Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Mars Hill's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in North Carolina.
Mars Hill has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 1,695 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in North Carolina average (1,973 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Mars Hill University1,1101,06149
Similarly Ranked Schools1,6951,500195
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in North Carolina1,9731,523719
The below chart compares the student population between Mars Hill University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 554 male and 556 female students attending Mars Hill. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.00 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Mars Hill.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Mars Hill
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,06199764
Men53451024
Women52748740
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Mars Hill
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total492722
Men20155
Women291217

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 713 White students (64.23%) and 170 Black or African American students (15.32%) at Mars Hill University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Mars Hill University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Mars Hill University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native14104
Asian1138
Black or African American16612145
Hispanic995148
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander422
White673289384
Two or More Races211
Race/Ethnicity Unknown331914
Total 1,061534527
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Mars Hill University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian000
Black or African American422
Hispanic330
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White401327
Two or More Races000
Race/Ethnicity Unknown110
Total 492029

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,015 students whose age under twenty five and 60 students whose age is over thirty years old at Mars Hill University.
Especially, 19 students are younger than eighteen.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Mars Hill University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Mars Hill University
TotalMenWomen
Total1,061 534527
Under 1819 712
18-19523 272251
20-21325 162163
22-24112 7042
25-2928 721
30-3414 311
35-3913 49
40-4919 613
50-647 34
unknown1 01
Total 1,061 534527
Population by Student Age at Mars Hill University
TotalMenWomen
Total49 2029
20-217 52
22-2429 1316
25-296 15
30-341 01
40-493 03
50-643 12
Total 49 2029

Online Student Population

At Mars Hill University, 399 students (35.95% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 57 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 41 students live in North Carolina where Mars Hill University is located in and 15 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total1,1101,06149
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes573027
Enrolled Some in Online Classes34232121
Not Enrolled in Online Classes7117101
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)573027
North Carolina Residents412813
Other State in U.S.15114
Outside of U.S.110
Unknown000