Mills College

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Information Summary

Ranks 936th overall and 70th in California

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (medium programs)

Undergraduate	Arts & sciences focus, some graduate coexistence
Graduate	Single doctoral (education)
Undergraduate Population	Full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
Enrollment	Majority undergraduate
Size & Setting	Small four-year, highly residential

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Mills College?

Ranks 14th for total cost of attendance

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

	In District	In State	Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees	$29,990  $35,440	$29,990  $35,440	$29,990  $35,440

	Cost (regardless of residency)
Books & Supplies	$1,040  $1,200
On-Campus – Room & Board	$9,880  $10,820
On-Campus – Other Expenses	$1,898  $2,000
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board	$8,350  $9,800
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses	$2,888  $3,100
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board	$2,888  $3,100

Admission Details

Admission Criteria

What criteria does Mills College use for admissions?

= Required, = Recommended, = Neither required nor recommended

Open Admissions
Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record	/ /
College Prep. Completion
Recommendations
Formal competency demo	N/A
Admission test scores
TOEFL
Other tests	N/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does Mills College accept?

Dual Credit
Life Experience
Advanced Placement (AP)

Athletics - Association Memberships

Student Services

Remedial Services
Academic / Career Counseling
PT Cost-defraying Employment
Career Placement
On-Campus Day Care
Library Facility

Student Living

First-time Room / Board Required
Dorm Capacity	450
Meals per Week	19
Room Fee	$5,100
Board Fee	$5,030

Student Financial Aid Details

How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

Mills College Ranks 1830th for the average student loan amount.

	Average	Users	% of Attendees
Federal Grant Aid	$3,667	75	36%
State & Local Grant Aid	$6,553	76	37%
Institutional Grant Aid	$16,260	185	90%
Student Loan Aid	$4,803	132	64%
Any financial aid type		190	92%

Student Enrollment Demographics

How many students are enrolled at Mills College?

Student Graduation Demographics

How many students graduated at Mills College?

Most Popular Fields of Study

The top 5 fields of study completed at Mills College.

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

American/United States Studies/Civilization						1	1	2
Art History, Criticism and Conservation			1	1		3		5
Art Teacher Education		1						1
Art/Art Studies, General				3		10	5	18
Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology						1	1	2
Biology/Biological Sciences, General		2	2			2	1	7
Biopsychology						2	1	3
Business/Managerial Economics		7	3	9	1	7	7	34
Chemistry, General						3	1	4
Child Development		1				3		4
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other						3	2	5
Computer and Information Sciences, General			1			1	1	3
Creative Writing			4	4		22	10	40
Dance, General				1		9	1	11
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General						1		1
Early Childhood Education and Teaching		1				2		3
Economics, General		2	1	1		4		8
Education, Other			1	4		5	1	11
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs				1				1
Educational Leadership and Administration, General		4	3			10	2	19
English Language and Literature, General		1	2	3		20	4	30
English Literature (British and Commonwealth)				1		6	1	8
Environmental Science			1	1		1	1	4
Environmental Studies						2	1	3
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other		1	1			1	2	5
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General						2		2
French Language and Literature						1		1
History, General		1	1	1		7		10
Intermedia/Multimedia			2			2	1	5
International Relations and Affairs			1			4	3	8
Mass Communication/Media Studies
Mathematics, General				1	1	2	1	5
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other		1				2	1	4
Music Performance, General	1					1		2
Music Theory and Composition					1	5	2	8
Music, General				2		4	2	8
Music, Other		1				8	2	11
Philosophy						1		1
Political Science and Government, General		2	4	3		6	4	19
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies		1		2		17	4	24
Psychology, General		1	1	1		10	5	18
Public Policy Analysis			1			3		4
Secondary Education and Teaching
Social Sciences, Other						4	3	7
Sociology		2		1		2	1	6
Spanish Language and Literature			1			2		3
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels		1	2	1		5	1	10
Women's Studies						3		3
Total	1	30	33	41	3	210	73	391

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

Mills College Ranks 102nd for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system
Average FT Salary	$91,746 ($101,138 male / $86,212 female)
Number of FT Faculty	89 (33 male / 56 female)
Number of PT Faculty	102
FT Faculty Ratio	0.9 : 1
Total Benefits	$2,163,389

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Mills College Summary

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Founded in 1852 and established in Oakland, California, in 1871, Mills College is an independent liberal arts woman’s college, with graduate programs for women and men. As the first woman’s college west of the Rockies, Mills is one of the oldest institutions of higher education for women in the United States. In 1866, Susan Tolman Mills and her husband Cyrus Mills bought the school and moved it to Oakland. Mills holds the distinction of being the first women’s college to offer a computer science major (1974) and 4+1 MBA degree (2001), and was among the first liberal arts colleges to offer a modern dance degree (1941). Mills is an independent liberal arts college for women with graduate programs for women and men. Location Located in the foothills of Oakland, California, on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay, Mills offers students access to the diverse metropolitan centers that make up the greater Bay Area. Founded in 1852 as the Young Ladies’ Seminary in Benicia, California, Mills College boasts a rich history as a leader in women’s education. With a vision of equal education and opportunity for women, missionaries Cyrus and Susan Mills bought the Seminary in 1865 for $5,000, renamed it Mills College, and moved it to its current 135-acre oasis. Beginning as one of only a half dozen institutions for the higher education of women, Mills has become the oldest women’s college west of the Rockies. Over the decades, Mills “firsts” have been numerous: the first women’s college west of the Rockies (1885), the first laboratory school west of the Mississippi for aspiring teachers (1926), and the first women’s college to offer a computer science major (1974) and a 4+1 MBA degree (2001). Always a leader in the arts, Mills was among the first liberal arts colleges to offer a modern dance degree (1941), and it became the national center for modern dance outside New York City. Mills continues to draw people interested in experimentation, leadership, social responsibility, and creativity—the hallmarks of a 21st century Mills education. For undergraduates, Mills offers the bachelor of arts (BA) degree in American studies; Mills also provides the first two years of courses leading to a bachelor of science in nursing degree from Samuel Merritt College. Mills offers six dual-degree programs that enable undergraduates with clear career goals in certain fields to streamline their college and graduate school programs. Graduate programs at Mills College are widely recognized as among the best, and each is renowned in its own right, having earned national and international acclaim. In 2006, Mills received the following recognitions: • Named one of the top three California colleges to consider by the New York Times • Ranked among the top 100 liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report • Named one of the Best 361 Colleges by the Princeton Review • Ranked 31 among colleges for African Americans by Black Enterprise magazine • Ranked 36 among top liberal arts colleges by Washington Monthly The campus, which is a compact 135 acres in the Oakland foothills, also includes the historic Campanile (1904), designed by Julia Morgan of Hearst Castle fame, and is the first concrete reinforced structure west of the Mississippi. Art Museum Open to the public, the Mills College Art Museum is home to an amazing collection of more then 8,000 works of art—the largest permanent collection of any liberal arts college on the West Coast. The addition will become the first building on the Mills campus to meet rigorous national standards as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) “green building.” Children’s School Founded in 1926 on the Mills College campus, the Children’s School is the oldest laboratory school west of the Mississippi River. A member of the East Bay Independent Schools Association, the Children’s School is open to the children of Mills students, faculty, and staff as well as the general public. With 10 different on-campus living options, including traditional residence halls, a housing cooperative, family housing, and apartment living, students at Mills have a wide range of housing to choose from. Mills students compete in six intercollegiate sports—cross country, rowing, soccer, swimming, tennis, and volleyball—as members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). —–- 1943–1958 • Aurelia Henry Reinhardt —–- 1916–1943 • Hettie Belle Ege —–- 1914–16 (Dean and Acting President) • Luella Carson —–- 1909–1914 • Susan Tolman Mills —–- (1890–1909) • Charles Carroll Stratton —–- 1887–1890 • Homer Sprague —–- 1885–87 • Cyrus Mills —–- 1865–1884 (as Mills Seminary until 1877, when the College received its charter) • Mary Atkins —–- 1855–1865 (Principal of Young Ladies’ Seminary) The mansarded structure, which provided homes for faculty and students as well as classrooms and dining halls is now a California Historical Landmark (#849) and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NPS-71000132).

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