Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, Pennsylvania · Public · 5,728 undergraduates · millersville.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
86%
of 7,662 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1030 to 1210
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$30,020Est.Estimate
$42,470 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Millersville University of Pennsylvania
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
86% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$42,470
a year in 2027-28, from a $42,470 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1120
Send your score
About 82% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 990, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
Source: First Year Students | Millersville University · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
86%
of applicants were admitted: 6,604 of 7,662 for fall 2024.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2024)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 18% of them sent SAT scores and 0% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1030 to 1210
Reading and Writing 520 to 620
Math 500 to 590
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16003.2%
- 1200 to 139929%
- 1000 to 119948%
- 800 to 99919%
- 600 to 7990.9%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2024-25
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.45
- 4.021%
- 3.75 to 3.9915%
- 3.50 to 3.7416%
- 3.25 to 3.4914%
- 3.00 to 3.2415%
- 2.50 to 2.9916%
- Below 2.503.4%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$30,020
a year, in state
$42,470
a year, out of state (tuition $20,620)
- Tuition (in state)$8,170
- Fees$3,610
- Food and housing$13,580
- Books and supplies$1,060
- Transportation and other$3,600
Millersville University of Pennsylvania published $28,358 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-25
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$12,891
- $30,001 to $48,000$13,445
- $48,001 to $75,000$13,954
- $75,001 to $110,000$19,290
- Over $110,000$23,543
Financial aid
55%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$7,380
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
28%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $2,915 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-25
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
36 of 36
Earn credit with a score of 3
36 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $820Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 142 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 242 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | AFAM 201 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART 202 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 100 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 151 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 161 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MATH 161 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 161 AND MATH 211 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 111 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | GOVT 221 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | CSCI 161 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 4 | CSCI 10X |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 133 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 110 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 230 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | |
| European History | 3 | 6 | HIST 101 AND HIST 102 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FREN 101 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FREN 101 AND FREN 102 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | FREN 101 AND FREN 102 AND FREN 201 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GERM 101 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GERM 101 AND GERM 102 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | GERM 101 AND GERM 102 AND GERM 201 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | GEOG 120 |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LATN 101 |
| Latin | 4 | 6 | LATN 101 AND LATN 102 |
| Latin | 5 | 9 | LATN 101 AND LATN 102 AND LATN 201 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 101 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 102 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSI 112 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 131 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 132 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 5 | PHYS 232 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 5 | PHYS 231 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSYC 100 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN 101 AND SPAN 102 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | SPAN 101 AND SPAN 102 AND SPAN 201 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 311 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 130 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | MATH 235 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | GOVT 111 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 106 AND HIST 1XX |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 206 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
55%
Come back for a second year
77%
Typical earnings
$58,443
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania$69,444
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 25 majors here have earnings data.
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