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Milligan University

Milligan, Tennessee·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·milligan.edu
6-yr Graduation
63%
+8.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
1,240
peer median 1,506
Avg net price
$21,131
+$939 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium 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
1,079
1,079 candidates competed
Admitted
780
72.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
215
27.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
63%+8.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
55%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
63%
Full-time retention
82%

Pell equity

13.0pp gap
Pell recipients
48%
Non-Pell
61%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.0-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 56 Title IV programs, 9 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 45 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
56
Passing
9
16.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
3.6% of portfolio
Fail rate
3.6%
+3.0pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

56programs
  • Passing9 · 16.1%
  • No Data45 · 80.4%
  • Failing2 · 3.6%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
8
No data
45

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.

11
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-7.7%
$47,566 vs $51,545
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Master's Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
-1.8%
$43,743 vs $44,535
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
+13.6%
$48,794 vs $42,937
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+32.6%
$68,350 vs $51,545
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+33.9%
$44,167 vs $32,989
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+33.9%
$44,175 vs $32,989
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+42.4%
$46,990 vs $32,989
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+69.3%
$55,866 vs $32,989

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Master's Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
-1.8%
$792

Debt vs earnings

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

8
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
98%
$67,106 debt · $68,350 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
54%
$23,825 debt · $44,167 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
54%
$25,125 debt · $46,990 earn
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
50%
$24,500 debt · $48,794 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
43%
$23,955 debt · $55,866 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
37%
$22,300 debt · $59,605 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
30%
$25,000 debt · $82,961 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
28%
$25,596 debt · $92,594 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1960Next review Dec 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 7

  1. Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Dec 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
  3. Jun 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
  5. Dec 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

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$12,172
$30–48k$14,848
$48–75k$20,830
$75–110k$22,332
$110k+$25,534

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

Avg net price (private)
$21,131
+$939vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $20,193
Federal loans
49.0%
In-state tuition
$39,350
Out-of-state
$39,350

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 260 students received $1.4M in Pell grants, alongside $8.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
260
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.4M
$1,436,523 total
Direct Loans
$8.7M
913 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.0M
245 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.3M
331 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$3.1M
180 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.2M
74 loan awards
Grad PLUS$2.2M
83 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 305 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (2.2%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.2%
-0.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
305
Defaulted
7
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.9%
2017
3.6%
2018
3.2%
2019
2.2%
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 Milligan

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs50
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

291 total completions
01Health Professions
8127.8%
02Business
6321.6%
03Parks/Recreation
3512.0%
04Education
2910.0%
05Theology
279.3%
06Engineering
196.5%
07Computer Sciences
134.5%
08Visual/Performing Arts
93.1%
09Social Sciences
82.7%
10Psychology
72.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,240
12-mo unduplicated
1,299
Undergraduate
850
Graduate
449

Gender split

Men
48%626
Women
52%673

Race / ethnicity composition

White
72.3%
Non-resident
8.7%
Hispanic
6.4%
Black
5.2%
Two or more
3.8%
Asian
1.7%
Unknown
1.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
562
323 M · 239 W
Women athletes
42.5%
Athletic aid
$7.7M
Total student aid
Budget
$11.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$4.5M
$3.2M
Recruiting expense
$65K
$48K
Head-coach salaries
$37K
$33K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
80 M · 56 W
$2.0M
Soccer
49 M · 37 W
$1.5M
Other Sports
25 M · 55 W
$1.2M
Baseball
75 M ·
$1.3M
Basketball
33 M · 23 W
$1.3M
Swimming
32 M · 22 W
$909K

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
0.90
1 offenses · 1,105 students

3-year trend

0.752 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.90Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Arson
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor03

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
10.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
101

Milligan vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Milligan 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
SubjectMilligan University
63%1,240$21,131Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Tusculum University
25%72.2%1,103$22,874Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Johnson University
54%65.1%978$20,303Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Christian Brothers University
55%86.7%1,772$10,896Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Freed-Hardeman University
69%59.7%2,306$20,082Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Cumberland University
42%67.3%3,457$18,292Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median55%67.3%1,506$20,193

Frequently asked questions about Milligan University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Milligan.

What is the graduation rate at Milligan University?

Milligan University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 63% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Milligan University?

Milligan University reports a total enrollment of 1,240 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Milligan University?

The average net price at Milligan University is $21,131 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Milligan University?

Milligan University's yield rate is 27.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Milligan University located?

Milligan University is located in Milligan, Tennessee 37682.

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