Side-by-Side Comparison of Mills College

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	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott	Art Center College of Design	Menlo College	Mills College	Mount Saint Mary's University	Pacific Union College
Overview
Location	Prescott, Arizona	Pasadena, California	Atherton, California	Oakland, California	Los Angeles, California	Angwin, California
Campus setting	Rural: Fringe	City: Midsize	Suburb: Large	City: Large	City: Large	Rural: Fringe
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Quarter
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	78.0%	85.0%	71.0%	62.0%	73.0%	61.0%
Common app member	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Religious affiliation					Catholic	Protestant
Admission
Acceptance rate	73.8%	75.6%	69.8%	79.8%	90.1%	57.7%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50	$40	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50
SAT range	1140 - 1350	N/A	N/A	1378 - 1413	N/A	N/A
ACT range	22 - 29	N/A	N/A	30 - 31	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score	30.0%			5.0%
Students submitting ACT score	26.0%			5.0%
Total number of applicants	3,659	982	2,134	847	1,710	1,216
Total number of admissions given out	2,699	742	1,489	676	1,541	702
Admitted students who chose to enroll	749	269	148	39	367	130
Yield rate	27.8%	36.3%	9.9%	5.8%	23.8%	18.5%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Not required	Not required	Required	Required	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required	Not required	Required	Required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$58,036	$72,066	$62,546	$51,108	$69,092	$55,246
Average net price	$37,501	$50,420	$35,658	$25,283	$24,508	$22,767
Tuition	$37,512	$47,334	$46,625	$29,340	$44,088	$31,101
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $7,600 Meal plan: $5,136		$15,990	$14,369	$12,704	Room/dormitory: $5,112 Meal plan: $3,804
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan Other alternative tuition plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	94.0% Average amount $19,062	64.0% Average amount $17,667	99.0% Average amount $29,409	100.0% Average amount $22,278	100.0% Average amount $32,202	99.0% Average amount $22,072
Students receiving federal student loan	46.0% Average amount $5,190	39.0% Average amount $5,367	57.0% Average amount $5,410	47.0% Average amount $5,389	64.0% Average amount $5,327	61.0% Average amount $5,294
Students taking out private loans	20.0% Average amount $29,106	2.0% Average amount $38,675	5.0% Average amount $20,007	2.0% Average amount $29,740	2.0% Average amount $18,656	2.0% Average amount $18,511
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	3,033 Men 73.4% Women 26.6%	2,028 Men 41.7% Women 58.3%	745 Men 54.4% Women 45.6%	446 Men 0.4% Women 99.6%	1,930 Men 6.5% Women 93.5%	825 Men 37.0% Women 63.0%
Graduate students	38 Men 81.6% Women 18.4%	291 Men 42.6% Women 57.4%	N/A	371 Men 18.3% Women 81.7%	695 Men 21.3% Women 78.7%	4 Men 25.0% Women 75.0%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	71.7%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	21.1%
International students	8.5%	45.4%	19.1%	1.1%	0.3%	2.0%
Campus local/setting	Rural: Fringe	City: Midsize	Suburb: Large	City: Large	City: Large	Rural: Fringe
Dormitory capacity	1,375	N/A	565	705	535	1,200
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	N/A	No	No	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Arizona California Colorado Washington Texas	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	California Oregon Hawaii Nevada Arizona
Academics
Popular study areas	Engineering Social Sciences Law Enforcement and Firefighting Business Physical Science	Visual & Performing Arts Engineering Technologies Communications Technology Architecture Computer and Information Science	Business Psychology	Education Visual & Performing Arts Social Sciences Business Health Professions	Health Professions Psychology Business Social Sciences Education	Health Professions Biological and Biomedical Sciences Education Communication and Journalism Kinesiology & Leisure Studies
Students to faculty ratio	17:1	8:1	14:1	8:1	13:1	12:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
Outcome
Graduation rate	69.9%	75.9%	55.0%	64.0%	59.0%	39.6%
Dropout rate	28.4%	9.8%	45.0%	36.0%	11.3%	6.0%
Transferred out	N/A	8.6%	N/A	N/A	27.9%	53.6%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Air Transportation (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $78,896 Year 2: $77,039 Year 3: $84,059 Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,540 Year 2: $65,080 Year 3: $77,320 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,674 Year 2: $55,964 Year 3: $68,673 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,141 Year 2: $59,314 Year 3: $65,858 Air Transportation (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $53,995 Year 2: $48,833 Year 3: $61,969 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,234 Year 2: $41,937 Year 3: $59,418 International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,978 Year 2: $36,134 Year 3: $48,410 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $70,001 Year 2: $62,012 Year 3: N/A Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $61,020 Year 3: N/A Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,282 Year 2: $35,416 Year 3: N/A	Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,017 Year 2: $50,856 Year 3: $57,513 Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,536 Year 2: $20,140 Year 3: $27,282 Architectural Sciences and Technology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $53,380 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Graphic Communications (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,126 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: N/A Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,973 Year 2: $81,702 Year 3: N/A Engineering-Related Fields (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $58,061 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,685 Year 2: $20,824 Year 3: N/A Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $11,851 Year 3: N/A Fine and Studio Arts (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $17,249 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,547 Year 2: $66,325 Year 3: $72,015 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $45,971 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $59,022 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $45,791 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $54,796 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,347 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,905 Year 2: $46,321 Year 3: N/A	Business/Managerial Economics (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $68,948 Year 2: $64,493 Year 3: $70,496 Public Policy Analysis (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $45,134 Year 2: $64,493 Year 3: $57,979 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,320 Year 2: $56,579 Year 3: $56,033 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $49,646 Year 3: $52,756 Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,658 Year 3: $23,920 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,216 Year 2: $24,808 Year 3: $23,861 Music (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: N/A Year 3: $22,841 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $40,229 Year 2: $34,526 Year 3: N/A Literature (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,533 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $80,705 Year 2: $82,440 Year 3: $96,293 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $84,742 Year 2: $81,662 Year 3: $95,637 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $67,666 Year 2: $82,440 Year 3: $89,999 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $69,340 Year 2: $67,660 Year 3: $71,416 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $53,352 Year 2: $56,579 Year 3: $58,403 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,111 Year 2: $48,265 Year 3: $57,114 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $51,166 Year 2: $52,385 Year 3: $52,068 Sociology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,795 Year 2: $31,133 Year 3: $47,471 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,589 Year 2: $22,871 Year 3: $41,309 Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,665 Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: $30,097	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $92,597 Year 2: $92,410 Year 3: $107,830 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,967 Year 3: $50,701 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,215 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,250 Year 2: $31,839 Year 3: N/A

Side-by-Side Comparison of Mills College

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott

Art Center College of Design

Menlo College

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