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Milligan University

Milligan, Tennessee Private nonprofit 4-year Midsize suburb

Overview

Milligan University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Milligan, Tennessee. Its campus is in a midsize suburban area. It enrolled 1,240 students in fall 2024, including 865 undergraduates and 375 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Christian Churches and Churches of Christ.

Milligan University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 50 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Occupational Therapy/Therapist, and Physician Assistant. It awarded 310 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

82% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Key figures

1,240
Students enrolled
82%
First-year retention
310
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
50
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 50

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 5
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Education 4
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Theology and Religious Vocations 8
Psychology 1
Engineering 2
Visual and Performing Arts 7
Social Sciences 2
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Communication and Journalism 3
Mathematics and Statistics 1
English Language and Literature 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Physical Sciences 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
History 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
82%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
159
Master's degrees
140
Other doctoral degrees
11

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,240
Undergraduates, fall 2024
865
Graduate students, fall 2024
375
Full-time, fall 2024
86%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,362
Undergraduates, 2024-25
893
Graduate students, 2024-25
469
Full-time, 2024-25
83%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
52%
Men
48%
White
76%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
8%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
2%
Students taking some online courses
62%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Appalachian Athletic Conference
President
Dr. Stephen Waers
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training

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