In addition to the general graduate application requirements, here are a few more items you'll need to know to complete your Mills admission application.
Note: If you’re an international student who is interested in applying to Mills, please visit our application requirements for international graduate students page first.
After the fall priority deadline of February 1, we consider applications for all applied economics, business, and public policy graduate programs on a space-available basis until July 15. If you cannot submit all of your materials in January, here is our complete list of application deadlines:
We strongly encourage you to apply for admission by February 1 to receive the earliest consideration for Mills merit and need-based scholarships.
We will accept spring applications on a rolling and space-available basis after the October 15 deadline.
Since Mills does not require students to provide a GMAT score as part of the application process, all enrolled MBA and management students must:
Students hoping to pursue an MPP or joint MPP/MBA are required to demonstrate basic algebra and graphing skills. You may fulfill this requirement in one of two ways:
OR
*Please note that the GRE is not required for admission to the public policy programs; it merely provides one option for fulfilling this prerequisite.
Statement of Purpose
This is your opportunity to provide us with insight into who you are as a person and
what you hope to gain from a Mills education. Follow the guidelines below and then
add your statement of purpose to the Mills graduate application. Your concise statement of purpose should include a brief intellectual autobiography
describing:
Statement of Purpose
The statement of purpose is your opportunity to provide us with insight into your
academic and professional background, your motivations for pursuing this degree, and
your career aspirations. Your clear, concise statement should be typed and 500–750
words in length. Please speak to the following in your statement and upload it to
the correct section of the Mills graduate application:
Resume
As part of your application materials, please upload a standard resume highlighting
your relevant work experience and educational background to the correct section of
the Mills graduate application.
Interviews
Students applying to the Lokey School may be invited to interview with the Mills Admissions
Committee in person or by phone or video call. Interviews are not required, nor is
an invitation to interview an indication that a student has been admitted to Mills.
If the Admissions Committee requests an interview, a Mills representative will contact
you to arrange an interview date and time after we’ve received all of your required
admission application materials.
Statement of Purpose
The statement of purpose is your opportunity to provide us with insight into your
academic and professional background, your motivations for pursuing this degree, and
your career aspirations. Your clear, concise statement should be typed and 500–750
words in length. Please speak to the following in your statement and upload it to
the correct section of the Mills graduate application:
Resume
As part of your application materials, please upload a standard resume highlighting
your relevant work experience and educational background to the correct section of
the Mills graduate application.
Interviews
Students applying to the Lokey School may be invited to interview with the Mills Admissions
Committee in person or by phone or video call. Interviews are not required, nor is
an invitation to interview an indication that a student has been admitted to Mills.
If the Admissions Committee requests an interview, a Mills representative will contact
you to arrange an interview date and time after we’ve received all of your required
admission application materials.
If you have any questions about your program, please reach out to us at 510.430.3173 or grad-admission@mills.edu to connect with your Lokey School of Business & Public Policy admission counselor.
Mills College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, marital status, age, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, or disability in our admission policies, in our scholarship and loan programs, or in the educational programs, cocurricular activities, and residential facilities which we operate. 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 with the gender binary are eligible for admission to our undergraduate programs.