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Milligan University is a private regional university located in Milligan, Tennessee. Milligan University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Milligan University is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $44,068 10 years after enrolling, 18th in Tennessee, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Milligan University bachelor students earn 21% less than the national average. Milligan University is ranked 23rd in Tennessee.
Milligan University’s median net annual cost of $20,690 and average years to graduate of 4.1 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 3 programs at Milligan University sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Psychology, Registered Nursing - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$20,690
Average years to graduate
4.1
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 3 graduate programs at Milligan University - Therapeutic professions, Business Administration, Education - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.1 years. 61% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Milligan University is 4% higher than the state average, and 3% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Milligan University, Pell Grant recipients represent 24% of the measured graduating class, 11% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Milligan University graduates within 4.1 years.
Milligan University 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.
Milligan University’s economic mobility score of 15.48 is calculated by adjusting the 2.77 economic score of lower-income students by the 24% pell grant recipients within the student body. Milligan University’s EMS of 15.48 ranks in the top 50% 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).
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The average Title IV recipient at Milligan University pays $20,690 a year, $27,438 less than the $48,128 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 $20,690
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Milligan University, 100% 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 $20,690 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 55% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,929. This is 1% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,075
Pell grants
$4,752
State grants
$4,351
Institutional grants
$22,872
Milligan University offers 2 online bachelor programs, both of which are in hybrid format At the master’s level Milligan University offers 1 hybrid program. 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
3
Hybrid programs
3
Percentage of programs online
7%
Milligan University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 60% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 860 applicants, of which 519 were admitted and 176 enrolled. Milligan University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
95%
83%
Female
62%
59%
First time
64%
59%
In-state
62%
68%
1st generation
32%
35%
White
78%
52%
Black
5%
14%
Hispanic
6%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
9%
12%