Midland University
Private College in Fremont, NE. Six-year graduation rate 42%. Median 10-year earnings $52,163.
Ten years after entry, the median Midland University student earns $52,163 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. 42% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Median debt at graduation is $26,134, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.8 — limited economic uplift documented
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 66% puts Midland University on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. The applicant pool is small at 1,402, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. Yield sits at 31% — the remainder of admitted students enroll elsewhere or not at all. 11% of enrolled first-years submitted an SAT score. The bands below describe the middle half of that group, not of the class.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 490–590 | 30 (11%) |
| SAT Math | 473–580 | |
| ACT Composite | 17–23 | 120 (44%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Completion is middling: 42% finish inside six years. First-year retention is 69% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. The distance between those two figures is the part worth noticing — students return for a second year at a much higher rate than they graduate, so attrition here is spread across the middle years rather than concentrated in the first. With 37% transferring out, this functions substantially as a stepping stone. A 14:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,191 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $26,643 annually once grants are applied. Income makes less difference than usual: $21,086 at $0–30k, $28,680 at $110k+. Most students get help: 99% receive grants worth $28,921 on average. Borrowing is widespread: 69% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 283 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $21,086 |
| $30–48k | $22,445 |
| $48–75k | $23,055 |
| $75–110k | $28,289 |
| $110k+ | $28,680 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 822 of these 1,191 students, totalling $5,503,478 — an average of $6,695 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Dodge County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)