- The Inkwell
- Tennessee
- Milligan University
Milligan, TNSuburb: midsizeZIP 37682Founded 1866
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1866
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.milligan.edu
- Member of
- ACA
TennesseeReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Milligan University
Milligan University is a private nonprofit university in Milligan, Tennessee, with 818 undergraduates. It admits 72% of applicants, graduates 62% within six years and costs $20,000 a year after aid.
62%graduate
Admission rate72%
Retention82%
4-year graduation57%
Pell Grant share28%
Federal loans41%
$20,000net price / year
72%admission rate
1189average SAT
62%graduate in 6 years
$57,255median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,549median debt
#929 of 1,704 for earnings#872 of 1,739 for lowest net price#595 of 1,738 for graduation rate#632 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $53,539tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $41,100
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $41,100
- Average net price
- $20,000national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$17,390
$30,001–48,000$11,604
$48,001–75,000$16,352
$75,001–110,000$20,585
$110,001+$25,994
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 72%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1189
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 573–650
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 560–618
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–27
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college72%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college82%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college62%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college28%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 62%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 57%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 61%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,663
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,255middle 50%: $40,199–$76,659
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,549
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$76,659
Median, Milligan University$57,255
Lower quarter$40,199
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 818
- Part-time
- 0.7%
- Women / men
- 49% / 51%
- Average age at entry
- 22.0
- First-generation students
- 32%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 28%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 68%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,980 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,458
- Endowment, end of year
- $56,151,084
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White71%
Hispanic4.5%
Black5.4%
Asian1.3%
Two or more races5.1%
U.S. nonresident10%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.7%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management23%
Parks, recreation & fitness11%
Health professions10%
Engineering8.8%
Psychology6.3%
Visual & performing arts6.3%
Education5.0%
Social sciences5.0%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 486901. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6859616.