by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Milligan University was awarded 76 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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College Factual ranked Milligan as #1,236 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Milligan held the #1,250 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Milligan is also ranked #24 out of 45 schools in Tennessee.
If you're applying to Milligan University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 60%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 17% of students accepted to Milligan submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 493 and 590. Math scores were between 512 and 590.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Milligan it is much better at 9 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Milligan University is 67%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 81% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Milligan University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Milligan for first-time, full-time students is 56%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 941 undergraduates at Milligan with 786 being full-time and 155 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,823 | $16,444 | $19,482 | $22,681 | $24,563 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Milligan, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Milligan, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $6,929 a year. That adds up to $27,716 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Milligan is 3.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Milligan are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1 Blowers Blvd., Milligan, TN 37682 |
| Phone: | 423-461-8700 |
| Website: | www.milligan.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 33 | $34,515 |
| General Psychology | 23 | $24,252 |
| Nursing | 20 | $52,089 |
| Health & Physical Education | 19 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 14 | NA |
| General Biology | 9 | NA |
| Mechanical Engineering | 9 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 7 | NA |
| Social Work | 7 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 5 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 502 students took at least one online class at Milligan University. This is an increase from the 463 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 502 | 34 |
| 2019-2020 | 463 | 24 |
| 2018-2019 | 439 | 25 |
| 2017-2018 | 404 | 71 |
| 2016-2017 | 348 | 27 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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