Mills College
- 4 Year
- OAKLAND, CA
Women's CollegeGrad School
Mills College
- 4 Year
- OAKLAND, CA
- Rating 3.68 out of 5 715 reviews
Report Card
- Academicsgrade B+
- Valuegrade C+
- 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
91%
Application Deadline
January 1
SAT Range
1060-1300
ACT Range
20-30
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
$27,954 / year
National
$15,523Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Average Total Aid Awarded
$20,161 / year
National
$7,535Students Receiving Financial Aid
99%
Scholarship
Academics
Professors
grade B
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
5:1
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
- Psychology30 Graduates
- Biology17 Graduates
- English14 Graduates
- Studio Arts13 Graduates
- Political Science and Government12 Graduates
- Sociology12 Graduates
- Child Development9 Graduates
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology8 Graduates
- Business8 Graduates
- Minority and Ethnic Studies8 Graduates
Online
Online Programs Offered
0
Offers Online Courses
Yes
Online Certificate Programs
0
Online Associates Programs
0
Online Bachelor's Programs
0
Students
Full-Time Enrollment
566 Undergrads
Part-Time Undergrads
47
Undergrads Over 25
16%
Pell Grant
43%
Varsity Athletes
No data available
Campus Life
Freshmen Live On-Campus
85%
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
65%
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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Rating 3.68 out of 5 715 reviews
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I think Mills College became unrecognizable during the merger and it became a cesspool of tension and anger because of that. In addition, it was an awful experience all around. I was treated differently by other students and I ended up hospitalized because of how the bullying affected my mental health. I don’t recommend going here. Transferring out of Mills was the best decision I have ever made for myself.
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.