by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Maharishi International University was awarded 8 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is computer science.
Explore the best ranked schools for the programs you are most interested in.
College Factual ranked MIU as #304 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when MIU held the #690 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
MIU also holds the #6 spot on the Best Colleges in Iowa ranking.
See all of the rankings for Maharishi International University.
Because it has a high acceptance rate of 95%, some consider MIU to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
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 89%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 79% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Maharishi International University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at MIU for first-time, full-time students is 44%, which is better than the national average 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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,179 | $11,577 | $10,754 | $28,730 | $20,730 |
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 89% of students took out student loans averaging $8,147 a year. That adds up to $32,588 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at MIU is 6.8%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
Get more details about paying for Maharishi International University.
See which majors at Maharishi International University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Maharishi International University.
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/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/Maharishi.University |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/maharishiuni |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 77 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 21 | NA |
| Writing Studies | 10 | NA |
| Computer Science | 5 | NA |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 4 | NA |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 4 | NA |
| Alternative Medicine & Systems | 4 | NA |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 3 | NA |
| Sustainability Science | 3 | NA |
| Agricultural Production | 2 | 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 2020-2021, 1,791 students took at least one online class at Maharishi International University. This is an increase from the 1,344 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,791 | 1,510 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,344 | 954 |
| 2018-2019 | 999 | 967 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,032 | 862 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,013 | 880 |
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
More about our data sources and methodologies.