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MEAN PERCENT CORRECT AND PERCENTILE RANK OF THE NATIVE LANGUAGE GROUP OF MIU STUDENTS ON THE ACADEMIC PROFILE TEST

	HUM	SOC	NAT	RDG	WTG	THK	DTA	TOT
Pilot 11988 scores N=23 students	67	65	69	68	69	63	67	67
Est. percentile* N=31 schools	80	87	95	77	77	97	94	93
Pilot 111989 scores N=33 students	71	69	66	77	71	59	68	68
Est. percentile* N=23 schools	96	88	81	84	96	92	89	91

* Percentiles represent rank of MIU among the group of institutions which administered the Academic Profile that year. They are estimates based on the grouped data provided by ETS.

Key:

HUM = Humanities	WTG = College Level Writing
SOC = Social Sciences	THK = Critical Thinking
NAT = Natural Sciences	DTA = Using Mathematical Data
RDG = College Level Reading	TOT = Composite Score

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Table 2

DEGREE ASPIRATIONS OF ALUMNI

Highest Degree Planned	MIU	National Reference Group
Masters	31.5%	44.8%
Ph.D.	41.6%	18.4%
Professional	8.7%	6.8%
Totals	81.85%	70.0%

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TABLE 3

SUMMARY OF RESEARCH ON MAHARISHI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Environment	Increase in the composite index of quality of life for the United States Decreases in the monthly "misery index" (a composite measure including the inflation and unemployment rates) for the United States and Canada Decreases in motor vehicle fatalities Decreases in the weekly index of fatalities due to violence Decreases in violent and property crimes in the District of Columbia
Body	Increased flexibility of the nervous system* Increased functional integration of the brain (seen in EEG coherence)*
Mind	Increased field independence Increased creativity* Increased fluid intelligence Higher levels of moral reasoning** Increased psychological health and well-being as reflected in value structure (including increased autonomy. spirituality, creativity, well-being, and integration)
Consciousness as a Whole	Increased levels of alertness as measured in self-report of "witnessing sleep"

* Studies of Maharishi's TM-Sidhi program, an aspect of the MIU curriculum
** Cross-sectional studies

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