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Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a public institution in Millersville, Pennsylvania. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.

$20,787
Avg net price / yr
$55,246
10-yr median earnings
56.0%
150%-time completion
86.2%
Acceptance rate

The verdict

Millersville University of Pennsylvania pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with open admission.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

Top 21%
former-student earnings, US
86.2%
acceptance rate
56.0%
150%-time completion
+23%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large Carnegie: Master's (L)
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Millersville University of Pennsylvania profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

C-
College Value Score
53/100
Millersville University of Pennsylvania

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings B+
$55,246
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$20,787
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate D
56.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$23,507
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A
80.5%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention C-
77.1%
First-year students returning for year two
Millersville University of Pennsylvania vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$55,246

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$20,787

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

56.0%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 56.0%

Four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Millersville University of Pennsylvania vs peers

Millersville University of Pennsylvania positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Millersville University of Pennsylvania posi… Carnegie Classification: Master's (L) Master's (… COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $21K $59K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $5K $22K Avg Net Price ($) Millersville University of Pennsylvania (you are here): $55K earn · $21K net · 56% grad You are here - Millersville Unive… Bucks County Community College: $47K earn · $6K net · 30% grad Bucks County Commu… Kutztown University of Pennsylvania: $54K earn · $21K net · 54% grad Kutztown Universit… East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania: $56K earn · $18K net · 44% grad East Stroudsburg U… Indiana University of Pennsylvania: $51K earn · $17K net · 54% grad Indiana University… Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania: $53K earn · $20K net · 66% grad Slippery Rock Univ… Delaware County Community College: $45K earn · $7K net · 22% grad Empire Beauty School-Lancaster: $25K earn · $17K net · 84% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How Millersville University of Pennsylvania ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Millersville University of Pennsylvania: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$55,246 Top 21% higher than 79% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric Millersville University of Pennsylvania National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $55,246 #1079 of 5103 79th
Average net price $20,787 #3249 of 5020 35th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 56.0% #2522 of 4858 48th
Undergraduate enrollment 5,728 #646 of 5462 88th

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

5,728
Undergraduate enrollment
86.2%
Acceptance rate
1,110
SAT average
56.0%
150%-time completion
$55,246
10-yr median earnings
77.1%
First-year retention

How Millersville University of Pennsylvania ranks in Pennsylvania

State rank among 270 reporting Pennsylvania colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Millersville University of Pennsylvania State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $55,246 #106 of 270 61st
Average net price $20,787 #146 of 264 45th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 56.0% #167 of 259 36th
Undergraduate enrollment 5,728 #22 of 282 92nd

Highest former-student earnings in Pennsylvania

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine$138,767-
2Carnegie Mellon University$114,862$31,944
3University of Pennsylvania$111,371$28,699
4Lehigh University$105,584$36,931
5Villanova University$100,423$43,756
6Bucknell University$93,807$40,766
7Lafayette College$91,410$34,433
8Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia$86,881$29,689
9Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster$86,881$42,478
10Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing$86,138-
11Drexel University$84,648$38,509
12Swarthmore College$80,257$23,149
106Millersville University of PennsylvaniaThis school$55,246$20,787

Admissions

Admission Rate 86.2%
SAT Average 1,110
SAT Math (25th-75th) 500 – 590
SAT Reading (25th-75th) 520 – 620
0%100%86.2%
Share of applicants admitted

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Millersville University of Pennsylvania - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $11,128
Out-of-State Tuition $22,952
Average Net Price $20,787
27.3%
Pell Grant Rate
51.3%
Federal Loan Rate
$23,507
Median Debt
$249/mo
Monthly Payment

Net price at Millersville University of Pennsylvania swings rather than trends

Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $16,438 to $23,350 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +12.3%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.

Lowest year
$16,438
Highest year
$23,350
Most recent (2023)
$20,231
Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $18,0212014: $16,4382015: $19,1402016: $20,6762017: $22,0322018: $21,9232019: $23,3502020: $23,1332021: $19,5042022: $21,5062023: $20,231
2013 · $18,0212023 · $20,231

Over the same years, enrollment went -23.3% (7,313 → 5,610 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

56.8%
Female
34.7%
First Generation

Outcomes

77.1%
Retention Rate
$44,813
Median Earnings (6yr)
67.5%
Earning Over $25K
80.5%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 56.0%
First-year retention First-time, full-time freshmen 77.1%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $44,813
Median earnings 10 years after entry $55,246
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 67.5%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 80.5%
Median federal student debt At completion $23,507
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $249/mo

Programs & Earnings

Field-of-study summary by credential

Credential Programs Award count Avg earnings Top earnings Avg debt
Bachelor's 29 1,289 $58,622 $98,216 $24,085
Master's 9 204 $73,180 $124,881 $25,678
Associate's 1 0 $73,990 $73,990 -

Top programs at Millersville University of Pennsylvania by completer earnings

Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file

median earnings

What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities Master's - $124,881 -
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's 152 $98,216 $10,642
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's 27 $91,742 $25,000
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's 42 $86,012 $25,000
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's 16 $76,831 $26,000
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Associate's - $73,990 -
Homeland Security Master's 19 $71,649 -
Chemistry Bachelor's 10 $69,998 $18,250
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Bachelor's 20 $69,520 -
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Master's 24 $67,090 -
Economics Bachelor's 19 $65,946 -
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's 143 $65,121 $22,849
Psychology, General Master's 37 $61,364 -
Mathematics Bachelor's 28 $59,588 $24,059
Social Work Master's 61 $57,898 $25,678

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the acceptance rate at Millersville University of Pennsylvania?
Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a public institution in Millersville, Pennsylvania. The acceptance rate is 86.2%. The average SAT score is 1,110. Undergraduate enrollment is 5,728 students.
How much do Millersville University of Pennsylvania former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Millersville University of Pennsylvania who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $55,246 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $44,813.
How much does Millersville University of Pennsylvania cost?
The average net price at Millersville University of Pennsylvania is $20,787. In-state tuition is $11,128 and out-of-state tuition is $22,952. Median student debt at graduation is $23,507.
What is the graduation rate at Millersville University of Pennsylvania?
Millersville University of Pennsylvania has a 56.0% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 77.1%.
Is Millersville University of Pennsylvania worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Millersville University of Pennsylvania is $23,507, while former students earn a median of $55,246 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 43% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 80.5% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $249.

Sources & methodology

Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.

Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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