Private (for-profit)

Miami Regional University

Miami Springs, Florida·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·mru.edu
Acceptance
84.3%
-6.2pp vs peer
6-yr Graduation
84%
+51.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
916
peer median 939
Avg net price
$28,535
-$3.3k vs peer
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About

Miami Regional University (MRU) is a private institution located in Miami Springs, Florida, established over 25 years ago. It focuses on delivering high-quality education in areas such as business, nursing, and arts and sciences, and offers programs like a Master of Business Administration (MBA).

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
470
470 candidates competed
Admitted
396
84.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
396
100.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
84%+51.0pp vs peer
4-year graduation
84%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
84%
Full-time retention
97%

Pell equity

4.0pp gap
Pell recipients
86%
Non-Pell
82%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 11 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 8 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
11
Passing
3
27.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

11programs
  • Passing3 · 27.3%
  • No Data8 · 72.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
3
No data
8

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

3
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+81.7%
$93,654 vs $51,545
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+171.8%
$88,290 vs $32,488
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+223.2%
$104,989 vs $32,488

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
41%
$38,700 debt · $93,654 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
30%
$26,250 debt · $88,290 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
13%
$13,385 debt · $104,989 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 2022Next review Dec 2027
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 2018Next review Aug 2022
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools

Accredited since 2014Next review Dec 2018
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2007Next review Sep 2013

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 16

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  2. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program
  3. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Jan 2024Deny Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Sep 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$27,680
$30–48k$30,513
$48–75k$32,467
$75–110k$33,571
$110k+$33,571

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$28,535
-$3,324vs peer median $31,859
Federal loans
34.6%

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 644 students received $3.8M in Pell grants, alongside $34.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
644
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.8M
$3,780,074 total
Direct Loans
$34.8M
3,402 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.6M
670 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.4M
615 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$28.3M
2,020 loan awards
Parent PLUS$32K
7 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.6M
90 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 563 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (0.7%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.7%
-1.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
563
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.1%
2017
4.2%
2018
2.8%
2019
0.7%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Miami Regional

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs5
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

818 total completions
01Health Professions
78195.5%
02Education
212.6%
03Business
162.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
916
12-mo unduplicated
3,011
Undergraduate
1,155
Graduate
1,856

Gender split

Men
26%789
Women
74%2,222

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
81.6%
Black
14.8%
White
3.5%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.25
1 offenses · 801 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago1.25Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
1

By location

1total
  • Public property1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
27.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
69

Miami Regional vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Miami Regional selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectMiami Regional University
84%84.3%916$28,535
American University of Health Sciences
50%50.0%473
Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas
82%100.0%1,222$32,603
Aspen University
27%3,511
Brookline College-Albuquerque
9%560$39,885
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
841
Chamberlain University-Arizona
50%90.9%693$37,002
Chamberlain University-California
0%80.0%751
Chamberlain University-Florida
33%90.9%821$29,539
Chamberlain University-Georgia
50%91.4%1,940$31,471
Chamberlain University-Illinois
42%82.6%32,944$26,933
Chamberlain University-Michigan
100%85.7%629$26,870
Chamberlain University-New Jersey
33%100.0%1,226$36,438
Chamberlain University-Texas
25%83.9%2,270$32,247
Chamberlain University-Virginia
100%90.0%557
Denver College of Nursing
811
Galen College of Nursing-Louisville
23%5,585
Nightingale College
26%6,036$29,378
Pacific College of Health and Science
736$46,892
Pacifica Graduate Institute
833
Provo College
47%669$30,255
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
1,686
Rocky Vista University
1,903
South University-Tampa
18%752$24,280
South University-West Palm Beach
17%433$20,494
United States University
2,454$21,557
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
4,370
West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies
548
West Coast University-Los Angeles
31%92.3%2,673$51,992
West Coast University-Miami
33%100.0%961$38,218
West Coast University-Ontario
39%88.1%2,671$49,752
West Coast University-Orange County
60%95.3%4,586$36,836
Peer group median33%90.5%939$31,859

Reports & documents (1)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Frequently asked questions about Miami Regional University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Miami Regional.

What is the acceptance rate at Miami Regional University?

Miami Regional University's acceptance rate is 84.3% (396 admitted from 470 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

What is the graduation rate at Miami Regional University?

Miami Regional University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 84% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Miami Regional University?

Miami Regional University reports a total enrollment of 916 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Miami Regional University?

The average net price at Miami Regional University is $28,535 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Miami Regional University?

Miami Regional University's yield rate is 100.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Miami Regional University located?

Miami Regional University is located in Miami Springs, Florida 33166.

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