campus Room and Board	$10,004	$10,004
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,000	$3,000

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.

The student loan default rate at Mars Hill is 2.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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 2020-2021, 430 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.

Online Growth Rankings of Mars Hill

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Mars Hill University was 266.7%. This is the #184 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Mars Hill regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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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