Maharishi University of Management
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| Fairfield, IA 52557
(641) 472-1110 (800) 369-6480 Fax: (641) 472-1179 |
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| Full-time: 125 men, 120 women | Faculty: 53 |
| Part-time: 10 men, 5 women | Ph.D.s: 70% |
| Graduate: 383 men, 160 women | Student/Faculty: 5 to 1 |
| Year: semesters | Tuition: $24,150 |
| Application Deadline: open | Room & Board: $5300 |
| Freshman Class: n/av | |
| SAT or ACT: required | |
| Selectivity: What's this? |
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Introduction
Maharishi University of Management, established in 1971, is a private institution offering undergraduate and graduate programs in a broad range of disciplines. The University provides Consciousness-Based education and incorporates the group practice of the Maharishi Transcendental Meditation technique into a traditional academic program. There are 5 undergraduate and 5 graduate schools. The 2 libraries contain 148,000 volumes, 59,900 microform items, and 24,114 audio/video tapes/CDs/DVDs, and subscribe to 14,000 periodicals including electronic. Computerized library services include the card catalog, interlibrary loans, database searching, and Internet access. Special learning facilities include a learning resource center, art gallery, radio station, psychophysiology, electronic engineering, visual technology, and physics labs, and a scanning electron microscope. The 272-acre campus is in a small town 114 miles southeast of Des Moines. Including any residence halls, there are 50 buildings.
| Founded | 1971 |
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| Controlled by | Private (not for profit) |
| School is | Coeducational |
| School summary | Maharishi University of Management, established in 1971, is a private institution offering undergraduate and graduate programs in a broad range of disciplines. The University provides Consciousness-Based education and incorporates the group practice of the Maharishi Transcendental Meditation technique into a traditional academic program. |
| Number of undergraduate schools and colleges | 5 |
| Which three have the largest enrollments | College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business and Public Administration, and School of the Arts |
| Number of graduate schools or divisions | 5 |
| Libraries on campus | 2 |
| Total volumes in library | 148000 |
| Microform items | 59900 |
| Audio/video tapes/CDs/DVDs | 24114 |
| Total periodicals subscribed to | 14000 |
| Interlibrary loans | Yes |
| Database searching | Yes |
| Internet access | Yes |
| Laptop Internet portals | No |
| Learning resource center | No |
| Art gallery on campus | Yes |
| Natural history museum on campus | No |
| Planetarium on campus | No |
| Radio station on campus | Yes |
| TV station on campus | No |
| Other facilities on campus | psychophysiology, electronic engineering, visual technology, and physics labs, and a scanning electron microscope |
College capsules from Barron's Profiles of American Colleges, Copyright © 2006 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc.