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University or college · Private nonprofit

Midland University

Fremont, NE217 online only

Midland University is a private nonprofit university in Fremont, NE, with about 1,340 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,340
plus 217 studying only online
Admission rate
66%
lower than at 69% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$26,267
higher than at 74% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
42%
lower than at 74% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$52,163
higher than at 74% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Midland University?

66%

of applicants admitted

About 13 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
490–590
SAT math
473–580
ACT
17–23

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1086.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $55,719 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $42,050Room & board $11,172Books & supplies $1,020Other costs $1,477

After grants, the average family on aid pays $26,267.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$23,055

About $92,220 over 4 years · 59% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
42%
within 6 years · Pell students 31%
Come back for year two
69%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$52,163
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$26,134
about $277 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

7.4%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$277 a month against about $3,762 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

64%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 80% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$50k
Middle income$30–75k
$50k
Higher incomeover $75k
$55k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 23%Parks, recreation & fitness 19%Education 15%Health professions 9%Public safety 6%Psychology 5%Everything else 23%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Education, General45 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$47k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing33 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$77k4 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness25 graduates a year · typical debt $26,000
$46k4 yrs out
Psychology, General20 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
—not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations20 graduates a year
—not reported
Criminal Justice and Corrections19 graduates a year · typical debt $26,000
$30k1 yr out
Marketing17 graduates a year
—not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions10 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,159 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 56%Hispanic 17%Black 8%Asian 2%Two or more 3%International 9%

Women and men

Women 44%Men 56%
14 : 1
students per teacher
28%
get Pell grants (lower income)
62%
take federal loans
5%
undergrads 25 or older
1%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Fremont

5% of Fremont’s 28,350 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Fremont pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Midland University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied HealthUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Omaha
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27.7 mi11,554 students
College of Saint MaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Omaha
27.8 mi644 students
Metropolitan Community College AreaCommunity college · Public · Omaha
28.8 mi12,911 students
Clarkson CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Omaha · mostly online
29.3 mi354 students
University of Nebraska Medical CenterUniversity or college · Public · Omaha
29.4 mi3,227 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.