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Millersville University of Pennsylvania Data & Information Overview

261 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
96% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Millersville University of Pennsylvania Ranked?

#908 Best Colleges in Nation
#50 Best Colleges in PA
Special Education 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.

Millersville University of Pennsylvania was awarded 261 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is special education.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Millersville is ranked #908 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.

Out of the 109 colleges in Pennsylvania, Millersville is ranked at #50.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Millersville?

96% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
37% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

With an acceptance rate of 96%, Millersville has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.

Average Test Scores

About 37% of students accepted to Millersville submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 620. Math scores were between 500 and 600.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Millersville University of Pennsylvania  ( 500 to 620 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Millersville University of Pennsylvania  ( 500 to 600 )
200
800
Millersville received ACT scores from 0% of accepted students.

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Millersville University of Pennsylvania Faculty

19 to 1 Student to Faculty
72% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Millersville University of Pennsylvania is 19 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.

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 Millersville University of Pennsylvania is 72%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  72 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Millersville University of Pennsylvania

75% Freshmen Retention
37% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 75% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Millersville University of Pennsylvania 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.

Freshmen Retention Rate  75 out of 100
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100

Graduation Rate

When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Millersville have a four-year graduation rate of 37%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  37 out of 100
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100

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Millersville University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Student Diversity

5,096 Full-Time Undergraduates
23.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
57.7% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,454 undergraduates at Millersville with 5,096 being full-time and 1,358 being part-time.

How Much Does Millersville University of Pennsylvania Cost?

$23,133 Net Price
61% Take Out Loans
$32,868 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Millersville is $23,133. 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 Millersville

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$17,224 $18,798 $22,731 $25,613 $26,482

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 Millersville, 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 Millersville, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $8,217 a year. That adds up to $32,868 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Millersville is 4.3%. 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 Millersville Graduates Make?

$48,420 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Millersville make around $48,420 per year during the early years of their employment. That's great news for Millersville students since it is 14% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State
5,096 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a public institution located in Millersville, Pennsylvania. Millersville is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

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Contact details for Millersville are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1 South George Street, Lyle Hall, Millersville, PA 17551-0302
Phone: 717-871-4636
Website: www.millersville.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/millersvilleu
Twitter: https://twitter.com/millersvilleu

Millersville University of Pennsylvania Majors

48 Majors With Completions
1,294 Undergraduate Degrees
369 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 48 majors graduated from Millersville University of Pennsylvania. Of these students, 1,294 received undergraduate degrees and 369 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 146 $72,336
Business Administration & Management 116 $42,758
General Biology 90 $32,733
General Psychology 81 $29,079
Teacher Education Grade Specific 76 $38,964
Communication & Media Studies 76 $30,531
Special Education 73 $43,694
Social Work 62 $30,864
Interdisciplinary Studies 55 $26,291
General English Literature 41 $29,364

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

Online Learning at Millersville

47% Take At Least One Class Online
12% 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, 3,370 students took at least one online class at Millersville University of Pennsylvania. This is a decrease from the 7,273 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 3,370 870
2019-2020 7,273 5,817
2018-2019 1,935 645
2017-2018 1,634 525
2016-2017 1,324 419

Learn more about online learning at Millersville University of Pennsylvania.

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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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