- The Inkwell
- Kentucky
- Midway University
Midway, KYRural: distantZIP 40347Founded 1847
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1847
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1968
- Website
- www.midway.edu
KentuckyReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Midway University
Midway University is a private nonprofit university in Midway, Kentucky, with 1,262 undergraduates. It admits 95% of applicants, graduates 45% within six years and costs $29,981 a year after aid.
45%graduate
Admission rate95%
Retention68%
4-year graduation34%
Pell Grant share38%
Federal loans44%
$29,981net price / year
95%admission rate
1122average SAT
45%graduate in 6 years
$47,169median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,903median debt
#1,381 of 1,704 for earnings#1,455 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,215 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,358 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $51,000tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $28,220
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $28,220
- Average net price
- $29,981national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$28,713
$30,001–48,000$27,525
$48,001–75,000$27,218
$75,001–110,000$30,570
$110,001+$35,350
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 95%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1122
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 570–590
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 530–580
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 20–25
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college95%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college68%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college45%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college38%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 45%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 34%
- First-year retention
- 68%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 52%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,713
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,169middle 50%: $33,760–$70,465
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,903
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$70,465
Median, Midway University$47,169
Lower quarter$33,760
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,262
- Part-time
- 15%
- Women / men
- 63% / 37%
- Average age at entry
- 26.5
- First-generation students
- 44%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 38%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 26%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,349 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,606
- Endowment, end of year
- $35,299,434
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White70%
Hispanic6.6%
Black12%
Asian1.3%
Two or more races4.3%
U.S. nonresident3.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.2%
13 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions22%
Business & management22%
Agriculture15%
Parks, recreation & fitness9.9%
Communication & journalism7.3%
Psychology7.0%
Education5.4%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.8%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 157377. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q14690940.