Mars Hill University: Statistics

Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 5924 of 11,642	In the World
# 1634 of 452	In North America
# 1548 of 452	In the United States
# 47 of 1	In Mars Hill
# 5629 of 5,258	For Ecology
Top 1-3	For 1 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

68%

Enrollment

1,765

Average SAT

1,033

Average ACT

Avg. cost to attend

$18,925 /y

Aid receiving

100%

Undergraduates

1,061

Graduates

Male:Female Ratio

49:51

Type

Privatenot-for-profit

Highest Degree

Master's degree

Website

mhu.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Mars Hill University has an acceptance rate of 68% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	68%	68%	68%
Applicants	1,642	785	734
Admissions	1,115	573	532
Freshmen enrolled full time	341	187	154

Admissions requirements

Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school record	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Considered but not required
Recommendations	Considered but not required
Secondary school rank	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Considered but not required
College-preparatory program	Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests	Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	64%
■ Nonresident Alien	5%
■ Asian	1%
■ Hispanic	9%
■ Black or African American	15%
■ Unknown	3%

Mars Hill University majors

Mars Hill University has granted 213 bachelor's degrees across 27 programs, and 36 master's across 4 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Mars Hill University.

Major	Bachelor	Master
Business Administration and Management, General	44	22
Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Administration	18	5
Psychology, General	18	-
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General	16	-
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse	14	-
Zoology & Animal Biology	13	-
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General	12	-
Social Work	11	-
Biology & Biological Sciences, General	10	-
Music Teacher Education	3	7
Computer and Information Sciences, General	6	-
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General	5	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	5	-
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	5	-
Political Science and Government, General	5	-
Art Therapy & Therapist	4	-
English Language and Literature, General	4	-
History, General	4	-
Music Performance, General	3	-
Musical Theatre	3	-
Fashion Merchandising	2	-
Public Administration	2	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	-	2
Special Education and Teaching, General	2	-
Chemistry, General	1	-
Fine & Studio Arts, General	1	-
International Relations and Affairs	1	-
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General	1	-
Grand Total	213	36

Publications & Citations

Mars Hill University has published 199 scientific papers with 3,313 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Environmental Science, Sociology, Medicine, Political Science, Law, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, and History.

Publications

199

Citations

3,313

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	153 / 2,063
Biology	107 / 2,682
Environmental Science	102 / 2,548
Sociology	92 / 1,004
Medicine	81 / 1,495
Political Science	79 / 625
Law	74 / 614
Ecology	71 / 2,187
Geography and Cartography	70 / 1,661
History	69 / 991
Computer Science	65 / 932
Geology	62 / 1,922
Philosophy	55 / 273
Engineering	53 / 1,248
Psychology	52 / 660
Physics	48 / 874
Paleontology	46 / 1,225
Archaeology	43 / 958
Chemistry	41 / 1,306
Public Health	38 / 683
Art & Design	37 / 171
Botany	34 / 739
Mathematics	31 / 660
Demography	29 / 651
Economics	29 / 185
Linguistics	29 / 163
Pathology	28 / 446
Business	27 / 315
Biochemistry	26 / 789
Quantum and Particle physics	23 / 592
Social Psychology	22 / 284
Genetics	22 / 566
Organic chemistry	20 / 772
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	20 / 189
Statistics	20 / 623
Agricultural Science	19 / 615
Development Studies	18 / 145
Library and Information science	18 / 156
Education	18 / 124
Criminology and Criminal Justice	17 / 70

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12 Notable alumni

1. Woodrow Wilson Jones

1914-2002 (aged 88)

lawyer judge politician

Woodrow Wilson Jones was a United States representative from North Carolina and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.

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2. Randall P. Henderson Jr

1952-. (aged 74)

businessperson

Randall Paul Henderson Jr. is an American real estate broker and politician who was Mayor of the City of Fort Myers, Florida from 2009 to 2020.

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3. Liston B. Ramsey

1919-2001 (aged 82)

politician

Liston Bryan Ramsey was an American politician. A member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for nearly four decades, he held great influence in state government served as Speaker of the House from 1981 until 1989.

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