Maranatha Baptist University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Maranatha Baptist University is a private master's university in Watertown, WI (town setting), with 759 undergraduates (57% women), affiliated with the Baptist. It admitted 71% of 206 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 980–1220 on the SAT and 19–27 on the ACT. Cost of attendance is $37,686 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $26,001 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 62% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in education, theology, multidisciplinary studies. The campus reported 0 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top 10% for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Maranatha Baptist University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 60 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $20,280
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Maranatha Baptist University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Maranatha Baptist University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Independent | 20 | — | 5 | $34k | $1,696 | — | |
| Baseball | Independent | 19 | — | 1 | $38k | $1,998 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Independent | 18 | — | 1 | $48k | $2,691 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Independent | 14 | — | 1 | $29k | $2,091 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Independent | 6 | — | 1 | $8k | $1,296 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Independent | 6 | — | 1 | $7k | $1,226 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Independent | 31 | — | 1 | $34k | $1,081 | — | |
| Softball | Independent | 15 | — | 1 | $33k | $2,201 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Independent | 10 | — | 1 | $14k | $1,413 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Independent | 10 | — | 1 | $24k | $2,404 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.