Maharishi International University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Maharishi International University

Maharishi International University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Fairfield, Iowa (town: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 922 students of which 1,149 are undergraduates. 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. Maharishi International University is categorized as “18” 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. The reported admission rate is 95.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,956, with published in-state tuition of $16,530 and a Pell grant recipient share of 56.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,781, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 34.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 61.3%. Graduates earn a median of $27,981 ten years after enrolling, compared with $26,468 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 24400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 28.9% 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.