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Millikin University

Decatur, IL · Private · Small city

Private institution in Decatur, IL · 1,458 undergraduates · 54% acceptance rate · $51,262 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$8,837256th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$26,8921,259th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$43,6701,698th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$41,2971,239th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$51,2621,006th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,1001,012th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
59.1%807th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
73.8%1,027th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
54.0%317th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1050825th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
23493rd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,4581,130th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
34.7%950th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 149 mi (MDW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 39 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$59,230$56,521
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$58,673$58,402
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$46,673$52,607
MarketingBusinessbachelors$44,942$50,439
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$40,896$41,193
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$40,089$34,908
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$36,938$39,369
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$33,993—
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$32,467$33,459
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$31,848$28,236
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$31,305$32,925
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$30,409$27,681

Campus facts

Athletics — 14 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Millikin University’s 1,458 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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