asks your journey at mills starts with questions. We believe in the power of questions. Each one begins a journey, setting you on a path of discovery.

At Mills, we call your journey MPOWER. We start by asking about your dreams. And we dedicate an academic success team to encourage you to think big and be bold about your future. You’ll tackle questions that matter as you work in the community and plan for your career.

In the process, you’ll find the power of your voice. You’ll learn to speak up for your beliefs and ideas. And you’ll find the answer to one of the biggest questions of all:

what statement do you want to make? student body academics

BACHELOR’S-TO-MASTER’S 409 Graduate MORE THAN ACCELERATED DEGREE PROGRAMS women and men • Computer Science • Creative Writing Dance • Economics • Education • English Management • Public Policy FROM 13 713 STATES UNDERGRADUATE 30 CLASSES WITH 40 & MAJORS 79% 20 OR FEWER STUDENTS women 17 COUNTRIES AVERAGE student- UNDERGRADUATE % to-faculty students of color 63 CLASS SIZE 12 RATIO 10:1 first-generation faculty % COLLEGE 43 STUDENTS % 18 FEMALE Average resumer 75% FACULTY FACULTY high schoolGPA students OF OUR % (23 YEARS % FACULTY 44 OF COLOR OF AGE 73 OR OLDER) HOLD THE HIGHEST COMPARED TO TWENTY-EIGHT PERCENT 3.57 DEGREE IN THEIR FIELDS AT PEER INSTITUTIONS* Source: 2019–20 Facts About Mills/Mills Facts and Trends *2018–19 US Department of Education Data Science major Political Science major, minor ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Economics major, minor Politics, Economics, Policy, and Education major Law major Art and Technology major, minor Engineering major Pre-Law preprofessional Art History major, minor English major, minor Pre-Nursing preprofessional Art (Studio) major, minor Environmental Science major Psychology major, minor Biochemistry and Molecular Environmental Studies major, Public Health and Health Equity Biology major minor major, minor Biology major, minor Ethnic Studies major, minor Public Policy minor Biopsychology major French and Francophone Queer Studies minor Book Art minor Studies minor Religious Studies minor Business Administration major, Global Humanities and Critical Sociology major, minor minor Thought major, minor Spanish and Spanish American Business Economics major History major, minor Studies minor Chemistry major, minor Individualized Major Theater Studies major, minor Child Development major, minor (self-designed) major Urban Education minor Child Development and International Relations minor Women, Leadership, and Social Elementary Education major Journalism minor Change minor Chinese Language and Culture Legal Studies minor Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality minor Mathematics major, minor Studies major Communication major Medicine/Health Sciences Women’s Studies minor Computer Science major, minor preprofessional

Creative Writing minor Music major, minor See www.mills.edu/majors for the most Dance major, minor Philosophy minor current list of academic programs. WHAT WE STAND FOR cost, aid & important dates

Equity & Inclusion: As one of the most diverse Costs (2020–21) liberal arts colleges in the country, Mills offers an • Full-time tuition: $29,340 inclusive community where individuals are seen, celebrated, and prepared. • Room and board: $13,883 Affordability: Mills reduced tuition by 36% in 2018 Financial Aid (2019–20) and given the financial impact of COVID-19, we have • More than 95% of all undergraduate frozen tuition and room and board rates for the students received financial aid 2020-21 academic year. • Merit scholarships in 2020–21 up to: Access: Mills has been a test-optional college since $14,000 (first-year); $10,000 (transfer) 2016, evaluating students based on a holistic review of their achievements. First-Year Student Deadlines Hispanic-Serving Institution: More than 30% of our • Early action: November 15 students are Latinx, and we offer robust support for • Engineering: November 30 those who are the first in their family to attend college. • Regular decision: LGBTQ+ Students: Mills launched the first trans- Fall, January 15; Spring, November 1 gender admission policy at a women’s college in 2014 and is proud that 58% of our incoming student • Rolling admission: after January 15 body self-identifies as LGBTQ+. • FAFSA: February 15 Community: Mills offers scholarship and mentoring Transfer Student Deadlines programs to help local first-generation students of color enter and succeed in college. • Priority scholarship consideration: March 1 • Rolling admission: after March 1 Social Justice: We are committed to gender and racial justice and are creating a plan to proactively • FAFSA: March 2 move forward as an anti-racist institution. • Spring admission: November 1 next steps COLLEGES IN TOP 10 BESTTHE NATION in the west —The Learn more. Princeton — U.S. News & Review Visit www.mills.edu/request-information World Report 385 to sign up for more information. Visit us. # FOR academic We offer multiple visit options, BEST including virtual campus tours and VALUE quality & price online information sessions. Register 3 IN THE WEST — U.S. News & World Report 2020 today at www.mills.edu/visit-mills.

Apply. Office of Admissions For information on applying to Mills— including details on our test-optional 5000 MacArthur Blvd. Oakland, CA 94613 policy—visit www.mills.edu/undergrad. 800.87.MILLS • 510.430.2135 [email protected] www.mills.edu

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Connect with us: @MillsAdmissions stand out OR fit in? Here you’ll find a community that supports everyone’s dreams.

Mills was founded with a groundbreaking The result? At Mills, you’ll join an goal: to provide equal education and inclusive community that celebrates opportunity to women. Today, we’re your unique journey and shares a continuing to blaze new trails by helping powerful commitment to helping all a more diverse range of students reach students realize their full potential. their goal of a college education. • We lowered our undergraduate tuition by 36%. • We became test-optional in 2016. • We were the first women’s college in the US to create a transgender admission policy. of Mills undergraduates are BEST VALUE • We became an Hispanic-serving institution to FIRST-GENERATION # support Latinx students. % * SCHOOLS 43 COLLEGE STUDENTS IN THE WEST • We took a stand to support the Black Lives Matter 3 U.S. News & World movement. * 2019–20 Facts About Mills Report 2020

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www.mills.edu/access fieldwork OR artwork? Hands-on is the best way to learn, hands-down.

Mills students conduct original research, What you learn here, you’ll put into practice write journal articles, curate exhibits, give everywhere. Our students score coveted presentations at academic conferences, and internships in corporations, nonprofits, and perform on stage. Working closely with our government agencies. They volunteer for top-notch faculty and fellow scholars, you’ll service projects in the local community. have the opportunity to get involved in: They embark on study expeditions across • Summer fieldwork through the Jill Barrett the globe. Equipped with the experience Biology Research Program you gain at Mills, just imagine what you’ll • Studies of infants and young children in the do after you graduate. Language Development Lab • Experiments on human memory in the Cognition Lab Mills students are more likely to have been • Curation of the Studio Art Senior Thesis Exhibition involved in research Even as we follow social distancing guidelines, with a professor than their peers at we’re finding ways to connect you with real- 1.2x comparison colleges* world work. * 2017 National Survey of Student Engagement

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www.mills.edu/hands-on-learning NATURE WALK OR NETFLIX pARTY? Our interests are as diverse as our community.

From art exhibitions to game nights to Some of our recent on-campus clubs include: experimental music concerts, our campus Black Student Mills Drawing Club has something for everyone. Mills students Collective Muslim Student perform in theater productions, plan speaker Book Art Club Alliance series, work on our community farm, and Celestial Skate Pre-Vet Club publish a newspaper and literary journals. Earth CORPS Psychology Club Students here take charge, take La Vida Alliance Queer Spiritualties responsibility, and take their interests Math Club Scuba Club seriously. During the COVID-19 healthcare Mills College Choir We Are in STEM crisis, students are creating online events and programs to keep you connected. And if you want to add a new club to the mix, it’s easy to find students who share your interest and start a club from the ground up.

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www.mills.edu/student-activities high reps OR high gpa? We strengthen our bodies as much as our minds.

Our NCAA Division III athletes give it their all Sample Excursions Six Varsity Teams in competition, in the classroom, and in the & Events Cross country community. Their hard work pays off: Mills Dodgeball tournament Rowing student-athletes have some of the country’s Horseback riding Soccer highest GPAs and levels of participation in Intramural volleyball Swimming community service. On and off the field they’re Pick-up basketball Tennis guided by dedicated coaches who fuel our Rock climbing Volleyball athletes’ drive to compete and help them take Stand-up paddleboarding their skills to the next level. *Please note that athletic and recreational opportunities All Mills students can take advantage of our may be limited by public health guidelines. on-campus fitness facilities, including an outdoor swimming pool and hot tub, fitness center, soccer field, and tennis courts. You also can explore our popular physical education offerings and recreational activities.*

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www.mills.edu/athletics raise awareness OR raise funds? Activism is a way of life at Mills.

Our students stand up and speak out There is no one right way to make an impact for what they care about, from protesting at Mills. You can fight for Black lives, lobby injustice to organizing rallies. They also ask legislators to preserve DACA, create events questions, listen respectfully, and support to showcase LGBTQ+ artists, or swim in a their classmates. As both leaders and relay race to support cancer research. At advocates, they use their voices, hearts, Mills, you’ll discover that there are countless and minds in service of their ideals. ways to build a better world. Compared to their peers at other colleges, Mills students are: • 2x more likely to have demonstrated for a cause* of Mills seniors say • 2x more likely to say that influencing political % working for structures is very important to them* 71 social change is a very important consideration for their careers**

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www.mills.edu/meet-mills-students civic center OR silicon valley? There’s no better place to find your dream job than the .

The urban area surrounding Mills is known Through online career panels and virtual worldwide as a hot spot of innovation in the alumnae networking events, Mills students arts, sciences, technology, and healthcare. can connect with major Bay Area employers Now, many of these companies are offering such as: work-from-home positions, giving you even Apple LinkedIn more flexibility to find a career path that is Charles Schwab Netflix meaningful and rewarding. eBay North Face Electronic Arts Pandora Many Mills students intern to gain hands-on Facebook Pixar experience and forge connections. Often our Global Fund for Women Tesla faculty can suggest an internship opportunity Google Twitter that gels with your academic pursuits, and GoPro Uber our career services office keeps tabs on Visa both internships and job openings. Kiva YouTube

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www.mills.edu/careerservices leadership OR collaboration? We’ve been empowering successful women since 1852.

As the oldest women’s college in the West, Graduates of women’s colleges are a Mills will give you the opportunity to learn from remarkably powerful group. While they make and make lasting connections with female role up just 2% of college graduates nationwide, models, mentors, and trailblazers. From our alumnae of women’s colleges comprise: college president to our renowned faculty • More than 20% of women serving in Congress to our accomplished alumnae, you’ll find a (including Mills alumna and US Congresswoman community of women and gender nonbinary ) individuals who work together so you can • 33% of women on the boards of Fortune do anything you set your mind to—whether 1000 companies it’s directing a scientific research team or With guidance from strong women who governing a nation. With their support, you’ll have made their mark in any field you can gain the confidence and skills you need to imagine, you’ll graduate from Mills ready step into leadership positions in college and to create your unique future. your career.

Source: Women’s College Coalition

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www.mills.edu/meet-mills-graduates CEO OR community organizer? We tell our students, “You can do anything.” And they do. WHERE THEY WORK Every day, our 25,000+ alumnae around the world demonstrate that a Mills education OTHER 1% prepares you for any path you choose. The NONPROFIT proof is in the numbers: here’s what our ORGANIZATIONS 32% Class of 2019 was up to within nine months after graduation. FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL EDUCATION GOVERNMENT 25% 10% 96% 90% FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES WERE EMPLOYED OF THOSE IN SCHOOL WERE SEEKING 32% OR PURSUING MASTER’S OR FURTHER EDUCATION DOCTORAL DEGREES Source: Mills College survey of the class within six to nine months after graduation

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www.mills.edu/outcomes transfer now OR transfer later? Your Mills experience can begin today.

Transfer in the fall or spring semester (with Our College motto is “one destination, no minimum number of credits needed), or many paths.” No matter what path you finish your general education courses first. took before coming to Mills, you’ll find Either way, our admission counselors an admissions team ready to help and make it easy to start your Mills journey: a community that welcomes and they’ll work with you individually to discuss supports you. your options, recommend courses, and evaluate your credits. Many Mills course requirements can be fulfilled using credits transferred from community colleges and

% accredited four-year institutions. 32% 18 Community college students in the San OF INCOMING of undergraduates Francisco Bay Area may be eligible for our UNDERGRADUATES ARE TRANSFER are resumers Pathways programs, which provide a clear * (23 years of age or older)** road map to Mills. STUDENTS * 2019–20 Mills Facts and Trends ** 2019–20 Facts About Mills

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www.mills.edu/transfer CODING OR CLIMATE CHANGE? At Mills, you can take the lead in STEM.

Whether you dream of coding for Google Our STEM programs include: or creating solutions for a greener future, Biochemistry & Environmental Science Mills offers you an immersive learning Molecular Biology Environmental Studies environment and a supportive network Biology Mathematics of female scientists and students who Biopsychology Pre-Nursing are changing the face of STEM. Chemistry Psychology At Mills, you’ll have the opportunity to Computer Science Public Health & collaborate with your professors and peers Data Science Health Equity to develop original research and conduct Engineering off-site fieldwork in your area of interest. Enjoy the resources and connections that of female college of our students will empower you to become a leader. students in the US AT MILLS ONLY graduated with graduate with

STEM DEGREES % * % 6.7 STEM DEGREES 22 in 2019** * BestColleges.com ** Mills Common Data Set 2019–20

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www.mills.edu/stem Office of Admissions Mills College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, marital status, age, Mills College religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, or disability in our 5000 MacArthur Blvd. admission policies, in our scholarship and loan programs, or in the educational Oakland, CA 94613 programs, cocurricular activities, and residential facilities which we operate. 800.87.MILLS • 510.430.2135 Students of all genders are eligible for admission to our graduate programs. Self-identified women and people assigned female sex at birth who do not identify [email protected] with the gender binary are eligible for admission to our undergraduate programs. www.mills.edu

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