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Maharishi International University

Fairfield, Iowa Private nonprofit 4-year Remote town

Overview

Maharishi International University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Fairfield, Iowa. Its campus is in a remote town. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,592, made up of 922 undergraduates and 1,670 graduate students.

Maharishi International University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 27 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer Science, Business Administration and Management, and Ayurvedic Medicine. It awarded 825 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 8 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

61% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

2,592
Students enrolled
61%
First-year retention
825
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
27
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 27

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Computer and Information Sciences 2
Business, Management and Marketing 4
Health Professions 3
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
English Language and Literature 2
Physical Sciences 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Education 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Psychology 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
61%
First-year retention, part-time students
22%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
194
Master's degrees
616
Doctoral degrees (research)
15

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,592
Undergraduates, fall 2024
922
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,670
Full-time, fall 2024
43%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,325
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,305
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,020
Full-time, 2024-25
39%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
60%
Men
40%
White
27%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
33%
Race or ethnicity unknown
19%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
8
Programs with a fully online option
12
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
72%
Students taking some online courses
16%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
President
Dr. Tony Nader, MD/PhD
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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