Mills College
- 4 Year
- OAKLAND, CA
Women's CollegeGrad School
Mills College
- 4 Year
- OAKLAND, CA
- Rating 3.68 out of 5 712 reviews
Report Card
- Academicsgrade B+
- Valuegrade B
- Diversitygrade A
- Campusgrade B
- Athleticsgrade unavailable
- Party Scenegrade C minus
- Professorsgrade B+
- Locationgrade C
- Dormsgrade B
- Campus Foodgrade C+
- Student Lifegrade C minus
- Safetygrade B
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Athletic Conference
American Collegiate Athletic Association
Mills College Rankings
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Mills Admissions
Acceptance Rate
76%
Application Deadline
January 15
SAT Range
1000-1290
ACT Range
19-29
Application Fee
$50
SAT/ACT
Considered but not required
High School GPA
Required
Early Decision/Early Action
Yes
Application Website
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Cost
Net Price
$25,417 / year
National
$15,523Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Average Total Aid Awarded
$21,141 / year
National
$7,535Students Receiving Financial Aid
100%
Scholarship
Academics
Professors
grade B+
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
10:1
Evening Degree Programs
No
89%
of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes. 54 responses83%
of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want. 60 responses57%
of students agree that the workload is easy to manage. 60 responsesClaim Your college Today!
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Majors
Most Popular Majors
- English17 Graduates
- Political Science and Government16 Graduates
- Psychology15 Graduates
- Sociology15 Graduates
- Economics14 Graduates
- Liberal Arts and Humanities11 Graduates
- Minority and Ethnic Studies9 Graduates
- Biology8 Graduates
- Child Development8 Graduates
- Public Policy Analysis7 Graduates
Students
Full-Time Enrollment
674 Undergrads
Part-Time Undergrads
49
Undergrads Over 25
16%
Pell Grant
48%
Varsity Athletes
No data available
Campus Life
Freshmen Live On-Campus
80%
Poll
88%
of students say they don't have Greek life. 58 responsesPoll
51%
of students say varsity sporting events are attended, but not a huge part of campus life. 78 responsesAfter College
Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$39,900 / year
National
$33,028Graduation Rate
57%
National
49%Employed 2 Years After Graduation
87%
National
83%63%
of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation. 30 responsesSimilar Colleges
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Mills College Reviews
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Mills- where do I begin?
Positives:
Beautiful campus. Progressive and eccentric student body.
Very accomodating professors.
Less than ideal:
- Unless you plan on pursuing one of the more popular majors, I would not recommend Mills. A lot of the humanities departments are incredibly under-resourced, to the point of kind of being a joke, if not straight-up misleading (many of the courses marketed on their website have never been offered during my 4 years as a student). This isn't the professors' failing (I've found many of them are excellent), but a product of administration cuts/ lack of student interest or rigor.
Mills doesn't prepare you to meaningfully engage with anyone outside of a "leftist bubble." Unless you completely subscribe to an ideology of absolute progressivism, you will feel ostracized by the environment and its lack of free speech. I think there is a problem when being an "old white man" is accepted as a legitimate (if not the default) basis for critique.
Positives:
Beautiful campus. Progressive and eccentric student body.
Very accomodating professors.
Less than ideal:
- Unless you plan on pursuing one of the more popular majors, I would not recommend Mills. A lot of the humanities departments are incredibly under-resourced, to the point of kind of being a joke, if not straight-up misleading (many of the courses marketed on their website have never been offered during my 4 years as a student). This isn't the professors' failing (I've found many of them are excellent), but a product of administration cuts/ lack of student interest or rigor.
Mills doesn't prepare you to meaningfully engage with anyone outside of a "leftist bubble." Unless you completely subscribe to an ideology of absolute progressivism, you will feel ostracized by the environment and its lack of free speech. I think there is a problem when being an "old white man" is accepted as a legitimate (if not the default) basis for critique.
Mills college is such a diverse school! I took online classes due to covid, and most of the professors understood students' situations. Due to this, I personally haven't been onto campus but heard great things.
When I first heard about mills college in my sophomore year of high school. I never put any thought or attention to it being that it was an all-girls school. But when my senior year came I felt like it was the right choice for me so I applied and got accepted! Walking into campuse you instantly fall in love with it. The campus is such a beautiful place that I enjoy getting there every morning. Mills is such a diverse place that me being a Latina I have never felt out of place nor uncomfortable. At Mills, you get so much support from your fellow classmates since classes are so small and from the staff. The staff is very kind and, always find ways to help you in any way they can. The best part is that they believe in you and what you can accomplish. From the top of my head, something they can change is lowering the food prices since not everyone is well financially stable and, Making our campus a free smoke environment to help our students stay healthy and our air quality less polluted.