Mills College

Mills College is a private, all female college in Oakland, CA. The acceptance rate is 86%, making it not competitive. On our all-around top colleges list, we've ranked it #413 in the United States. It has a very small student body with full-time enrollment of 775 undergraduates. Mills has 27 unique majors across five disciplines. The most desired options are Psychology, English, and Sociology, which combined amount to 33% of students. Its english program is ranked number thirteen in the state of California. Furthermore, Mills College places 1st in CA for most liberal colleges. For California residents, tuition costs $31,769; out-of-state students, however, need to spend $28,744 per year. Before you decide against applying because of the price, keep in mind that every Mills student secures financial support. 75% of Mills College undergraduates graduate, wide-eyed and hoping to find an exciting career. A couple years after college, alumni make an average yearly income of $34,600. After four additional years in the job market, the alumni's average annual earnings increases 15.3% to $39,900; however, that is still 0.5% south of the national median. Some of you might want to hear that 1/2 of the students got between 500 and 600 on the SAT math segment and over 1/2 of the students achieved scores between 19 and 26 on the ACT math section. Furthermore, Mills offers a study abroad program. Concerning your pocketbook, be aware that the average amount of aid awarded through federal grants is $6,283. Mills' location rating on School Authority is 7.98 and Mills' diversity rating on School Authority is 9.21. Related to student life, Mills has a melange of music clubs including Music Ensembles and Choral Groups. In closing, one fourth of graduates take home a starting salary of $17,300 or less and one quarter of graduates make a starting salary of $52,000 or more.