Monmouth College
Monmouth, IL · Private · Town (distant)
Private institution in Monmouth, IL · 725 undergraduates · 87% acceptance rate · $51,110 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $18,034898th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $43,5201,727th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $43,5201,711th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $55,5291,617th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,1101,017th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,1581,008th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 60.1%774th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 69.6%1,265th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 86.6%1,124th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1128583rd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 26270th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7251,546th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1436th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 30.9%1,151st highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 159 mi (ORD)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 34 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $50,856 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $42,961 | $36,560 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $34,704 | $31,708 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $33,993 | $35,594 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $30,771 | $29,685 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $30,771 | $28,960 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $29,685 | $27,497 |
| History | bachelors | $25,194 | $25,194 |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Presbyterian Church (USA)source
- Founded in 1853source
- Athletic nickname: "Fighting Scots"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Red and Whitesource
- Mascot: Big Redsource
- Motto: "Lux (Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 112 acressource
- Formerly known as "Monmouth Academy" (1853–1856)source
- Athletic conference: MWCsource
- Fight song: ""Monmouth College, Hail to Thee!""source
Athletics — 12 sports
NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Key links
- Official websitemonmouthcollege.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 147341)
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