self-identified as women, were welcome to apply for admission. Undergraduates who were assigned to the female sex at birth, but identified as transgender or gender fluid, also were welcome to apply for admission. The policy further clarified that undergraduate students assigned to the female sex at birth who had legally become male prior to applying were not eligible for admission to Mills. The policy ended with a statement that "once admitted, any student who completes the College's graduate requirements shall be awarded a degree," indicating that once admitted to Mills, an undergraduate female student who changed gender to male would be allowed to complete their degree at the college.
=== Financial difficulties and re-visioning ===
In 2017, Mills declared a financial emergency, citing declining student enrollment and revenues, and laid off some tenured faculty.
That September, it became the first private college in California to implement a tuition reset, announcing a 36% reduction in its undergraduate tuition …
