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Millikin University Data & Information Overview

22 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
75% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Millikin University Ranked?

#656 Best Colleges in Nation
#28 Best Colleges in IL
Drama & Theater Arts Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

In 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.

Millikin University was awarded 22 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is drama & theater arts.

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Millikin as #656 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 Millikin held the #662 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 85 colleges in Illinois, Millikin is ranked at #28.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Millikin?

75% Acceptance Rate
56% Of Accepted Are Women
30% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Millikin University is 75%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Millikin is a good fit for you.

Average Test Scores

About 30% of students accepted to Millikin submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 600. Math scores were between 470 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Millikin University  ( 490 to 600 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Millikin University  ( 470 to 590 )
200
800
Millikin received ACT scores from 19% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 19 and 27.

ACT Composite Scores for Millikin University  ( 19 to 27 )
1
36

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Millikin University Faculty

9 to 1 Student to Faculty
74% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Millikin is an impressive 9 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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 Millikin University is 74%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  74 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Millikin University

70% Freshmen Retention
51% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Millikin University is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  70 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Millikin the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 51%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  51 out of 100
0
100

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Millikin University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,784 Full-Time Undergraduates
22.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
57.0% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,875 undergraduates at Millikin with 1,784 being full-time and 91 being part-time.

How Much Does Millikin University Cost?

$19,135 Net Price
68% Take Out Loans
$28,276 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Millikin is $19,135. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Millikin

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$15,057 $16,102 $17,320 $20,288 $24,230

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 Millikin, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

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 Millikin, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $7,069 a year. That adds up to $28,276 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Millikin is 5.6%. 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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How Much Money Do Millikin Graduates Make?

$47,129 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Millikin make around $47,129 per year during the early years of their employment. That's great news for Millikin students since it is 11% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Millikin University

Illinois State
1,784 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
Millikin University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Decatur, Illinois. Decatur is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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Contact details for Millikin are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1184 W Main St, Decatur, IL 62522-2084
Phone: 217-424-6211
Website: https://millikin.edu/
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MillikinU

Millikin University Majors

40 Majors With Completions
445 Undergraduate Degrees
41 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 40 majors graduated from Millikin University. Of these students, 445 received undergraduate degrees and 41 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing 65 $60,878
Drama & Theater Arts 55 $21,700
Business Administration & Management 37 $43,249
Music 29 $26,043
Teacher Education Grade Specific 24 $37,756
Teacher Education Subject Specific 19 $36,328
Criminal Justice & Corrections 19 NA
General Biology 19 $34,785
Health & Physical Education 18 $28,165
Accounting 13 $47,567

Learn more about the majors offered at Millikin University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Millikin

45% Take At Least One Class Online
1% Take All Classes Online

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, 860 students took at least one online class at Millikin University. This is a decrease from the 1,769 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 860 21
2019-2020 1,769 108
2018-2019 399 8
2017-2018 287 3
2016-2017 256 10

Learn more about online learning at Millikin University.

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Notes and References

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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