Maharishi International University Teaching Programs

Located in Fairfield, Iowa, Maharishi International University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of MIU is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

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

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?

MIU has the high acceptance rate of 94%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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.

Maharishi International University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 655 undergraduate students at MIU, with 320 being full-time and 335 being part-time.

There are also 1,748 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 320 full-time undergraduates at MIU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	9
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	190
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	33

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.

Online Learning at Maharishi International University

In 2022-2023, 1,758 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at MIU has changed over the last few years.

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.