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Milligan College, TN 37682
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Milligan College
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Information Summary
Ranks 663rd overall and 13th in Tennessee
| Overall Score
On StateUniversity.com (about) |
80.1 |
|---|---|
| Total Cost
On-Campus Attendance |
$28,368 |
| Admission
Success rate |
78% |
| ACT / SAT
75 %ile scores |
25 / 1210 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty |
13 : 1 |
| Retention
(Full-Time / Part-Time) |
74% / N/A |
| Enrollment
Total (all students) |
951 |
Carnegie Foundation Classification
Baccalaureate Colleges — Diverse Fields
| Undergraduate | Balanced arts & sciences/professions, no graduate coexistence |
|---|---|
| Graduate | Postbaccalaureate professional (education dominant) |
| Undergraduate Population | Full-time four-year, selective, lower transfer-in |
| Enrollment | High undergraduate |
| Size & Setting | Very small four-year, highly residential |
General Characteristics
| Highest offering | Master's 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 Milligan College?
Ranks 887th for total cost of attendance
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Undergraduate Tuition | $18,900 | $18,900 | $18,900 |
| FT Undergraduate Required Fees | $610 | $610 | $610 |
| PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour | $320 | $320 | $320 |
| FT Graduate Tuition | $9,600 | $9,600 | $9,600 |
| FT Graduate Required Fees | $360 | $360 | $360 |
| PT Graduate per Credit Hour | $320 | $320 | $320 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus | $28,368 | $28,368 | $28,368 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family | $27,992 | $27,992 | $27,992 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family | $22,834 | $22,834 | $22,834 |
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 | $17,240 |
$17,240 |
$17,240 |
| Cost (regardless of residency) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Supplies | $750 |
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| On-Campus – Room & Board | $4,750 |
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| On-Campus – Other Expenses | $2,778 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board | $4,141 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses | $3,205 |
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| Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board | $2,338 |
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Admission Details
| Application Fee Required | N/A |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $30 |
| Graduate Application Fee | $30 |
| First Professional Application Fee | N/A |
| Applicants | 415 (182 male / 233 female) |
| Admitted | 323 (139 male / 184 female) |
| Admission rate | 78% |
| First-time Enrollment | 196 (81 male / 115 female) |
| FT Enrollment | 196 (81 male / 115 female) |
| PT Enrollment | N/A (N/A male / N/A female) |
| Total Enrollment | 951 |
Admission Criteria
What criteria does Milligan College use for admissions?
| 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 Milligan College accept?
| Dual Credit | |
|---|---|
| Life Experience | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) |
Athletics - Association Memberships
| Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships | NAIA |
|---|---|
| NAIA Basketball Conference | Appalachian Athletic Conference |
| NAIA Baseball Conference | Appalachian Athletic Conference |
| NAIA Track & Field Conference | Appalachian Athletic Conference |
ACT Test Admission
Ranks 648th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting ACT results | 76% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 20 / 26 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 18 / 25 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 20 / 25 |
SAT Test Admission
Ranks 461st for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting SAT results | 43% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 470 / 610 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 470 / 600 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 940 / 1210 |
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 | 572 |
| Meals per Week | 20 |
| Room Fee | $2,550 |
| Board Fee | $2,840 |
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
Milligan College Ranks 2864th for the average student loan amount.
| Average | Users | % of Attendees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Aid | $1,417 | 33 | |
| State & Local Grant Aid | $2,014 | 55 | |
| Institutional Grant Aid | $3,353 | 166 | |
| Student Loan Aid | $3,837 | 112 | |
| Any financial aid type | 166 |
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at Milligan College?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 12 | 8 | 20 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 15 | 9 | 24 |
Hispanic | 6 | 5 | 11 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 3 | 8 | 11 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 1 | 2 | 3 |
White Non-Hispanic | 312 | 563 | 875 |
Race Unknown | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Total | 350 | 601 | 951 |
Student Graduation Demographics
How many students graduated at Milligan College?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | N/A | 1 | 1 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Hispanic | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Asian / Pacific Islander | N/A | 1 | 1 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 1 | N/A | 1 |
White Non-Hispanic | 60 | 128 | 188 |
Race Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total | 65 | 131 | 196 |
Most Popular Fields of Study
The top 5 fields of study completed at Milligan College.
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 20 | 68 | |
| 25 | 26 | 51 | |
| 2 | 20 | 22 | |
| 3 | 18 | 21 | |
| 13 | 5 | 18 |
Student Completion / Graduation Demographics
How many students are successful graduates?
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| Accounting | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| Bible/Biblical Studies | 18 | 18 | ||||||
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 1 | 1 | 16 | 18 | ||||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 2 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 68 | |||
| Chemistry, General | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Communication and Media Studies, Other | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 | ||||
| Education, General | 1 | 50 | 51 | |||||
| English Language and Literature, General | 9 | 9 | ||||||
| Health and Physical Education, General | 1 | 7 | 8 | |||||
| History, General | 9 | 9 | ||||||
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| Mathematics, General | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Music Teacher Education | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Music, General | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Music, Other | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) | 1 | 1 | 20 | 22 | ||||
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | 1 | 20 | 21 | |||||
| Psychology, General | 11 | 11 | ||||||
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Sociology | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 9 | 9 | ||||||
| Total | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 278 | 298 |
Faculty Compensation / Salaries
Milligan College Ranks 2478th for the average full-time faculty salary.
| Tenure system | |
|---|---|
| Average FT Salary | $45,624 ($47,936 male / $43,379 female) |
| Number of FT Faculty | 69 (34 male / 35 female) |
| Number of PT Faculty | 23 |
| FT Faculty Ratio | 3 : 1 |
| Total Benefits | $722,818 |
Milligan College Summary
The following paragraph provided courtesy of wikipedia.
Milligan College is a church-related liberal arts college founded in 1866 located in Milligan College, Tennessee. Hopwood, a Disciples of Christ minister and educator, came to the school with the understanding that it would become a liberal arts college to train leaders for the Disciples churches and the communities of Appalachia. The name was changed to Milligan College in 1885 in honor of the Dr. Robert Milligan, a professor of Biblical Studies at the College of the Bible of Transylvania University/Kentucky University (now Lexington Theological Seminary). Hopwood continued to serve the school as president until 1903 when he left to found Virginia Christian College (now Lynchburg College) in Lynchburg, Virginia. Derthick succeeded in bringing the College through the Great Depression and the College’s main classroom building is named in his memory. Walker, a Disciples of Christ minister and educator, then professor at the seminary of Butler University (now Christian Theological Seminary), to become the College’s president. Walker’s administration was marked by rapid growth, securing financial stability for the College, and the realization of regional acceditation for the College’s academic programs through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Walker left the presidency in 1968 to become the president of Emmanuel School of Religion, a graduate theological seminary located adjacent to the College’s campus in Milligan College, and loosely associated with the College.
Milligan College Academics
The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Additionally, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Personal Counseling and Placement Service can help. For one thing, the university has a Cross-Registration, Double Major, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Army, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification and Washington Semester. Milligan College is unique in its study options. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center.
The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Milligan College.
- Business, Management, & Marketing:
- Accounting, Business Administration/Management
- Psychology:
- Psychology – General
- Computer Science:
- Computer/Information Sciences – General
- English Language and Literature:
- English, English Language & Literature – General
- Social Sciences:
- Sociology
- Mathematics:
- Mathematics – General
- Communications & Journalism:
- Communications/Rhetoric
- Public Administration and Service:
- Human Services, Public Services
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
- Biology
- Physical Sciences:
- Chemistry
- Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:
- Health/Physical Fitness
- School of Visual and Performing Arts:
- Arts – General, Music – General
- History:
- History – General
- Education:
- Early Childhood Education, Education – General, Music Teacher Education
- Health and Clinical Sciences:
- Nursing (RN)
- Popular majors:
- twenty-five percent business per marketing, ten percent communications per journalism, eight percent psychology, seven percent biology, seven percent education, seven percent english, seven percent philosophy and religious studies, seven percent visual and performing arts, five percent history, five percent parks and recreation
Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of June. Furthermore, for international students, the application fee is 30. The cost per credit hour (overall) was $405 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for need-based aid last fall.
Milligan College Admissions
This school did not report their application fee. Transfer student are not ignored. For example, there were one hundred and fifty-six total number of transfer students who applied and ninety total number of transfer students who were admitted. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 78%. Remember that this can change at any time.
the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. Transfer students must apply no later than the 1st of August, with priority applications due on the 1st of April. In the same way, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of April. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of March. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of August and For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of June. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. The regular application is due the 1st of August.
Milligan College Financial Aid
Financial aid distribution is at forty-eight percent scholarships per grants and fifty-two percent loans per jobs. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Art, Athletics, Job Skills, Minority Status, Music/Drama, Religious Affiliation and State/District Residency. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Art, Athletics, Job Skills, Minority Status, Music/Drama, Religious Affiliation and State/District Residency.
Milligan College Students
Milligan College offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. In addition, it is part of an Rural setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. Moreover, the student body consists of thirty-eight percent in-state students, sixty-two percent out-of-state students, sixty-one percent women, thirty-nine percent men, one percent american indian per alaskan native, two percent asian per pacific islander, one percent black per non-hispanic, ninety-three percent white per non-hispanic, two percent non-resident alien, one percent race per ethnicity unreported, thirty-nine percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, twenty-two percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, thirteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, thirteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, eleven percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and two percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49. The school’s size is approximately seven hundred and forty-four degree-seeking undergrads, one hundred and sixty-eight first-time degree-seeking freshmen and two hundred and one graduate enrollment. The university is a Private, Liberal Arts College, Four-year, independent Christian churches, Coed, where 78 percent of the applicants were admitted and Regionally accredited.
Students should note the housing policies: Guaranteed On-Campus Housing For All Undergraduates, eighty-eight percent of first-year students live in college housing, seventy-seven percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Men’s Housing, Women’s Housing, Apartments For Married Students, Apartments For Single Students, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), fifteen-AUG deadline for housing deposit, two hundred dollars amount of housing deposit, and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. Indeed, the school is located 3 miles from Johnson City.This school features the Rural setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus.
Milligan College Athletics
The Buffaloes are a member of NAIA. The following sports can be found here:
- Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
- Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
- Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
- Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Golf
- Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
- Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
- Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
- Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball















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