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Millsaps College Data & Information Overview

Great Price Value for Your Money
68% Acceptance Rate
4% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Millsaps College Ranked?

Business Administration & Management Highest Ranked Major
#1,951 Best for the Money in Nation

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

Millsaps was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Millsaps?

68% Acceptance Rate
54% Of Accepted Are Women
4% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

Millsaps College has an acceptance rate of 68%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Millsaps.

Average Test Scores

About 4% of students accepted to Millsaps submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 610 and 699. Math scores were between 525 and 655.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Millsaps College  ( 610 to 699 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Millsaps College  ( 525 to 655 )
200
800
Millsaps received ACT scores from 57% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 21 and 28.

ACT Composite Scores for Millsaps College  ( 21 to 28 )
1
36

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Millsaps College Faculty

9 to 1 Student to Faculty
80% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Millsaps 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 Millsaps College is 80%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  80 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Millsaps College

71% Freshmen Retention
63% 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 Millsaps College is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  71 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 Millsaps for first-time, full-time students is 63%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  63 out of 100
0
100

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Millsaps College Undergraduate Student Diversity

660 Full-Time Undergraduates
33.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
55.9% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 669 undergraduates at Millsaps with 660 being full-time and 9 being part-time.

How Much Does Millsaps College Cost?

$23,169 Net Price
79% Take Out Loans
$32,144 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Millsaps is $23,169. 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 Millsaps

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$18,301 $18,999 $23,766 $26,786 $28,955

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 Millsaps, 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 Millsaps, approximately 79% of students took out student loans averaging $8,036 a year. That adds up to $32,144 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Millsaps is 4.2%. 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 Millsaps Graduates Make?

$55,194 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Millsaps make about $55,194 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. That's great news for Millsaps students since it is 30% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Millsaps College

Mississippi State
660 Full-Time Undergraduates
Midsize City Campus Setting
Millsaps College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Jackson, Mississippi. The city atmosphere of Jackson makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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Contact details for Millsaps are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1701 N State St, Jackson, MS 39210-0001
Phone: 601-974-1000
Website: www.millsaps.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/millsapscollege
Twitter: http://twitter.com/millsapscollege

Millsaps College Majors

31 Majors With Completions
175 Undergraduate Degrees
36 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 31 majors graduated from Millsaps College. Of these students, 175 received undergraduate degrees and 36 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 32 NA
General Biology 27 NA
General Psychology 15 NA
Political Science & Government 15 NA
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 14 NA
Accounting 8 NA
Sociology 8 NA
General English Literature 8 NA
Economics 8 NA
Communication & Journalism (Other) 6 NA

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

Online Learning at Millsaps

4% Take At Least One Class 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, 24 students took at least one online class at Millsaps College. This is a decrease from the 503 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 24 0
2019-2020 503 1
2018-2019 0 0
2017-2018 0 0
2016-2017 0 0

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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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