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Millikin University is a private university in Decatur, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1901 by prominent Decatur businessman James Millikin and is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

HistoryEdit

Millikin was initially established on April 30, 1901, through a partnership with the then-Lincoln University, an existing college in Lincoln, Illinois also affiliated with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. At this time, the charter for Lincoln University, which had been in existence since February 1865, was modified to create a new overarching university, the James Millikin University. This new institution had two subsidiary units: Lincoln College, the newly renamed, Lincoln-based campus formerly known as Lincoln University, and the Decatur College and Industrial School, a new campus to be established in Decatur. This arrangement leveraged the existing resources of Lincoln University to establish a wholly new college in Decatur. The combined, two-campus institution took the name of its primary advocate, James Millikin.

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Shilling Hall under construction in 1902.

Millikin's campus in Decatur, however, would not officially open until September 15, 1903. Its dedication was presided over by president Theodore Roosevelt.

James Millikin University maintained its two-campus model until 1952, when the two units separated to become two wholly independent institutions; the Decatur campus renamed as just Millikin University while the Lincoln campus remained known as Lincoln College. The charter of independent Millikin was approved by the state on July 23, 1953.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

AcademicsEdit

Millikin confers undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, and post-graduate certificates and degrees. Its most popular undergraduate majors, based on number out of 403 graduates in 2022, were:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (55)
  • Musical Theatre (31)
  • Business Administration and Management (28)
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts (27)
  • Biology/Biological Sciences (25)

Undergraduate admissionsEdit

In 2024, Millikin University accepted 75.4% of undergraduate applicants, with admission standards considered moderate, applicant competition considered very low, and with those enrolled having an average 3.4 high school GPA. The university does not require submission of standardized test scores, but they will be considered when submitted. Those enrolled that submitted test scores had an average 1070 SAT score (31% submitting scores) or an average 23 ACT score (14% submitting scores).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

RankingsEdit

In 2025, U.S. News & World Report ranked Millikin University tied for No.14 out of 94 schools in "Regional Colleges Midwest", No.22 in Best Value Schools, and tied for No.44 in Top Performers on Social Mobility, noting that the university had a student-faculty ratio of 10:1, 74.5% of classes had fewer than 20 students, had an average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, of 71%, and that the university considered a student's GPA an important academic factor with an applicant's high school class rank and letters of recommendation considered.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2024, Washington Monthly ranked Millikin University 45th among 223 colleges that award almost exclusively bachelor's degrees in the U.S. based on its contribution to the public good, as measured by social mobility, research, and promoting public service.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

MediaEdit

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Shilling Hall

DecaturianEdit

The Decaturian is the bi-weekly student newspaper. Its first issue appeared in 1903; issues up to 1951 are archived online.<ref>Digital-Decaturian Project</ref>

WJMU 89.5 The QuadEdit

WJMU is Millikin University's student-operated freeform format radio station. In addition to its musical responsibilities, WJMU also creates its own public service announcements, liners, news, Millikin sports programming and promotional materials.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1922, a license was issued for a new AM broadcasting station, operating on a wavelength of 360 meters (833 kHz).<ref>"New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, May 1, 1922, page 2. Limited Commercial license, Serial #677, issued on April 25, 1922 for operation on 360 meters for a three month period.</ref><ref name=own>James Millikin University entry, Educations Own Stations by S. E. Frost, Jr., 1937, pages 138-139.</ref> This station was randomly assigned the call letters WBAO, which came from a sequential roster of available call signs. It maintained a limited schedule of broadcasts.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=own/> On May 25, 1928, the Federal Radio Commission (FRC) issued General Order 32, which notified 164 stations, including WBAO, that "From an examination of your application for future license it does not find that public interest, convenience, or necessity would be served by granting it."<ref name=notice>"Appendix F (2): Letter to and list of stations included in General Order No. 32, issued May 25, 1928", Second Annual Report of the Federal Radio Commission for the Year Ended June 30, 1928, Together With Supplemental Report for the Period From July 1, 1928 to September 30, 1928, pages 146, 148.</ref> On September 1, 1928, the FRC listed "Stations WJBL and WBAO" as one of the "consolidations which have been approved by the commission, or imposed on the stations by the commission".<ref name=FRCconsolidation>Federal Radio Commission announcement (September 1, 1928), Second Annual Report of the Federal Radio Commission for the Year Ended June 30, 1928, Together With Supplemental Report for the Period From July 1, 1928 to September 30, 1928, pages 161-163.</ref> WBAO was formally deleted on October 1, 1928,<ref name=own/><ref>"Strike out all particulars", Radio Service Bulletin, November 30, 1928, page 12.</ref> and it was announced that programs previously broadcast by that station would now be heard over WJBL.<ref>"First University Broadcast Will Be on October 10", The Decaturian Weekly, October 4, 1928, page 1.</ref>

AthleticsEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Since their first year of athletics in the 1903–04 academic year and prior to joining the NCAA Division III and the CCIW in the 1946–47 season, Millikin primarily competed as an Independent of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Millikin University teams have since participated in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Big Blue are a member of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, wrestling, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, triathlon, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and volleyball.

Notable alumniEdit

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Actors and musiciansEdit

  • Jodi Benson – Actress and singer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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ArtistsEdit

  • Herbert D. Ryman – Disney artist, imagineer, and chief designer of the Cinderella Castle<ref name=Millikin>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Athletes and coachesEdit

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Authors and media figuresEdit

Business figuresEdit

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Higher education leadersEdit

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Public serviceEdit

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