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Millikin University

Decatur, Illinois Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Millikin University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Decatur, Illinois. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 1,586 students in fall 2024, including 1,495 undergraduates and 91 graduate students.

Millikin University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 77 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Elementary Education and Teaching, and Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. It awarded 384 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

75% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Key figures

1,586
Students enrolled
75%
First-year retention
384
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
77
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 77

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

Business, Management and Marketing 13
Visual and Performing Arts 21
Education 9
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Health Professions 6
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Social Sciences 3
Psychology 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Physical Sciences 2
Communication and Journalism 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
English Language and Literature 2
History 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Engineering 2

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
75%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
319
Master's degrees
24
Professional doctorates
15
Certificates under 1 year
12
Postbaccalaureate certificates
14

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,586
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,495
Graduate students, fall 2024
91
Full-time, fall 2024
89%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,787
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,653
Graduate students, 2024-25
134
Full-time, 2024-25
85%
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
55%
Men
45%
White
63%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Black or African American
15%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
8%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
8%
Students taking some online courses
52%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
President
Dean A. Pribbenow, Ph.D.
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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