Monmouth College Overview

Located in Monmouth, Illinois, Monmouth College is a private not-for-profit institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Monmouth draws many to the area.

What Is Monmouth College Known For?

• Students at Monmouth may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 9 to 1.
• The student loan default rate at Monmouth is 1%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the bachelor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Monmouth.
• In <nil>, 79% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Monmouth makes roughly $49,661 a year. This is 22% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average Monmouth student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Monmouth College?

Contact details for Monmouth are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	700 E Broadway, Monmouth, IL 61462-1998
Phone:	309-457-2311
Website:	www.monmouthcollege.edu

How Do I Get Into Monmouth?

You can apply to Monmouth online at: https://ou.monmouthcollege.edu/admissions/apply/default.aspx

Admission Requirements for Monmouth

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Monmouth?

Monmouth has an acceptance rate of 66%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 54% of accepted students are men and 46% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 62%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

Average Test Scores

About 19% of students accepted to Monmouth submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 640. Math scores were between 540 and 660.

Monmouth received ACT scores from 15% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 27. Math scores were between 23 and 26. Composite scores were between 23 and 28.

Can I Afford Monmouth College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Monmouth, approximately 76% of students took out student loans averaging $6,744 a year. That adds up to $26,976 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Monmouth is 0.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Monmouth College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 755 undergraduate students at Monmouth, with 750 being full-time and 5 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 750 full-time undergraduates at Monmouth, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Monmouth College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6
Black or African American	64
Hispanic or Latino	96
White	517
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	54

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Monmouth College. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 24 countries are represented at Monmouth. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Ghana, Syria, and Australia.

Online Learning at Monmouth College

In 2020-2021, 2 students took at least one online class at the school.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Jdrankin57 under License

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