Milligan College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized suburb.

Overview

Milligan College is a Christian liberal arts college located in Tennessee. The College was founded in 1866. It is spread across an area of 181 acres. It offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in several subjects, includeing biology, early childhood education, economics and ethnic studies. The college also offers several pre-professional programs.

Milligan College has an active campus life. There are several clubs and organizations operating on campus. Buffalo Ramblers, the Arts Council and the Campus Activities Board are some of the student clubs and associations available to the students here. The college also has an active Greek life. Alpha Chi and Alpha Psi Omega are some of the honors societies and fraternities operating on campus.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Christian Churches and Churches of Christ religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, mathematics, art studies, business and management, and education and teaching.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities II.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,018 in 2009-2010 (1,044 full-time equivalent).

About 45% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 55% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 72% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Milligan College provides on-campus housing for 597 of its 1,044 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Appalachian Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 94 male students received the aid (men were 52% of those receiving aid) and 87 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 48% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Milligan College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (7 awarded)

• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (85 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (59 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Music Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (2 awarded)

• Public Administration and Social Service Professions

LIBERAL ARTS (14 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (5 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (12 awarded)

• Communication and Media Studies

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (25 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (33 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (12 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies

SCIENCE (7 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (14 awarded)

• Psychology