Miami University - ACT Scores, Costs and Admissions Data

• Percent of Applicants Admitted: 80%
• Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
  • SAT Critical Reading: 530 / 630
  • SAT Math: 550 / 650
  • SAT Writing: - / -
    • (what these SAT numbers mean)
  • ACT Composite: 24 / 28
  • ACT English: 23 / 30
  • ACT Math: 24 / 29
    • (what these ACT numbers mean)

• Total Enrollment: 15,968 (14,589 undergraduates)
• Gender Breakdown: 46% Male / 54% Female
• 98% Full-time

• Tuition and Fees: $11,443 (in-state); $25,327 (out-of-state)
• Books: $1,195
• Room and Board: $8,998
• Other Expenses: $5,098
• Total Cost: $26,734 (in-state); $40,618 (out-of-state)

• Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 56%
• Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
  • Federal Grants: 7%
  • State / Local Grants: 5%
  • Institutional Grants: 47%
  • Loans: 39%
• Average Amount of Aid
  • Federal Grants: $4,266
  • State / Local Grants: $1,925
  • Institutional Grants: $5,326
  • Loans: $6,805

• First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 89%
• Transfer Out Rate: 15%
• 4-Year Graduation Rate: 67%
• 6-Year Graduation Rate: 80%

"Miami University, a student-centered public university founded in 1809, has built its success through an unwavering commitment to liberal arts undergraduate education and the active engagement of its students in both curricular and co-curricular life. It is deeply committed to student success, builds great student and alumni loyalty, and empowers its students, faculty, and staff to become engaged citizens who use their knowledge and skills with integrity and compassion to improve the future of our global society.

Miami provides the opportunities of a major university while offering the personalized attention found in the best small colleges. It values teaching and intense engagement of faculty with students through its teacher-scholar model, by inviting students into the excitement of research and discovery. Miami's faculty are nationally prominent scholars and artists who contribute to Miami, their own disciplines and to society by the creation of new knowledge and art. The University supports students in a highly involving residential experience on the Oxford campus and provides access to students, including those who are time and place bound, on its regional campuses. Miami provides a strong foundation in the traditional liberal arts for all students, and it offers nationally recognized majors in arts and sciences, business, education, engineering, and fine arts, as well as select graduate programs of excellence. As an inclusive community, Miami strives to cultivate an environment where diversity and difference are appreciated and respected.

Miami instills in its students intellectual depth and curiosity, the importance of personal values as a measure of character, and a commitment to life-long learning. Miami emphasizes critical thinking and independent thought, an appreciation of diverse views, and a sense of responsibility to our global future."