Mileage rate reimbursement for a prospective employee would be the same, rate and regulations, as for state employees at the prevailing rate as documented in The Travel Manual. These rates change often, and a current rate be found using the University’s Travel Center. See the Travel Center User’s Guide for instructions on how to access Travel Center.
From The Travel Manual, Prospective Professional Employees Travel section N.1.6 Prospective Professional Employees Travel:
“A department head or their designee may authorize the reimbursement of subsistence expenses to prospective professional employees visiting the department for employment interviews. Subsistence while in overnight travel status and transportation expenses are limited to the in-state rate for a maximum of three days (5 days if one is a Saturday). Prospective professional employees may be reimbursed to the same extent as are state employees.”