Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, PA · Public four-year · Suburb: Large
5,724undergraduates
86%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$20,860average net price per year
54%graduate in 6 years
78%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 6,989
- Admitted
- 6,249
- Admit rate
- 86%
- Admit rate, women
- 90%
- Admit rate, men
- 88%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 19%
- First-year students
- 1,175
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 26%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 520-620
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 510-590
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 0%
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Considered, not required |
| Essay or personal statement | Considered, not required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
50 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Education (3)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Bachelor's (93 awarded)
- Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Special Education and Teaching, General Bachelor's (56 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (3)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other Bachelor's (24 awarded)
- Nursing Science Bachelor's (95 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Certificate (under 1 year) (14 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (4)
- Accounting Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (88 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (7)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (33 awarded)
- Design and Visual Communications, General Bachelor's (22 awarded)
- Music Pedagogy Certificate (under 1 year) (3 awarded)
- Music Technology Bachelor's (25 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (17 awarded)
- Music, Other Certificate (under 1 year) (2 awarded)
- Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Social sciences (6)
- Anthropology, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Geography Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (17 awarded)
- Social Sciences, Other Bachelor's (18 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (26 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (2)
- Human Services, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Social Work Bachelor's (71 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (70 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (1)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (68 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (2)
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (37 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (2)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's (40 awarded)
- Information Technology Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Engineering (1)
- Applied Engineering Associate (6 awarded), Bachelor's (38 awarded)
Physical sciences (4)
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (37 awarded)
Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians (4)
- Automation Engineer Technology/Technician Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians, Other Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (1)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Bachelor's (27 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (19 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Bachelor's (16 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (1)
- Area Studies, Other Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (1)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (1)
- Foreign Languages and Literatures, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (1)
- Environmental Science Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (25)
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Master's
- Education, General Master's
- Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's
- Reading Teacher Education Master's
- Special Education and Teaching, General Master's
- Superintendency and Educational System Administration Doctorate (professional)
- Social Work Master's, Doctorate (professional)
- Social Work, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- Psychology, General Master's
- School Psychology Master's
- Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Nursing Practice Doctorate (professional)
- Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master's
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Master's
- Art/Art Studies, General Master's
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians, Other Master's
- English Language and Literature, General Master's
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- History, General Master's
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General Post-bachelor's certificate
- Science Technologies/Technicians, Other Master's
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Post-bachelor's certificate
- Mathematics, General Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $12,262
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $16,232
- Housing and food on campus
- $12,600
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other on-campus costs
- $3,400
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $29,262
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $33,232
- Total cost living at home
- $16,662
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $13,632 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $15,117 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $18,988 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $23,020 |
| Over $110,000 | $24,724 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 96%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 90%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $6,205
- Got a grant from the college
- 82%
- Average grant from the college
- $3,315
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 27%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 65%
- Average amount borrowed
- $9,544
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 34%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 51%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 54%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 58%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 54%
- Transferred to another college
- 27%
- Came back for year two
- 78%
| Pell grant students | 43% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 58% |
| Neither | 63% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 784 | 59% |
| Men | 558 | 48% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 0% (small group) |
| Asian | 35 | 46% |
| Black | 120 | 34% |
| Hispanic | 212 | 51% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 0% (small group) |
| White | 928 | 59% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 25% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 12 | 58% (small group) |
| International | 8 | 63% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 1,370 | 57% | 28% |
| Started here, part-time | 17 | 18% (small group) | 29% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 615 | 60% | 21% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 268 | 53% | 17% |
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
- 6,732
- Undergraduates
- 5,724
- Full-time undergraduates
- 4,680
- Part-time undergraduates
- 1,044
- Graduate students
- 1,008
- Students per faculty member
- 19 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 88%
- From out of state
- 9%
- From other countries
- 2%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 12%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 8%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 11%
| Women | 57% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 3% |
| Black | 9% |
| Hispanic | 11% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 73% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
| Race unknown | 1% |
| International | 2% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Suburb: Large
- Address
- 1 South George Street, Lyle Hall, Millersville, PA, 17551-0302
- County
- Lancaster County
- Part of
- Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
- Type
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.