Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
National
Religious Affiliation
Lutheran (ELCA)
Population
450,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
100 (24%)
Sunshine Hours
2,820 (77%)
Days Without Precipitation
265 (81%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
1,210
Men / Women
57% / 43%
From State
49%
From Region
14%
Athletes
90.0%
Racial/Ethnic
White
54%
Hispanic
17%
International
11%
Black
8%
Mixed
3%
Native American
1%
Asian
1%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 53.2% 53.2%
2012 Men: 53.8% 53.8%
2013 Men: 56.7% 56.7%
2014 Men: 58.3% 58.3%
2015 Men: 59.9% 59.9%
2016 Men: 54.3% 54.3%
2017 Men: 61.3% 61.3%
2018 Men: 58.4% 58.4%
2019 Men: 61.6% 61.6%
2020 Men: 49.2% 49.2%
2021 Men: 52.2% 52.2%
2022 Men: 54.3% 54.3%
2023 Men: 59.4% 59.4%
2024 Men: 59.1% 59.1%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 2.4% 2.4%
2012 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2013 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2014 Native: 1.9% 1.9%
2015 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2016 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2017 Native: 2.6% 2.6%
2018 Native: 1.6% 1.6%
2019 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 Native: 4.8% 4.8%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2011 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2012 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2018 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2019 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2020 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2021 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2022 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2023 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2024 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2011 Black: 3.6% 3.6%
2012 Black: 2.6% 2.6%
2013 Black: 6.5% 6.5%
2014 Black: 14.6% 14.6%
2015 Black: 13.9% 13.9%
2016 Black: 5.7% 5.7%
2017 Black: 4.5% 4.5%
2018 Black: 4.4% 4.4%
2019 Black: 4.9% 4.9%
2020 Black: 4.3% 4.3%
2021 Black: 1.0% 1.0%
2022 Black: 3.6% 3.6%
2023 Black: 7.7% 7.7%
2024 Black: 7.6% 7.6%
2011 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2%
2012 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0%
2013 Hispanic: 5.6% 5.6%
2014 Hispanic: 7.6% 7.6%
2015 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1%
2016 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4%
2017 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9%
2018 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2%
2019 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5%
2020 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4%
2021 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4%
2023 Hispanic: 9.6% 9.6%
2024 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3%
2011 White: 76.7% 76.7%
2012 White: 67.8% 67.8%
2013 White: 76.3% 76.3%
2014 White: 64.3% 64.3%
2015 White: 67.0% 67.0%
2016 White: 70.2% 70.2%
2017 White: 67.9% 67.9%
2018 White: 68.7% 68.7%
2019 White: 71.3% 71.3%
2020 White: 62.9% 62.9%
2021 White: 31.1% 31.1%
2022 White: 26.8% 26.8%
2023 White: 63.9% 63.9%
2024 White: 60.3% 60.3%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 International: 1.3% 1.3%
2015 International: 5.2% 5.2%
2016 International: 3.9% 3.9%
2017 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2018 International: 1.6% 1.6%
2019 International: 1.4% 1.4%
2020 International: 1.5% 1.5%
2021 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2022 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2023 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2024 International: 0.6% 0.6%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2025 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2020 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2021 Asian: 1.9% 1.9%
2022 Asian: 2.4% 2.4%
2023 Asian: 2.5% 2.5%
2024 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2025 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2020 Black: 6.8% 6.8%
2021 Black: 7.5% 7.5%
2022 Black: 7.8% 7.8%
2023 Black: 7.7% 7.7%
2024 Black: 7.9% 7.9%
2025 Black: 7.9% 7.9%
2020 Hispanic: 9.8% 9.8%
2021 Hispanic: 13.6% 13.6%
2022 Hispanic: 15.2% 15.2%
2023 Hispanic: 15.8% 15.8%
2024 Hispanic: 16.3% 16.3%
2025 Hispanic: 16.7% 16.7%
2020 White: 54.8% 54.8%
2021 White: 58.7% 58.7%
2022 White: 57.8% 57.8%
2023 White: 56.7% 56.7%
2024 White: 56.3% 56.3%
2025 White: 54.5% 54.5%
2020 International: 0.3% 0.3%
2021 International: 0.3% 0.3%
2022 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 International: 6.9% 6.9%
2024 International: 8.4% 8.4%
2025 International: 11.4% 11.4%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Midland University
248
48% / 52%
10%
$58,679
42
99%
Mathematics
2 —
0% / 100%
50%
—
—
—
Biology
11 —
27% / 73%
0%
$60,771
48
—
Agribusiness
7 +1
86% / 14%
29%
$61,016
49
—
Athletic Training
1 —
0% / 100%
100%
$64,553
58
—
Exercise Science
25 —
44% / 56%
16%
$54,544
30
100%
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$66,714
63
—
Nursing
20 —
15% / 85%
5%
$76,587
79
100%
Accounting
11 —
73% / 27%
9%
$65,278
60
—
Business
— —
—
—
$56,998
37
—
Business Administration
29 +2
72% / 28%
7%
$63,680
56
—
Finance
6 +3
67% / 33%
17%
$69,007
67
—
Management Information Systems
2 —
100% / 0%
100%
$64,717
58
—
Marketing
10 +8
50% / 50%
20%
$63,330
55
—
Sports Management
13 —
69% / 31%
23%
$54,544
30
100%
Communication
9 +3
78% / 22%
0%
$52,061
23
—
English
3 +2
67% / 33%
0%
—
—
—
General Studies
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$53,071
25
—
History
5 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$53,226
26
—
Human Services
10 —
20% / 80%
0%
$52,099
23
—
Psychoanalysis
3 +2
33% / 67%
33%
$53,285
26
—
Psychology
10 +5
50% / 50%
30%
$51,828
22
—
Sociology
3 +3
33% / 67%
0%
$53,219
26
—
Youth Ministry
— +1
—
—
$53,238
26
—
Education
36 —
19% / 81%
0%
$53,235
26
96%
Physical Education
8 +1
75% / 25%
25%
$54,544
30
100%
Art
— —
—
—
$41,564
6
—
Fine and Studio Arts Management
7 +1
43% / 57%
0%
$52,952
25
100%
Criminal Justice
15 +3
47% / 53%
0%
$54,412
29
100%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$44,993
ROI Percentile
42th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
69%
4-Year Graduation Rate
36%
6-Year Graduation Rate
42%
Transfer-Out Rate
37%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 44.2% 44.2%
2012 Graduated: 46.7% 46.7%
2013 Graduated: 49.3% 49.3%
2014 Graduated: 47.8% 47.8%
2015 Graduated: 43.5% 43.5%
2016 Graduated: 46.5% 46.5%
2017 Graduated: 48.7% 48.7%
2018 Graduated: 44.2% 44.2%
2019 Graduated: 40.2% 40.2%
2020 Graduated: 43.9% 43.9%
2021 Graduated: 45.0% 45.0%
2022 Graduated: 43.8% 43.8%
2023 Graduated: 43.2% 43.2%
2024 Graduated: 42.1% 42.1%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 34.3% 34.3%
2012 Men: 36.9% 36.9%
2013 Men: 38.7% 38.7%
2014 Men: 42.2% 42.2%
2015 Men: 27.0% 27.0%
2016 Men: 36.5% 36.5%
2017 Men: 44.0% 44.0%
2018 Men: 37.9% 37.9%
2019 Men: 31.1% 31.1%
2020 Men: 34.0% 34.0%
2021 Men: 39.1% 39.1%
2022 Men: 34.2% 34.2%
2023 Men: 39.5% 39.5%
2024 Men: 39.0% 39.0%
2011 Women: 56.2% 56.2%
2012 Women: 54.7% 54.7%
2013 Women: 60.6% 60.6%
2014 Women: 55.2% 55.2%
2015 Women: 63.5% 63.5%
2016 Women: 58.8% 58.8%
2017 Women: 54.0% 54.0%
2018 Women: 51.8% 51.8%
2019 Women: 51.9% 51.9%
2020 Women: 57.2% 57.2%
2021 Women: 53.6% 53.6%
2022 Women: 55.3% 55.3%
2023 Women: 49.2% 49.2%
2024 Women: 46.7% 46.7%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 33.3% 33.3%
2012 Black: 28.6% 28.6%
2013 Black: 7.1% 7.1%
2014 Black: 34.8% 34.8%
2015 Black: 6.2% 6.2%
2016 Black: 15.4% 15.4%
2017 Black: 41.7% 41.7%
2018 Black: 12.5% 12.5%
2019 Black: 22.2% 22.2%
2020 Black: 7.1% 7.1%
2021 Black: 66.7% 66.7%
2022 Black: 58.3% 58.3%
2023 Black: 24.0% 24.0%
2024 Black: 16.0% 16.0%
2011 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2012 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2013 Hispanic: 41.7% 41.7%
2014 Hispanic: 41.7% 41.7%
2015 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6%
2016 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0%
2017 Hispanic: 9.5% 9.5%
2018 Hispanic: 26.3% 26.3%
2019 Hispanic: 35.0% 35.0%
2020 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2022 Hispanic: 61.1% 61.1%
2023 Hispanic: 48.4% 48.4%
2024 Hispanic: 37.5% 37.5%
2011 White: 49.7% 49.7%
2012 White: 52.5% 52.5%
2013 White: 55.5% 55.5%
2014 White: 53.5% 53.5%
2015 White: 54.5% 54.5%
2016 White: 52.5% 52.5%
2017 White: 55.0% 55.0%
2018 White: 51.6% 51.6%
2019 White: 43.3% 43.3%
2020 White: 49.8% 49.8%
2021 White: 45.8% 45.8%
2022 White: 60.0% 60.0%
2023 White: 47.3% 47.3%
2024 White: 46.7% 46.7%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Business & Economics
28.6%
71
69% / 31%
15%
$62,685
53
100%
Health Sciences
19.0%
47
32% / 68%
13%
$64,396
58
100%
Education
17.7%
44
30% / 70%
5%
$53,473
27
97%
Humanities & Social Sciences
17.7%
44
52% / 48%
9%
$52,354
23
—
Professional
6.0%
15
47% / 53%
0%
$54,412
29
100%
Life & Natural Sciences
4.4%
11
27% / 73%
0%
$60,771
48
—
Agriculture & Food Science
2.8%
7
86% / 14%
29%
$61,016
49
—
Arts
2.8%
7
43% / 57%
0%
$52,952
25
100%
Physical Sciences & Math
0.8%
2
0% / 100%
50%
—
—
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
64%
Yield (Unbound)
31%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
64%
64%
64%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 53.8% 53.8%
2012 Acceptance: 98.0% 98.0%
2013 Acceptance: 68.3% 68.3%
2014 Acceptance: 60.2% 60.2%
2015 Acceptance: 60.6% 60.6%
2016 Acceptance: 61.1% 61.1%
2017 Acceptance: 64.3% 64.3%
2018 Acceptance: 52.1% 52.1%
2019 Acceptance: 49.3% 49.3%
2020 Acceptance: 50.8% 50.8%
2021 Acceptance: 63.7% 63.7%
2022 Acceptance: 64.9% 64.9%
2023 Acceptance: 66.9% 66.9%
2024 Acceptance: 66.1% 66.1%
2011 Yield: 34.0% 34.0%
2012 Yield: 21.7% 21.7%
2013 Yield: 32.1% 32.1%
2014 Yield: 29.5% 29.5%
2015 Yield: 28.7% 28.7%
2016 Yield: 32.6% 32.6%
2017 Yield: 33.0% 33.0%
2018 Yield: 33.6% 33.6%
2019 Yield: 36.9% 36.9%
2020 Yield: 37.0% 37.0%
2021 Yield: 31.6% 31.6%
2022 Yield: 33.4% 33.4%
2023 Yield: 29.4% 29.4%
2024 Yield: 31.4% 31.4%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 1,448 1,448
2012 Applicants: 1,710 1,710
2013 Applicants: 1,676 1,676
2014 Applicants: 1,866 1,866
2015 Applicants: 1,745 1,745
2016 Applicants: 1,713 1,713
2017 Applicants: 1,535 1,535
2018 Applicants: 1,886 1,886
2019 Applicants: 1,747 1,747
2020 Applicants: 1,967 1,967
2021 Applicants: 1,691 1,691
2022 Applicants: 1,493 1,493
2023 Applicants: 1,436 1,436
2024 Applicants: 1,402 1,402
2011 Admitted: 779 779
2012 Admitted: 1,676 1,676
2013 Admitted: 1,145 1,145
2014 Admitted: 1,123 1,123
2015 Admitted: 1,058 1,058
2016 Admitted: 1,046 1,046
2017 Admitted: 987 987
2018 Admitted: 982 982
2019 Admitted: 861 861
2020 Admitted: 999 999
2021 Admitted: 1,078 1,078
2022 Admitted: 969 969
2023 Admitted: 961 961
2024 Admitted: 927 927
2011 Enrolled: 265 265
2012 Enrolled: 364 364
2013 Enrolled: 367 367
2014 Enrolled: 331 331
2015 Enrolled: 304 304
2016 Enrolled: 341 341
2017 Enrolled: 326 326
2018 Enrolled: 330 330
2019 Enrolled: 318 318
2020 Enrolled: 370 370
2021 Enrolled: 341 341
2022 Enrolled: 324 324
2023 Enrolled: 283 283
2024 Enrolled: 291 291
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
55%
SAT Range
960
–
1170
SAT Math Range
470
–
580
SAT RW Range
490
–
590
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2015 25th: 827 827
2016 25th: 840 840
2017 25th: 920 920
2018 25th: 920 920
2019 25th: 930 930
2020 25th: 920 920
2021 25th: 905 905
2022 25th: 950 950
2023 25th: 893 893
2024 25th: 963 963
2015 75th: 1000 1000
2016 75th: 1055 1055
2017 75th: 1068 1068
2018 75th: 1105 1105
2019 75th: 1140 1140
2020 75th: 1100 1100
2021 75th: 1150 1150
2022 75th: 1210 1210
2023 75th: 1110 1110
2024 75th: 1170 1170
SAT Math
400
450
500
550
600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 480 480
2015 25th: 407 407
2016 25th: 420 420
2017 25th: 460 460
2018 25th: 470 470
2019 25th: 460 460
2020 25th: 460 460
2021 25th: 430 430
2022 25th: 470 470
2023 25th: 463 463
2024 25th: 473 473
2011 75th: 570 570
2015 75th: 510 510
2016 75th: 535 535
2017 75th: 530 530
2018 75th: 540 540
2019 75th: 570 570
2020 75th: 540 540
2021 75th: 580 580
2022 75th: 600 600
2023 75th: 560 560
2024 75th: 580 580
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2015 25th: 420 420
2016 25th: 420 420
2017 25th: 460 460
2018 25th: 450 450
2019 25th: 470 470
2020 25th: 460 460
2021 25th: 475 475
2022 25th: 480 480
2023 25th: 430 430
2024 25th: 490 490
2015 75th: 490 490
2016 75th: 520 520
2017 75th: 538 538
2018 75th: 565 565
2019 75th: 570 570
2020 75th: 560 560
2021 75th: 570 570
2022 75th: 610 610
2023 75th: 550 550
2024 75th: 590 590
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0%
2021 Submitted: 71.0% 71.0%
2022 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0%
2023 Submitted: 54.0% 54.0%
2024 Submitted: 55.0% 55.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
