Watertown, Wisconsin · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Town
Overview
Maranatha Baptist University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Watertown, Wisconsin. The campus sits in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 960, made up of 735 undergraduates and 225 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Baptist.
Maranatha Baptist University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 43 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Education, General, Bible, and Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies. It awarded 243 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 19 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
88% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.
Key figures
960
Students enrolled
88%
First-year retention
243
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
43
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 43
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
88%
First-year retention, part-time students
80%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
110
Associate degrees
29
Master's degrees
76
Other doctoral degrees
8
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
8
Postbaccalaureate certificates
12
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
960
Undergraduates, fall 2024
735
Graduate students, fall 2024
225
Full-time, fall 2024
49%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,507
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,178
Graduate students, 2024-25
329
Full-time, 2024-25
33%
Size category
Under 1,000 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
55%
Men
45%
White
80%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
19
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
70%
Students taking some online courses
6%
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Baptist
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NCAA, NCCAA
Athletic conference
Independent Midwest Region
Chief Executive Officer
Matthew Davis
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience