$30,414
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Midwest Institute is a for-profit 2-year college in Earth City, Missouri with 177 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $18,509 a year. It admits 87% of applicants and 55% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $30,414 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $9,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$18,509
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
87%
US median 78%
Completion rate
55%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$9,500
About $101 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$30,414
Rank 4,044 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Net price
- $18,509
- Cost of attendance
- $22,631
- Students with a need-based grant
- 50%
- Students with federal loans
- 50%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $18,509
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 87%
- Undergraduates
- 177
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 92%
- Students per teacher
- 19
- Completion rate
- 55%
- Retention rate
- 76%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 12
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 4,044 of 5,094 US colleges and 99 of 120 in Missouri (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $18,509 | $17,598 | $24,624 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $14,822 | $15,645 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 87% | 76% | 86% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 55% | 59% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 76% | 72% | 75% | 75% |
| Median debt | $9,500 | $16,750 | $10,722 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $31,483 | $37,504 | $33,986 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $30,414 | $41,138 | $36,368 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 37% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 53% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
12 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical SciencesAssociate's | Associate's | 40 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 23 | $9,500 | $28,111 | $37,783 | $33,673 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 20 | $9,500 | $29,339 | $36,329 | $34,272 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 14 | $9,500 | $24,832 | $30,971 | $29,652 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | $30,500 | $43,966 | $46,966 | $65,389 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,862 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | - | $16,000 | $31,682 | $33,060 | $41,460 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,148 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,982 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,447 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,269 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | - | Withheld | $29,755 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Midwest Institute cost?
$18,509 a year is the average net price at Midwest Institute after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $22,631. Families earning under $30,000 pay $18,509 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Midwest Institute?
87% of applicants are admitted to Midwest Institute. The median admission rate of colleges in Missouri is 76%.
How much do Midwest Institute graduates earn?
$30,414 a year is the median pay of former Midwest Institute students who work, 10 years after they started ($31,483 after 6 years). That ranks 4,044 of 5,094 US colleges and 99 of 120 in Missouri. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's) at $43,966.
How much student debt do Midwest Institute graduates have?
$9,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Midwest Institute graduates, about $101 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 50% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Midwest Institute?
55% of first-time, full-time students at Midwest Institute finish within 3 years. 76% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at Midwest Institute?
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (40 associate's graduates), Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (23 certificate graduates), Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (20 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 12 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.