Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Millikin is a bit larger (1,382 vs. 1,005)

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Millikin graduates 4 pts more of its students than Maryville (61% vs. 57%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Maryville costs about $2.8K less per year on average than Millikin ($22,575 vs. $25,367, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Maryville's yield is 4 pts higher than Millikin's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Millikin grads earn $2K more ten years out than Maryville's ($51,262 vs. $49,279)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Maryville's grants cover 59% of its full price on average, vs. 58% at Millikin

    Aid generosity

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Maryville admits 61%, Millikin 67%; Maryville's yield is higher, at 14%.

Acceptance rate
Maryville61%
Millikin67%
Quad's selectivity
  • MaryvilleAccessible
  • MillikinAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
MaryvilleTest-blind
Millikin
860–1130
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • MaryvilleGPA and school record required
  • MillikinGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Millikin is a bit larger than Maryville (1,382 vs. 1,005 undergrads); both have the same Pell share, 38%.

Undergrads
Maryville1K
Millikin1.4K
Pell Grant share
Maryville38%
Millikin38%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Maryville, and Elementary Education and Teaching at Millikin.

Students per faculty member
Maryville12 to 1
Millikin10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • MaryvilleBusiness Administration and Management, General13%
  • MillikinElementary Education and Teaching6%

What each costs

Maryville costs about $2.8K less a year than Millikin on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Maryville$22.6K
Millikin$25.4K
Aid generosity
Maryville59%
Millikin58%

What each pays off

Millikin's former students earn more, a median $51.3K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Maryville$49.3K
Millikin$51.3K
Graduation rate
Maryville57%
Millikin61%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Maryville got more selective while Millikin got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • MaryvilleGrowing+66%
  • MillikinGrowing+58%
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