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Mills College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Oakland, California. The location of Mills is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

11 Undergraduate Degrees
19 Graduate Degrees
$29,228 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
91% Acceptance Rate

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Mills College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Mills.

Rank Ranking Name Share
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Where Is Mills College?

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Contact details for Mills are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 5000 Macarthur Blvd, Oakland, CA 94613
Phone: 510-430-2255
Website: https://www.mills.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MillsCollege
Twitter: http://twitter.com/MillsCollege

How Do I Get Into Mills?

You can apply to Mills online at: https://admissions.mills.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Mills

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations required
SAT or ACT Scores considered but not required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Mills?

91% Acceptance Rate
100% Of Accepted Are Women
42% Submit SAT Scores
Since Mills has an acceptance rate of 91%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 0% of accepted students are men and 100% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 50%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Average Test Scores

About 42% of students accepted to Mills submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 663. Math scores were between 495 and 613.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Mills College  ( 560 to 663 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Mills College  ( 495 to 613 )
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800
Mills received ACT scores from 16% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 32. Math scores were between 18 and 25. Composite scores were between 20 and 30.

ACT English Scores for Mills College  ( 22 to 32 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Mills College  ( 18 to 25 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Mills College  ( 20 to 30 )
1
36

Can I Afford Mills College?

$29,228 Net Price
50% Take Out Loans
3.5% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Mills is $29,228. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Mills, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $10,451 a year. That adds up to $41,804 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Mills is 3.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Mills College Undergraduate Student Diversity

566 Full-Time Undergraduates
99% Women
66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 613 undergraduate students at Mills, with 566 being full-time and 47 being part-time.

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There are also 348 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 566 full-time undergraduates at Mills, 1% are male and 99% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mills College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 47
Black or African American 64
Hispanic or Latino 199
White 188
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 65

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Mills College. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 17 countries are represented at Mills. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Japan, and India.

Online Learning at Mills College

34 Took All Classes Online
951 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2019-2020, 951 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Mills has changed over the last few years.

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Mills College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
Business Economics 1 18 19
General Business Administration and Management 6 0 6
General Economics 4 0 4
Applied Economics 0 1 1
TOTAL 11 19 30

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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