| Location: | Midwest |
| Setting: | Large Town Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Affiliation: | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Size: | Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascot: | Big Blue |
Millikin's mission is to offer an education that integrates the traditional liberal arts and the
practical arts of the professions. Guided by faculty and staff, and within an inclusive and broadly accessible learning
community, our students discover and pursue their full potential, personally and professionally, to do well and to
do good.
MISSION
At Millikin, we prepare students for:
professional success,
democratic citizenship in a diverse and dynamic global environment, and
a personal life of meaning and value.
As we enter Millikin's second century, we extend the founder's vision for a new time and different
world.
Millikin University is a co-ed, comprehensive, independent, 4-year university, with traditional undergraduate programs in Arts & Sciences, Business, Fine Arts, and Professional Studies, as well as non-traditional, adult degree-completion programs (PACE) and graduate programs in Business Administration and Nursing. Millikin is a classic Midwest USA small city located in Macon County, Illinois. Sperling Best Places reports the Macon County/Decatur, Illinois,area is a metropolitan area of 125,000 residents, 120 miles north of St. Louis, 180 miles south of Chicago, and 150 miles west of Indianapolis. The campus serves approximately 2,400 students with student/faculty ratio of 11.6 to 1 and an average class size of 21 students. Founded in 1901 by James Millikin, a prominent Decatur businessman, it is historically affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA).
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| Percent of Students International: | 0% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 64% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (College Conference of Illinois and Wisc) Basketball (College Conference of Illinois and Wisc) Baseball (College Conference of Illinois and Wisc) Track (College Conference of Illinois and Wisc) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 20,696 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 445 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,265 | 31% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 4,208 | 51% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 8,861 | 99% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 4,245 | 94% | |
Any Aid: |
99% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 70% (Selective) |
| Test Scores | |
| SAT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 15% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 450, Math: 450 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 610, Math: 580 |
| ACT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 94% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 20, Verbal: 20, Math: 19 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 26, Verbal: 27, Math: 26 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
