Maharishi International University

Fairfield, Iowa

Private nonprofitBachelor's to graduateFounded 1971Remote townSEVP certified

Maharishi International University campus — Photo: USGS - US government · Public domain

About

Maharishi International University (MIU), formerly Maharishi University of Management, is a private university in Fairfield, Iowa, United States. It was founded in 1971 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and practices a "consciousness-based education" system that includes the Transcendental Meditation technique. Its founding principles are the development of the full potential of the individual, fulfilling economic aspirations while maximizing proper use of the environment and bringing spiritual fulfillment and happiness to humanity.

Cost per year

Tuition and fees (out of state): US$18,530
Estimated total for international students: US$29,280

Net price calculatormiu.edu

International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.

Students

Undergraduates: 922
Graduate students: 1,670
International undergraduates: 1%
Students per teacher: 13 to 1

Admissions

Admission rate: 96%

Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.

Outcomes

Graduation rate: 27%
Median earnings 10 years after starting: US$38,786

Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.

Programmes (37)

Bachelor's degrees12 subjects

Agricultural Production OperationsAlternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsComputer ScienceFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFine and Studio ArtsLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMathematicsMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralPhilosophy and Religious Studies, OtherRhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesSustainability Studies

Master's degrees19 subjects

Accounting and Related ServicesAgricultural Production OperationsAgriculture, GeneralAlternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsComputer ProgrammingComputer ScienceDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftEducational Administration and SupervisionEnergy and Biologically Based TherapiesFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFine and Studio ArtsHuman Resources Management and ServicesManagement Information Systems and ServicesPhilosophy and Religious Studies, OtherPhysics and AstronomyRhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesSouth Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSustainability Studies

Doctoral degrees4 subjects

Business Administration, Management and OperationsEducational Administration and SupervisionPhilosophy and Religious Studies, OtherPhysiology, Pathology and Related Sciences

Undergraduate certificates1 subject

Agricultural Production Operations

Graduate certificates1 subject

Management Information Systems and Services

Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.