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Milligan University Data & Information Overview

76 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
60% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Milligan University Ranked?

#1,236 Best Colleges in Nation
#24 Best Colleges in TN
Health Professions 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.

Milligan University was awarded 76 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.

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Overall Quality

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.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Milligan?

60% Acceptance Rate
57% Of Accepted Are Women
17% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

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.

Average Test Scores

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.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Milligan University  ( 493 to 590 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Milligan University  ( 512 to 590 )
200
800
Milligan received ACT scores from 76% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 21 and 29.

ACT Composite Scores for Milligan University  ( 21 to 29 )
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36

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Milligan University Faculty

9 to 1 Student to Faculty
67% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

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.

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 Milligan University is 67%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  67 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Milligan University

81% Freshmen Retention
56% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

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.

Freshmen Retention Rate  81 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

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%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  56 out of 100
0
100

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Milligan University Undergraduate Student Diversity

786 Full-Time Undergraduates
13.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
50.6% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 941 undergraduates at Milligan with 786 being full-time and 155 being part-time.

How Much Does Milligan University Cost?

$20,690 Net Price
55% Take Out Loans
$27,716 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Milligan is $20,690. 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 Milligan

$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.

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 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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How Much Money Do Milligan Graduates Make?

$44,068 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Milligan make around $44,068 per year during the early years of their employment. That's great news for Milligan students since it is 4% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Milligan University

Tennessee State
786 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Milligan University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Milligan, Tennessee. Milligan is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

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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/

Milligan University Majors

39 Majors With Completions
199 Undergraduate Degrees
157 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 39 majors graduated from Milligan University. Of these students, 199 received undergraduate degrees and 157 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
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

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

Online Learning at Milligan

43% Take At Least One Class Online
3% 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, 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

Learn more about online learning at Milligan University.

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.

References

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