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Millersville, PA · Public · 5,728 undergraduates · suburban

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Less selective

Its mix of teacher-education roots and broad public-university offerings gives applicants both established professional pathways and room to explore.

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Institutional profile

Regionally focused Strongest in affordability and mobility.
Academic Steady Affordability Steady Career Steady Mobility Steady Experience Steady
Academic standing Steady
Affordability Steady
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Steady
Student experience Steady
Admission
89.4% admitted

6,989 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
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Completion
57.2%

$55,246 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Millersville University of Pennsylvania apart

Academic design

Students can choose from more than 100 programs, with options spanning education, business, humanities, social sciences, mathematics, sciences and professional fields. Internships, honors work and student-designed study add flexibility.

Campus pattern

The campus sits in a small Lancaster County community with a traditional residential-college feel and easy access to Lancaster. Student organizations, athletics and campus events give the university a self-contained social rhythm.

Defining feature

Its mix of teacher-education roots and broad public-university offerings gives applicants both established professional pathways and room to explore.

Can I get in?

89.4% admitted

Start with academic preparation, then show why this particular academic and campus environment fits you.

Recent applicant pool

6,989

About 89 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 89.4%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1030–1210
9201320

Of admitted students, 26% submitted an SAT, and 0% submitted an ACT. Because ACT scores came from few admitted students, the range describes that self-selected group rather than the full class.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA21%

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Millersville University of Pennsylvania, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What Millersville University of Pennsylvania weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Students can choose from more than 100 programs, with options spanning education, business, humanities, social sciences, mathematics, sciences and professional fields. Internships, honors work and student-designed study add flexibility.

02

Make the fit specific

Its mix of teacher-education roots and broad public-university offerings gives applicants both established professional pathways and room to explore.

03

Account for the tradeoff

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and make the school-specific case concrete.

Regular Decisionrolling
Fee and waiver$5 application fee

Fee waiver: u.s. only

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

Teacher preparationAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$30,268
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$21,000
Affordability profileSteady

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Average annual cost by household income at Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Its mix of teacher-education roots and broad public-university offerings gives applicants both established professional pathways and room to explore.

Complete within 8 years57.2%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one77.6%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$55,246

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates112
Median earnings$65,121

Admits separately

Biology, General

Recent graduates94
Median earnings$57,483

Psychology, General

Recent graduates83
Median earnings$49,374

What is campus life like?

Millersville University of Pennsylvania beyond the classroom

The campus sits in a small Lancaster County community with a traditional residential-college feel and easy access to Lancaster. Student organizations, athletics and campus events give the university a self-contained social rhythm.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Students can choose from more than 100 programs, with options spanning education, business, humanities, social sciences, mathematics, sciences and professional fields. Internships, honors work and student-designed study add flexibility.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The campus sits in a small Lancaster County community with a traditional residential-college feel and easy access to Lancaster. Student organizations, athletics and campus events give the university a self-contained social rhythm.

Distinctive edge

What changes the experience

Its mix of teacher-education roots and broad public-university offerings gives applicants both established professional pathways and room to explore.

5,728 undergraduatesMid-Atlanticsuburban settingCampus housing available