Private nonprofitFour-year

Maharishi International University

Fairfield, IA · Highest award: Graduate degree

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Net price (avg)
$14,956
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$16,530
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
50.0%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$27,981
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$27,892
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$16,530
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$16,530
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$7,400
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$8,000
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$1,000
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00014,269
$30,001–48,00016,585
$48,001–75,00014,066
$75,001–110,00018,954

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
50.0%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
50.0%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
61.3%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$26,468
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$27,981
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$24,781
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$262.72
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
56.1%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $27,981 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
95.7%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
Not reported
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
Not reported
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
922
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
13:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
33.8%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
56.9%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
65.3%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$8,040
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White39%
Hispanic10%
Black7%
Asian1%
Two or more races6%
Nonresident / international1%

Other Four-year institutions in IA

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Allen CollegeNot reportedNot reported$71,261
Briar Cliff UniversityNot reported47.5%$54,475
Buena Vista UniversityNot reported61.7%$49,156
Central CollegeNot reported66.2%$54,317
Clarke UniversityNot reported56.1%$55,396
Coe CollegeNot reported65.9%$57,125
Cornell CollegeNot reported61.8%$53,460
Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical CenterNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Divine Word CollegeNot reported100.0%Not reported
Dordt UniversityNot reported70.1%$52,559
Drake UniversityNot reported74.0%$71,901
Emmaus Bible CollegeNot reported83.0%$42,631

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Computer Science.$139,773$145,571Not reported
Agricultural Production Operations.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Agricultural Production Operations.Not reported$53,588Not reported
Communication and Media Studies.Not reported$56,359Not reported
Computer Programming.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Computer Science.Not reported$107,009Not reported
Educational Administration and Supervision.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.Not reported$48,471Not reported
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Not reported$53,072Not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Not reported$65,716Not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Not reported$69,534Not reported
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.Not reported$62,172Not reported
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Mathematics.Not reported$69,562Not reported
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Sustainability Studies.Not reported$57,887Not reported
Sustainability Studies.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.Not reported$55,693Not reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10