Miles College
Fairfield, AL · Private four-year · Suburb: Large
1,151undergraduates
$14,633average net price per year
26%graduate in 6 years
56%return for year two
Admissions
Open admission: everyone with a high school diploma or equivalent is admitted.
Majors
21 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (5)
- Accounting Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Accounting and Business/Management Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (35 awarded)
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Management Information Systems, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (1)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (23 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Bachelor's (15 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (1)
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Social Work Bachelor's (10 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Social sciences (1)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (1)
- Child Development Bachelor's (5 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (2)
- Music, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Visual and Performing Arts, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Education (2)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Social Science Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Physical sciences (1)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $12,714
- Housing and food on campus
- $7,348
- Books and supplies
- $250
- Other on-campus costs
- $2,832
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $23,144
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $23,144
- Total cost living at home
- $15,956
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $13,517 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $14,076 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $15,789 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $19,804 |
| Over $110,000 | $20,491 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 97%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 97%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $8,290
- Got a grant from the college
- 34%
- Average grant from the college
- $5,281
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 76%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 82%
- Average amount borrowed
- $6,590
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 16%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 19%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 26%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 24%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 26%
- Came back for year two
- 56%
| Pell grant students | 20% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 80% |
| Neither | 90% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 132 | 34% |
| Men | 172 | 19% |
| Black | 280 | 24% |
| Hispanic | 6 | 17% (small group) |
| White | 15 | 53% (small group) |
| Two or more races | 2 | 50% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 424 | 29% | 34% |
| Started here, part-time | 1 | 0% (small group) | 0% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 163 | 37% | 20% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 10 | 20% (small group) | 0% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 1,151
- Undergraduates
- 1,151
- Full-time undergraduates
- 1,106
- Part-time undergraduates
- 45
- Students per faculty member
- 12 to 1
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 14%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 9%
| Women | 53% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Black | 95% |
| Hispanic | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 3% |
| Two or more races | 0% |
| Race unknown | 0% |
| International | 0% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Suburb: Large
- Address
- 5500 Myron Massey Blvd, Fairfield, AL, 35064-2621
- County
- Jefferson County
- Type
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Christian Methodist Episcopal
- Historically Black college or university
- Yes
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Teacher certification, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams
- Open admission
- Yes
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.