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Mid-Continent University

General Information

Name: Mid-Continent University
Address: 99 Powell Rd E, Mayfield, KY 42066-9007
Phone:

  • General information: (270) 247-8521 x221
  • Financial aid office: (270) 247-8521 x260
  • Admissions office: (270) 247-8521 x238

Website: www.midcontinent.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: Baptist

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$11,000$10,140$9,390
Books and supplies$1,500$1,100$800
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$7,800$5,700$5,485
        Other expenses$3,700$2,800$2,500
Off-campus
        Room and board$7,000$6,000$6,000
        Other expenses$4,500$3,500$3,100
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$4,500$3,500$3,100

Total expenses   
On-campus$24,000$19,740$18,175
Off-campus$24,000$20,740$19,290
Off-campus with family$17,000$14,740$13,290

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 98%
  • Federal grants: 73%
  • State/local grants: 63%
  • Institutional grants: 25%
  • Student loans: 89%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$2985
  • State/local grants:$3750
  • Institutional grants:$2278
  • Student loans:$3395

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$35
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants369181188
Percent admitted58.3%54.1%62.2%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time65.1%72.4%59.0%
Part-time9.3%9.2%9.4%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 974
First-time student retention: 58%
Overall graduation rate: 11%

Characteristics of students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 81%
    • Part Time: 19%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 47%
    • Women: 53%

White non-hispanic: 78%
Black non-hispanic: 15%
Hispanic: 1%
Asian/pacific islander: 0%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 6%

Degrees offered

    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor
  • Organizational Behavior Studies - Bachelor
    Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Associate
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Christian Studies - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Counseling Psychology - Bachelor
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor
    Theology and Ministerial Studies, Other
  • Bible/Biblical Studies - Bachelor
  • Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology - Bachelor
  • Religious Education - Bachelor


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