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MIU was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
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With an acceptance rate of 94%, MIU has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
The student to faculty ratio at Maharishi International University is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Maharishi International University is 95%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Maharishi International University this rate is 56%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At MIU this rate is 29%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Maharishi International University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 541 undergraduates at MIU with 331 being full-time and 210 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,765 | $17,874 | $12,730 | $18,225 | $26,910 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of MIU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At MIU, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $6,730 a year. That adds up to $26,920 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for MIU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1000 North 4Th Street, Fairfield, IA 52557 |
| Phone: | 641-472-7000 |
| Website: | https://www.miu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 352 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 164 | NA |
| Alternative Medicine & Systems | 101 | NA |
| Sustainability Science | 101 | NA |
| Computer Programming | 33 | NA |
| Other Philosophy & Religious Studies | 15 | NA |
| Accounting | 12 | NA |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 12 | NA |
| Agricultural Production | 8 | NA |
| Writing Studies | 8 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 1,758 students took at least one online class at Maharishi International University. This is a decrease from the 1,791 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,758 | 1,474 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,791 | 1,510 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,344 | 954 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,032 | 862 |
Learn more about online learning at Maharishi International University.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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