Midwestern University-Downers Grove
Downers Grove, Illinois
What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Midwestern University-Downers Grove
Midwestern University-Downers Grove operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Downers Grove, Illinois (city: small). Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Midwestern University-Downers Grove is categorized as “25” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.
Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. Net price data is not yet reported.
Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable. Ten-year median earnings data is not yet published. Within three years of entering repayment, 1600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 95.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.
Quick Facts
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Doctoral | — | $230,075 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's | — | $198,909 | $177,880 |
| Dentistry | Doctoral | — | $174,977 | $459,525 |
| Veterinary Medicine | Doctoral | — | $151,469 | $344,542 |
| Medicine | Doctoral | — | $145,060 | $355,209 |
| Optometry | Doctoral | — | $142,092 | $267,742 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | Doctoral | — | $137,496 | $249,426 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's | 83 | $137,137 | $153,500 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Doctoral | — | $99,770 | $263,152 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Doctoral | — | $83,584 | $155,373 |
| Biology, General | Master's | 90 | $82,915 | $66,963 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's | — | $75,597 | $142,585 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Master's | 40 | $67,553 | $115,559 |
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024-25 academic year. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Primary: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Data reflects most recent available year.
Institutional characteristics: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) institutional characteristics file.
Earnings: Median earnings 6 and 10 years after enrollment, from U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal student aid data.
Program data: Credential-level earnings from the College Scorecard Field of Study dataset.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
All federal data sources used on this page
- NCES IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) — enrollment, completions, finance, faculty for every U.S. college. nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- College Scorecard — U.S. Dept of Education outcomes data — earnings, debt, completion. collegescorecard.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) — K-12 → college transition data. nces.ed.gov/ccd
- NSC StudentTracker — enrollment and completion outcomes by institution. nscresearchcenter.org
- Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections — occupation outlook by education level. bls.gov/emp
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS — educational attainment + degree population. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Earnings data sourced from IRS records via the U.S. Treasury–Department of Education matching used by the College Scorecard.