Maharishi International University
Fairfield, IA · Private · Town (remote) · MIU
Private institution in Fairfield, IA · 774 undergraduates · 97% acceptance rate · $27,981 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 13%Pell Grant share
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $18,225917th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $16,5301,015th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $16,530636th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $28,730885th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $24,7811,213th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $27,9811,897th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $26,4681,824th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 17.6%1,928th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 65.0%1,449th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 96.9%1,455th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7741,512th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 55.2%276th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 220 mi (ORD)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 18 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $18,576 | $18,498 |
| Agricultural Production OperationsAgriculture | bachelors | — | — |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Education, GeneralEducation | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Maharishi International University’s 774 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In IA
- Clarke UniversityDubuque, IA · 782 undergrads
- Graceland University-LamoniLamoni, IA · 901 undergrads
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- Briar Cliff UniversitySioux City, IA · 626 undergrads
- Central CollegePella, IA · 1,062 undergrads
- Cornell CollegeMount Vernon, IA · 1,074 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Cleary UniversityHowell, MI · 774 undergrads
- Thiel CollegeGreenville, PA · 773 undergrads
- Laguna College of Art and DesignLaguna Beach, CA · 776 undergrads
- Malone UniversityCanton, OH · 777 undergrads
- Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentral, SC · 771 undergrads
- Colby-Sawyer CollegeNew London, NH · 778 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitemiu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 153861)
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