Millersville University of Pennsylvania Overview
Located in Millersville, Pennsylvania, Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a public institution. Millersville is located in a safe and convenient suburb.
What Is Millersville University of Pennsylvania Known For?
- Students at Millersville have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 4%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
- The highest award offered at Millersville is the doctor's degree.
- In 2019-2020, 72% of the faculty were full-time.
- Students who graduate from Millersville with a bachelor's degree make about $48,420 a year. That's 19% more than those who graduate from other schools.
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Millersville University of Pennsylvania 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 Millersville.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Millersville has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#1 | Best Other Industrial Production Technologies Master’s Degree Schools | College Factual |
#1 | Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Other Industrial Production Technologies | College Factual |
#4 | Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Master’s Degree Schools | College Factual |
#33 | Best General Special Education Schools | College Factual |
#56 | Best Special Education Schools | College Factual |
#84 | Best Nursing Schools | Nursing Degree Search |
Where Is Millersville University of Pennsylvania?

Contact details for Millersville are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 1 South George Street, Lyle Hall, Millersville, PA 17551-0302 |
Phone: | 717-871-4636 |
Website: | www.millersville.edu |
Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/millersvilleu |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/millersvilleu |
How Do I Get Into Millersville?
You can apply to Millersville online at: www.millersville.edu/admissions/undergrad/apply/index.php
Admission Requirements for Millersville
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | recommended |
Recommendations | recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | considered but not required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Millersville?
Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.
Average Test Scores
About 46% of students accepted to Millersville submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 600. Math scores were between 500 and 590.
Can I Afford Millersville University of Pennsylvania?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Millersville, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $9,845 a year. That adds up to $39,380 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Millersville is 4.3%. 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.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 1,002 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 5,096 full-time undergraduates at Millersville, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Millersville University of Pennsylvania students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 134 |
Black or African American | 424 |
Hispanic or Latino | 528 |
White | 3,814 |
International Students | 59 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 137 |
Geographic Diversity
Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Millersville University of Pennsylvania. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 28 countries are represented at Millersville. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and Japan.
Online Learning at Millersville University of Pennsylvania
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Millersville has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 14th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Affordability Rankings of Millersville
During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Millersville University of Pennsylvania was $11,665 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $21,635. The following table shows how Millersville is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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Homeland Security | #22 | #16 |
Social Work | #73 | #62 |
Online Affordability Rankings of Millersville Rankings
During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Millersville University of Pennsylvania was $11,665 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $21,635. The following table shows how Millersville is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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General Education | #30 | #40 |
Homeland Security | #39 | #38 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | #47 | #53 |
Special Education | #50 | #46 |
Computer & Information Sciences | #62 | #100 |
Online Growth Rankings of Millersville
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Millersville University of Pennsylvania was 215.6%. This is the #267 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Millersville regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Millersville majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Design & Applied Arts | 28% |
Education | 0% |
General Education | 39% |
Health Professions | 12% |
Homeland Security | 39% |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 39% |
Nursing | 10% |
Visual & Performing Arts | 12% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Millersville ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Millersville.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology | #1 | |
General Education | #4 | |
Physical Sciences | #7 | |
Homeland Security | #8 | |
Computer Information Systems | #35 | |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | #42 | |
Special Education | #46 | |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | #54 | |
Computer & Information Sciences | #57 | |
Education | #112 | |
Health Professions | #136 | |
Business, Management & Marketing | #175 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By J.R.Belice under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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