MCU

Mid-Atlantic Christian University

Elizabeth City, North Carolina Private nonprofit 4-year Town

Overview

Mid-Atlantic Christian University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 140 students in fall 2024. Its religious affiliation is Christian Churches and Churches of Christ.

Mid-Atlantic Christian University offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 11 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Bible, and Pre-Theology. It awarded 20 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

32% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Key figures

140

Students enrolled

32%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

9:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 11

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

Theology and Religious Vocations 3

Bible AssociateBachelor Online option 5 graduates
Pre-Theology CertificateBachelor Online option 2 graduates
Youth Ministry Bachelor 2 graduates

Business, Management and Marketing 1

Business Administration and Management Bachelor Online option 7 graduates

Psychology 1

Counseling Psychology Bachelor 2 graduates

Education 2

Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor 1 graduate
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Bachelor

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1

General Studies Associate Online option 1 graduate

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1

Biology Bachelor

Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1

Applied Linguistics Bachelor

Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1

Biopsychology Bachelor

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students: 32%
First-year retention, part-time students: 0%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees: 14
Associate degrees: 4
Certificates under 1 year: 2

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 140
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 140
Full-time, fall 2024: 76%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 172
Full-time, 2024-25: 65%
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: 24%
Men: 76%
White: 52%
Hispanic or Latino: 1%
Black or African American: 12%
Asian: 1%
Two or more races: 12%
American Indian or Alaska Native: 2%
International (U.S. nonresident): 2%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 17%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option: 4
Online undergraduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 24%
Students taking some online courses: 34%

Campus and services

Setting: Town
Academic calendar: Semester
Religious affiliation: Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association: NSCAA
President: John Maurice
Services and opportunities: Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members: Credit for military training