Millikin University
Decatur, Illinois
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 1,382 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 67%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $16,652per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 53%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $57,73810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Millikin University's Big Blue Pledge covers 100% of students' undergraduate tuition in their first year by combining Millikin grants and scholarships with available state and federal grants.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 67%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 860–1130Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 18–25Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $16,652full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $40,285sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $26,928Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 53%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 75%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $57,73810 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,382Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 44%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 32%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL — admits 83%
- Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL — admits 93%
- Benedictine University Lisle, IL — admits 95%
- Rockford University Rockford, IL — admits 93%
Also worth a look
- University of St Francis Joliet, IL — admits 65%
- North Park University Chicago, IL — admits 69%
- McKendree University Lebanon, IL — admits 72%
- Knox College Galesburg, IL — admits 71%
- Claflin University Orangeburg, SC — admits 65%
- Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA — admits 64%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Millikin University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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