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Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville, Pennsylvania·Public, 4-year or above·Mid East·millersville.edu
6-yr Graduation
58%
+3.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
6,975
peer median 7,221
Avg net price
$20,231
+$354 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
7,662
7,662 candidates competed
Admitted
6,604
86.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,205
18.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
58%+3.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
39%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
58%
Full-time retention
77%

Pell equity

15.0pp gap
Pell recipients
45%
Non-Pell
60%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 108 Title IV programs, 33 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 75 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
108
Passing
33
30.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

108programs
  • Passing33 · 30.6%
  • No Data75 · 69.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
2
Safe
30
No data
75

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

33
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+9.0%
$56,197 vs $51,545
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+15.4%
$40,713 vs $35,274
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+21.2%
$42,756 vs $35,274
Anthropology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+26.0%
$44,440 vs $35,274
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+27.1%
$44,816 vs $35,274
Area Studies
Bachelor Degree · Area, Ethnic, Cultural, And Gender Studies
+29.7%
$45,749 vs $35,274
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies General
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+30.7%
$46,119 vs $35,274
Psychology General
Master's Degree · Psychology
+32.3%
$61,364 vs $46,391

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

25
Psychology General
Master's Degree · Psychology
70%
$42,832 debt · $61,364 earn
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
64%
$26,000 debt · $40,713 earn
Anthropology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
59%
$26,000 debt · $44,440 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
57%
$25,500 debt · $44,816 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
57%
$24,250 debt · $42,756 earn
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies General
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
56%
$26,000 debt · $46,119 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
51%
$25,107 debt · $49,373 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
51%
$24,548 debt · $48,330 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1950Next review Jan 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 17

Action history · 9

  1. Feb 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Commission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
  2. Jun 2023Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  3. Jun 2023Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  4. Jun 2023Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  5. Mar 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$13,632
$30–48k$15,117
$48–75k$18,988
$75–110k$23,020
$110k+$24,724

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$20,231
+$354vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $19,878
Federal loans
52.5%
In-state tuition
$12,262
Out-of-state
$16,232

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 2,151 students received $11.5M in Pell grants, alongside $28.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,151
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$11.5M
$11,487,182 total
Direct Loans
$28.4M
5,383 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$7.5M
2,003 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$11.3M
2,700 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$4.0M
276 loan awards
Parent PLUS$5.6M
398 loan awards
Grad PLUS$35K
6 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 2,041 borrowers who entered repayment, 30 (1.4%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.4%
-0.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,041
Defaulted
30
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.9%
2017
6.1%
2018
4.3%
2019
1.4%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Millersville

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs71
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,143 total completions
01Education
25021.9%
02Health Professions
15313.4%
03Public Admin
14112.3%
04Visual/Performing Arts
1139.9%
05Business
1119.7%
06Psychology
1119.7%
07Social Sciences
968.4%
08Biological Sciences
685.9%
09Communication
514.5%
10Computer Sciences
494.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
6,975
12-mo unduplicated
7,961
Undergraduate
6,406
Graduate
1,555

Gender split

Men
39%3,076
Women
61%4,885

Race / ethnicity composition

White
73.4%
Hispanic
10.5%
Black
8.9%
Asian
3.3%
Non-resident
1.6%
Two or more
1.3%
Unknown
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
462
223 M · 239 W
Women athletes
51.7%
Athletic aid
$1.6M
Total student aid
Budget
$6.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$868K
$743K
Recruiting expense
$23K
$21K
Head-coach salaries
$74K
$62K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 13

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
· 130 W
$424K
Football
92 M ·
$1.2M
Soccer
24 M · 27 W
$481K
Baseball
39 M ·
$547K
Field Hockey
· 35 W
$419K
Wrestling
32 M ·
$232K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.59
4 offenses · 6,775 students

3-year trend

1.612 yrs ago0.281 yr ago0.59Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
18
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
14
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
4
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
3
Burglary
1

By location

4total
  • On campus1
  • Non-campus3

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
3
Stalking
5 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race1
  • Gender identity1
  • National origin1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs427
Liquor1680

Residence-hall fires

  • Wellness Apts1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • South Village Suites1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
19.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
249

Millersville vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Millersville selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectMillersville University of Pennsylvania
58%6,975$20,231Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
54%90.8%7,467$21,205Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
66%71.5%8,376$19,524Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
43%92.1%5,633$15,089Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
56%86.5%5,161$23,553Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Pennsylvania Western University
52%94.3%10,834$19,352Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median55%90.8%7,221$19,878

Frequently asked questions about Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Millersville.

What is the graduation rate at Millersville University of Pennsylvania?

Millersville University of Pennsylvania reports a 6-year graduation rate of 58% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Millersville University of Pennsylvania?

Millersville University of Pennsylvania reports a total enrollment of 6,975 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Millersville University of Pennsylvania?

The average net price at Millersville University of Pennsylvania is $20,231 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Millersville University of Pennsylvania?

Millersville University of Pennsylvania's yield rate is 18.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Millersville University of Pennsylvania located?

Millersville University of Pennsylvania is located in Millersville, Pennsylvania 17551-0302.

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