Millikin University is an independent, four-year university in Decatur, Ill. with approximately 2,200 students in traditional and non-traditional undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The signature of a Millikin University education is a unique experience we like to call Performance Learning. When James Millikin founded the university more than 110 years ago, he did so based upon the idea of combining theory and practice. While this was a radical idea at the time, today, we know that practice is not enough. Today's students must perform their knowledge in order to be truly prepared for life after college. Internships. Co-teaching. Student-run Businesses. Presentations. Market Research. You name it.