Miles College
Miles College at a Glance
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About Miles College
According to Wikipedia, Miles College is a private historically black college in Fairfield, Alabama. Founded in 1898, it is associated with the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and a member of the United Negro College Fund.
Miles College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 56% | 19% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Miles College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $13,264 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Miles College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Miles College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $38,127 a year, and 89% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Miles College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 1,617 | 1,617 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Miles College?
Miles College is located at 5500 Myron Massey Blvd, Fairfield, AL 35064-2621.
How Safe is Miles College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Miles College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Miles College has a violent crime rate of 0.34% and a property crime rate of 0.68%. Fairfield has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 0.03%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Miles College Known For?
Miles College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Social Work
- Mathematics
- History
- Political Science
- Business
- Education
- Communications
- Chemistry
- Sociology
- Literature
- Biology
- Criminal Justice
- Psychology
- Computer Science
Miles College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Miles College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Miles College ranks #146 in the U.S. and #338 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
social-work DegreesMiles College ranks #451 in the U.S. and #1885 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesMiles College ranks #482 in the U.S. and #1379 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesMiles College ranks #707 in the U.S. and #3031 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesMiles College ranks #766 in the U.S. and #2913 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesMiles College ranks #928 in the U.S. and #4025 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesMiles College ranks #943 in the U.S. and #3538 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesMiles College ranks #1228 in the U.S. and #5056 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
chemistry DegreesMiles College ranks #1305 in the U.S. and #4151 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesMiles College ranks #1562 in the U.S. and #4779 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesMiles College ranks #1651 in the U.S. and #6737 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesMiles College ranks #1686 in the U.S. and #3281 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesMiles College ranks #2359 in the U.S. and #6337 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesMiles College ranks #3178 in the U.S. and #11664 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science Degrees