- AcademicsA-
- ValueB
- DiversityA-
- CampusB-
- AthleticsNG
- Party SceneC+
- ProfessorsB+
- LocationA
- DormsB
- Campus FoodB-
- Student LifeB-
- SafetyB+
Mills College is ...
Private not-for-profit
Athletic Division
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Athletic Conference
Great South Athletic Conference
Address
5000 MacArthur Blvd
Oakland, CA 94613
Website
Mills College Rankings
Niche rankings are based on rigorous analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education and millions of reviews.
Admissions
Acceptance Rate
76%
SAT Range
1020-1250
ACT Range
23-29
Application Fee
$50
SAT/ACT
Neither required nor recommended
High School GPA
Recommended
Application Website
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Test Scores and GPA for Mills College
Cost
Net Price
$27,403/ year
National
$15,431Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Academics
Professors
B+
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
11:1
Evening Degree Programs
No
- 89%
- of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.54 responses
- 84%
- of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.56 responses
- 59%
- of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.56 responses
Majors
Most Popular Majors
Students
Full-Time Enrollment
875Undergrads
Undergrads Over 25
16%
Pell Grant
50%
Varsity Athletes
—
Campus Life
Freshmen Live On-Campus
84%
Poll
- 89%
- of students say they don't have Greek life.54 responses
Poll
- 51%
- of students say varsity sporting events are attended, but not a huge part of campus life.74 responses
After Mills College
Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$39,000/ year
National
$33,028Graduation Rate
72%
National
47%Employed 2 Years After Graduation
85%
National
83%- 63%
- of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation.30 responses
Mills College Reviews
649 reviews
All Categories
I COULD NOT IMAGINE A BETTER PLACE TO BE! I by no means considered attending a women's college. It wasn't until I visited Mills campus and sat in on a couple classes, that I realized what a unique and empowering institution Mills is! The professors are exceptional; they have extensive published research, but are most passionate about teaching. Professors make themselves accessible by offering office hours throughout the week, responding immediately to emails and occasionally giving out their cell/home phone numbers. Professors want you to develop a relationship with them and hope you take the time to meet with them outside of class. Because the classes are typically 15 (or less) students, professors expect everyone to do the reading and participate in class. Mills students are passionate, articulate, outspoken and empowered. The Mills student body is much more racially and socioeconomically diverse than the other 22 colleges I extensively researched. When students with varied life experiences are expected to participate in class, discussions are dynamic, highly educational and exciting!
I was fed up with the quality of education at my high school and was pleasantly surprised to find a college that teaches you about influential people and achievements OUTSIDE the white, masculinist, heteronormative, capitalist narrative. At Mills, I have learned about groundbreaking grassroots social justice movements in the Bay Area (and World) that were organized by queer people of color. Prior to Mills, I thought I was fairly educated on social justice movements, my white privilege, and politics. HOWEVER, I knew nothing compared to what I know now (two years later.) I have learned how to THINK CRITICALLY, recognize implicit bias and question all authors, politicians, policy makers and influential people to determine if they are perpetuating structures of oppression or challenging them. Overall, I LOVE MY CLASSES and LOVE MY SOCIAL LIFE AT MILLS EVEN MORE!
I was fed up with the quality of education at my high school and was pleasantly surprised to find a college that teaches you about influential people and achievements OUTSIDE the white, masculinist, heteronormative, capitalist narrative. At Mills, I have learned about groundbreaking grassroots social justice movements in the Bay Area (and World) that were organized by queer people of color. Prior to Mills, I thought I was fairly educated on social justice movements, my white privilege, and politics. HOWEVER, I knew nothing compared to what I know now (two years later.) I have learned how to THINK CRITICALLY, recognize implicit bias and question all authors, politicians, policy makers and influential people to determine if they are perpetuating structures of oppression or challenging them. Overall, I LOVE MY CLASSES and LOVE MY SOCIAL LIFE AT MILLS EVEN MORE!
Mills was one of the few schools I applied to. Once all my applications went out, I dearly hoped Mills would be one of the schools to accept me. Mills has helped me explore college with the mind that I can learn and study while having fun. The class size is fairly small, the professors were humorous even while lecturing, and the students were strong open minded leaders with great respectful opinion. I tell everyone I know not to judge Mills from the gate looking but from the gate looking out. Even those who look in get an idea of how beautiful and relaxing Mills is!
Mills was not my first-choice college, but I can't imagine going anywhere else now! I love going to a school that cares not just about our academics, but about our passions and the causes that matter to us.