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Mars Hill University

Mars Hill, North Carolina Private nonprofit 4-year Rural area

Overview

Mars Hill University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Mars Hill, North Carolina. The campus sits in a rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,110, made up of 1,061 undergraduates and 49 graduate students.

Mars Hill University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 48 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration, and Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. It awarded 275 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

69% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

1,110
Students enrolled
69%
First-year retention
275
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
48
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 48

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Health Professions 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 5
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Education 8
Psychology 1
Public Administration and Social Services 3
Visual and Performing Arts 10
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Social Sciences 3
Mathematics and Statistics 1
English Language and Literature 1
Physical Sciences 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
History 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
69%
First-year retention, part-time students
33%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
242
Master's degrees
33

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,110
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,061
Graduate students, fall 2024
49
Full-time, fall 2024
92%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,128
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,077
Graduate students, 2024-25
51
Full-time, 2024-25
91%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
50%
Men
50%
White
64%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
16%
Asian
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
7%
Students taking some online courses
54%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
South Atlantic Conference
President
Tony Floyd
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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