Maharishi International University Overview

Maharishi International University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Fairfield, Iowa. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Fairfield draws many to the area.

What Is Maharishi International University Known For?

• The highest award offered at MIU is the doctor's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 95% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is 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:	www.miu.edu

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How Do I Get Into MIU?

You can apply to MIU online at: https://www.miu.edu/application/

Admission Requirements for MIU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into MIU?

Since MIU has an acceptance rate of 94%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 23% of accepted students are men and 77% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 98%.

Can I Afford Maharishi International University?

The overall average net price of MIU is $18,410. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

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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Maharishi International University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 541 undergraduate students at MIU, with 331 being full-time and 210 being part-time.

There are also 1,474 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 331 full-time undergraduates at MIU, 26% are male and 74% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Maharishi International University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	141
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	105

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at Maharishi International University. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 80 countries are represented at MIU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nepal, Ethiopia, and China.

Maharishi International University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Computer Science	7	334	0	341
Alternative Medicine & Systems	47	59	0	106
Business Administration & Management	44	28	2	74
Computer Programming	0	42	0	42
Liberal Arts General Studies	34	0	0	34
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies	1	22	3	26
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies	0	15	0	15
Drama & Theater Arts	0	15	0	15
General Agriculture	0	12	0	12
Writing Studies	5	6	0	11
Accounting	0	9	0	9
Management Information Systems	0	7	0	7
Agricultural Production	5	0	0	5
Interdisciplinary Studies	4	0	0	4
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	4	0	0	4
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	0	0	3	3
Sustainability Science	2	0	0	2
Fine & Studio Arts	2	0	0	2
Mathematics	1	0	0	1
South Asian Languages	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	156	549	8	713

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Wiki User: Keithbob under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.