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Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a public regional university located in Millersville, Pennsylvania. Millersville University of Pennsylvania is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Millersville University of Pennsylvania is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $48,420 10 years after enrolling, 66th in Pennsylvania, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Millersville University of Pennsylvania bachelor students earn 1% less than the national average. Millersville University of Pennsylvania is ranked 62nd in Pennsylvania.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania’s median net annual cost of $23,133 and average years to graduate of 4.6 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Millersville University of Pennsylvania sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Biology, Psychology, Comms & Media Studies, Education - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$23,133
Average years to graduate
4.6
Quality Control & Safety Technician
Rank: #13
Economic score: 3.6
Computer science
Rank: #235
Economic score: 3.74
Special Education
Rank: #113
Economic score: 7.08
Mathematics
Rank: #254
Economic score: 7.35
Sociology
Rank: #227
Economic score: 7.44
Meteorology
Rank: #10
Economic score: 8.49
Social Work
Rank: #239
Economic score: 11.78
Fine & Studio Arts
Rank: #187
Economic score: 14.14
English Language & Lit
Rank: #370
Economic score: 17.27
Music
Rank: #123
Economic score: 35.25
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 5 graduate programs at Millersville University of Pennsylvania - Social Work, Registered Nursing, Psychology, Homeland Security, Health & Fitness - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.6 years. 60% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Millersville University of Pennsylvania is 7% lower than the state average, and 2% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Millersville University of Pennsylvania, Pell Grant recipients represent 27% of the measured graduating class, 8% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Millersville University of Pennsylvania graduates within 4.7 years.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania’s economic mobility score of 7.56 is calculated by adjusting the 5.74 economic score of lower-income students by the 27% pell grant recipients within the student body. Millersville University of Pennsylvania’s EMS of 7.56 ranks in the bottom 25% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Millersville University of Pennsylvania pays $23,133 a year, $6,188 less than the $29,321 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $23,133
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Millersville University of Pennsylvania, 62% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $23,133 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 61% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,217. This is 7% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,148
Pell grants
$4,112
State grants
$3,089
Institutional grants
$4,076
Millersville University of Pennsylvania offers 8 online bachelor programs, 5 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Millersville University of Pennsylvania offers 5 programs, 3 of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
13
Hybrid programs
5
Percentage of programs online
19%
Millersville University of Pennsylvania's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 96% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 6,087 applicants, of which 5,866 were admitted and 1,225 enrolled. Millersville University of Pennsylvania has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
89%
83%
Female
57%
59%
First time
58%
59%
In-state
89%
68%
1st generation
35%
35%
White
74%
52%
Black
9%
14%
Hispanic
11%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
3%
12%