Private nonprofit · University
Midland University
Fremont, Nebraska · Distant town
- 66.1%
- Admit rate
- $26,267
- Avg net price
- 42%
- Graduation rate
- $52,163
- Median earnings
Midland University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Fremont, Nebraska (distant town setting), enrolling 1,159 undergraduates. It has a Evangelical Lutheran Church religious affiliation.
Will you get in?
See where your numbers land against Midland University's admitted students.
- Admit rate
- 66.1%
- SAT (mid 50%)
- 963–1170
- Avg GPA (est.)
- 3.16
Enter a test score to see where you land against Midland University's admitted students.
A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Midland University's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.
About Fremont, Nebraska
Fremont is a city in and the county seat of Dodge County in the eastern portion of the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. From the 1830s to the 1860s, the area saw a great deal of traffic due to the Mormon Trail, which passed along the north bank of the Platte River. A ferry connected the two banks of the Elkhorn River near Fremont. The Louis E. May Historical Museum is housed in a Victorian house built by Fremont's first mayor, Theron Nye, in 1874. A log cabin on the site is an example of the type of dwelling in which the earliest pioneers lived who moved to Nebraska as part of the Homestead Act. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Distant town
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 31 miles to Omaha, NE
- To Great Lakes shore
- 426 miles
- Nearest airport
- 32 miles to Eppley Airfield (OMA) · major hub
How Midland University compares
More selective than 69% · #3 most selective of 15 in Nebraska
Higher than 24%
Higher than 26% · #17 of 19 in Nebraska
Higher than 28%
Higher than 45% · #14 of 21 in Nebraska
Cheaper than 26% · #16 cheapest of 19 in Nebraska
Lower than 21%
Lower than 42%
Larger than 42%
Percentiles compare Midland University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Nebraska.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate1,15982%
- Graduate24918%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women49443%
- Men66557%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White56%
- Black8.0%
- Hispanic17%
- Asian1.6%
- Other or multiracial17%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 1,159
- Graduate enrollment
- 249
- Student–faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 28%
- First-generation students
- 34%
- Students over 25
- 5%
- Median family income
- $61,980
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $62,433
- Endowment
- $28,169,280
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Where students come from
Home state of the 283 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From Nebraska49%
- Other U.S. states43%
- International7.1%
A regional draw: about 50% of first-years come from Nebraska, the rest from elsewhere.
7% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 66.1%
- Test scores
- Considered but not required
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
- 963–1170
- SAT average
- 1086
- SAT reading
- 490–590
- SAT math
- 473–580
- ACT composite
- 17–23
- Average GPA (estimated)
- 3.16
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $42,050
- Room & board
- $11,172
- Books & supplies
- $1,020
- Total cost of attendance
- $55,719
- Average net price
- $26,267
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated (within 6 years)
- 42%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 36%
- First-year retention
- 69%
- Transferred to another college
- 37%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,145
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,163
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,134
- Students with federal loans
- 62%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 56%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- Yes
- Dorm capacity
- 722
- Dorm capacity vs undergrads
- 62%
- Housing charge (year)
- $6,610
- Meal plan (year)
- $6,286
- Application fee
- Free
- Athletics
- NAIA Division II
- Football conference
- Great Plains Athletic Conference
- Varsity athletes
- 1,036 (653 men · 383 women)
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Varsity sports (16)
Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- C
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 2.4 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 5
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 6
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (1,558 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
Reported offenses in an average year
The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.
By offense type, per year
Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Four-year (or more) true cost
Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.
$23,055/year × about 4.2 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.
Midland University discounts heavily: 99% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $26,031. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.
Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 324 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $52,163
- Typical debt at graduation
- $26,134
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 50%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 69%
Typical debt would take roughly 5.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $5,222 (10%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 87°F
- Winter low
- 13°F
- Annual rain
- 30.4″
- Annual snow
- 31.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fremont, NE US station (1.2 mi from campus).
What Midland University graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.










