Illinois

Midwestern University-Downers Grove

Downers Grove, Illinois

Private nonprofitBachelor's to graduateFounded 1900Small citySEVP certified
Midwestern University-Downers Grove campus
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About

Midwestern University (MWU) is a private graduate university specializing in the health sciences, with campuses in Downers Grove, Illinois, and Glendale, Arizona. During the 2025–26 academic year, the university enrolled 6,401 students, including 2,594 at the Downers Grove campus and 3,807 at the Glendale campus. Founded in 1900 as the American College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, the university's founding college is now the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (CCOM), the fourth-oldest active medical school in Illinois. The institution expanded to include other health-professions programs, which were united under the name Midwestern University in 1993. The university established its Glendale campus in 1995.

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Cost per year

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
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Graduate students
2,567

Programmes (25)

Master's degrees9 subjects
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBiology, GeneralClinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyCommunication Disorders Sciences and ServicesGeneticsPhysiology, Pathology and Related SciencesPublic HealthRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingRehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral degrees9 subjects
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyDentistryHealth Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralMedicineOptometryPharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingRehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsVeterinary Medicine
Professional degrees (MD, JD and similar)6 subjects
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyDentistryMedicineOptometryPharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationRehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Graduate certificates1 subject
Genetics

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