by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Miles College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Miles College was not ranked in College Factual’s Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
At Miles College, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That’s much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunities to work closely with their professors and classmates.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Miles College is 47%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Miles College this rate is 56%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor’s degree in four years or less. This rate is 26% for first-time, full-time students at Miles College, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Miles College.
In the current academic year, there are 1,151 undergraduates at Miles College.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at Miles College.
The typical net cost at Miles College is $16,772. 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 Miles College
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,517 | $14,076 | $15,789 | $19,804 | $20,491 |
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 price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Miles College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It’s not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Miles College, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $7,099 a year. That adds up to $28,396 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 21.9%. This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out. Get more details about paying for Miles College.
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor’s degree recipients from Miles College make around $32,627 per year during the early years of their employment. This is about 34% less than the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.
Miles College is an private not-for-profit institution situated in Fairfield, Alabama. Fairfield is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs. Get more details about the location of Miles College.
Contact details for Miles College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5500 Myron Massey Blvd, Fairfield, AL 35064-2621 |
| Phone: | 20592910001645 |
| Website: | www.miles.edu |
| Facebook: | facebook.com/MilesCollege |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/milescollege |
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 16 majors graduated from Miles College. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 152 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 35 | NA |
| General Biology | 23 | $18,062 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 15 | $27,075 |
| Other Communication & Journalism | 11 | NA |
| Computer Systems Networking | 11 | NA |
| Social Work | 10 | NA |
| Other Business & Marketing | 9 | NA |
| Accounting | 8 | NA |
| General Psychology | 6 | NA |
Online courses are 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.
848 students took at least one online class at Miles College.
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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