Private nonprofit · University

Mid-Atlantic Christian University

Elizabeth City, North Carolina · Distant town

62.2%
Admit rate: $18,328
Avg net price: 21%
Graduation rate: $38,342
Median earnings

Mid-Atlantic Christian University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Elizabeth City, North Carolina (distant town setting), enrolling 132 undergraduates. It has a Christian Churches and Churches of Christ religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 132 undergradsDistant townAccessible · 62% admitUSCAANear the coast

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Mid-Atlantic Christian University's admitted students.

Admit rate: 62.2%
SAT (mid 50%): 830–1210
Avg GPA (est.): 2.94

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About Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Elizabeth City is a city in Pasquotank county, North Carolina, United States. Located at the narrows of the Pasquotank River, colonists used the area that developed as Elizabeth City as a trading site. As early as the mid 18th century, they established inspection stations and ferries. Elizabeth City is home to the Museum of the Albemarle, the northeastern regional branch of the North Carolina Museum of History. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Distant town
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 38 miles to Norfolk, VA
To the ocean: < 1 mile
Nearest airport: 41 miles to Norfolk (ORF) · major hub

How Mid-Atlantic Christian University compares

Selectivity62.2%

More selective than 74% · #15 most selective of 53 in North Carolina

SAT average1000

Higher than 8%

Graduation rate21%

Higher than 6% · #54 of 56 in North Carolina

First-year retention32%

Higher than 2%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,342

Higher than 11% · #48 of 57 in North Carolina

Average net price$18,328

Cheaper than 58% · #27 cheapest of 57 in North Carolina

Median debt at graduation$27,000

Lower than 11%

Student–faculty ratio9 : 1

Lower than 83%

Undergraduate enrollment132

Larger than 9%

Percentiles compare Mid-Atlantic Christian University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in North Carolina.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women7355%
Men5945%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White49%
Black28%
Hispanic2.3%
Other or multiracial20%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 132
Student–faculty ratio: 9 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 38%
First-generation students: 35%
Students over 25: 21%
Median family income: $34,566
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $48,654
Endowment: $4,560,298

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate: 62.2%
Test scores: Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %): 830–1210
SAT average: 1000
SAT reading: 390–640
SAT math: 440–570
ACT composite: —
Average GPA (estimated): 2.94

Cost

In-state tuition: $17,280
Room & board: $12,000
Books & supplies: $1,200
Total cost of attendance: $33,011
Average net price: $18,328

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years): 21%
Graduated on time (4 years): 14%
First-year retention: 32%
Transferred to another college: 28%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $29,887
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $38,342
Median debt at graduation: $27,000
Students with federal loans: 53%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 44%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

14%

First-generation

40%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: Yes
Dorm capacity: 236
Dorm capacity vs undergrads: 100%+
Housing charge (year): $5,400
Meal plan (year): $5,400
Application fee: $30
Athletics: USCAA
Varsity athletes: 88 (73 men · 15 women)

Varsity sports (5)

Baseball29

Basketball29

Soccer17

Volleyball8

Golf5

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$17,512

$30–48k

$16,406

$48–75k

$17,385

$75–110k

$21,476

$110k+

$20,004

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Family income

Est. total to a degree

$78,362

$17,385/year × about 4.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

93%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$2,100

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 93% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,100. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 27 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $38,342
Typical debt at graduation: $27,000
Debt vs. one year's pay: 70%
Out-earn a HS grad: 40%

Typical debt would take roughly 7.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$29,781

Men

$41,374

Men out-earn women by $11,593 (39%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 89°F
Winter low: 34°F
Annual rain: 51.3″
Annual snow: 0.2″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Elizabeth City, NC US station (0.8 mi from campus).

What Mid-Atlantic Christian University graduates study — and earn

Bible/Biblical Studies

5 grads$11k 1 yr$47k 5 yr$23k debt

5$11,491$46,906$23,422 Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———Business Administration, Management and Operations

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Biopsychology

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Bible/Biblical StudiesAssoc.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Theological and Ministerial StudiesCert.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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1 mi

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.