Private nonprofit · University
Midwestern University-Downers Grove
Downers Grove, Illinois · Small city
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Midwestern University-Downers Grove is a private nonprofit graduate-granting institution in Downers Grove, Illinois (small city setting).
About Downers Grove, Illinois
Downers Grove is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Downers Grove was founded in 1832 by Pierce Downer, a farmer who traveled to Illinois from Rutland, New York, but was originally from Vermont. Downers Grove has 68 confirmed Sears Kit Homes, 11 Harris Brothers, 9 Wardway/Gordon-Van Tine, and 1 Aladdin Kit Home. Source Downers Grove Museum. Sears and Other Kit-Home research. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small city
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 19 miles to Chicago, IL
- To Great Lakes shore
- 20 miles
- Nearest airport
- 11 miles to Chicago O'Hare (ORD) · major hub
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
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- Graduate enrollment
- 2,567
- Student–faculty ratio
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- Pell Grant recipients
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- First-generation students
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- Students over 25
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- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $118,836
- Endowment
- $6,988,223
Outcomes
- Graduated
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- First-year retention
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- Students with federal loans
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Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- Yes
- Dorm capacity
- 180
- Housing charge (year)
- $8,068
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%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,567 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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 84°F
- Winter low
- 15°F
- Annual rain
- 40.2″
- Annual snow
- 24.3″
Average temperature
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NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lisle-Morton Arboretum, IL US station (4 mi from campus).
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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.